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Q1 Tower

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Q1, whose name abbreviates Queensland Number One, is a 322.5-meter, 78-story residential skyscraper on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, designed by SDG with the Buchan Group for developer Sunland Group and completed in November 2005. Its twisting, ribbon-like facade was inspired by the Sydney 2000 Olympic torch and the Sydney Opera House. On completion it was the tallest building in Australia and, from 2005 to 2011, the tallest residential building in the world; it remains the second-tallest skyscraper in the Southern Hemisphere. The tower's SkyPoint observation deck, on its upper floors, is described as Australia's only beachside observation deck.

Facts
Building Type
Supertall Skyscraper 1
Location
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 1
Completed Year
2005 2
Height (m)
322.5 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Skyscraper 1
Connections

Has Building Type

The Skyscraper, Concepts

In Style

Neomodern Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Q1 (building), Wikipedia

Uses Element

Aluminum, Architectural Materials
Source Q1 (building), Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases

Located In

Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Sources
1. Q1 (building), Wikipedia
  • Lead section, first sentence
    Q1 Tower (an abbreviation of Queensland Number One) is a 322.5-metre (1,058 ft) supertall skyscraper on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
  • Lead section, first sentence, location clause
    on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
  • Infobox, General information, Completed field
    November 2005
  • Lead section, first sentence [height-m]
    is a 322.5-metre (1,058 ft) supertall skyscraper
  • Lead section
    The residential tower on the Gold Coast was the world's tallest residential building from 2005 to 2011. It is the tallest building in Australia, the second tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere, behind the Autograph Tower in Jakarta, Indonesia, and the third-tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, behind the Autograph Tower in Jakarta and the Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand.
  • In Style: Neomodern Architecture, Wikipedia categories
    Category:Neomodern architecture in Australia
  • Uses Element: Aluminum, Article text
    The tension in the movement and free form are expressed by the gradual twisting of the aluminium-clad ribbons as they move around the building.
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2. Wikidata: Q1 Tower
  • Wikidata Q125846, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q125846, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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