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Gold Coast City is situated some 80 kilometres south of Brisbane in Queensland.
It spans 1,402 square kilometres featuring 70 kilometres of Coastline,
from South Stradbroke Island in the North to Rainbow Bay in the South.
With a population of over 480,000 inhabitants it is currently the sixth largest city in Australia.
The city comprises several popular holiday spots, like Surfers Paradise, Main Beach, Broadbeach, and Coolangatta;
with 287 days of sunshine annually and a subtropical climat it is no wonder why.
The city of the Gold Coast was officially formed in 1995,
when the beach towns were amalgamated with the hinterland and northern areas of the Albert Shire.

Most of the (tallest) skyscrapers can be found in Surfers Paradise, including the tallest, Q1.
It was here that the very first high-rise on the Gold Coast was built, Kinkabool, in 1959: A ten-story 31m/102f tall building.
Almost all of the skyscrapers of Gold Coast City are either residential, hotel or resort towers.


Above: Q1, Gold Coast City's and Australia's tallest skyscraper: 322,5m/1,058f, 78 stories, 2005.
The building can be found in Surfers Paradise and is the world's tallest all-residential tower.
For more pictures of Q1, go to a special picture page of this tower: Q1


Above: skyline views of Main Beach and Surfers Paradise.






Above: Towers of Chrevron Renaissance complex,
with Skyline North Tower (158m/518f, 50 stories, 2004),
Skyline Tower (146m/479f, 40 stories, 2002), and Skyline Center Tower (127m/417f, 2004).
Skyline North Tower was the tallest building of Gold Coast City from 2004-2005.
Without the small spire on top, the building has a height of 150m/492f.
Skyline Tower was Gold Coast City's tallest from 2002-2004.


Above: The Grand Mariner (139m/456f, 43 stories, 1992).
Tallest building of Gold Coast city from 1992-2002,
and 2nd tallest residential tower of Australia on completion.


Above: Peninsula Resort (137m/449f, 47 stories, 1982).
Tallest residential building of Australia from 1982-1991,
and tallest building of Gold Coast City from 1982-1992.


Above: Air on Broadbeach (131m/430f, 37 stories, 2005).
A residential tower which can be found in Broadbeach.


Above: Outrigger Sun City Resort (130m/427f, 42 stories, 1999).
The building houses serviced apartments.


Above: Crown Towers (125m/410f, 41 stories, 1998).
The building is comprised of 11 levels of hotel and 29 levels of apartments


Above left: Pivotal Point (124m/407f, 40 stories, 2004).
The building can be found in Southport.
Above right: Fifty Cavill Avenue (118m/387f, 27 stories, 1991),
the tallest office tower of Gold Coast City



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Gold Coast City's 10 tallest skyscrapers:
1. Q1 323m/1,058f, 78 stories, 2005
2. SKYLINE NORTH TOWER 158m/518f, 50 stories, 2004
3. SKYLINE TOWER 146m/479f, 40 stories, 2002
4. THE GRAND MARINER 139m/456f, 43 stories, 1992
5. PENINSULA RESORT 137m/449f, 47 stories, 1982
6. AIR ON BROADBEACH 131m/430f, 37 stories, 2005
7. OUTRIGGER SUN CITY RESORT 130m/427f, 42 stories, 1999
8. SKYLINE CENTER TOWER 127m/417fm, 40 stories, 2004
9. CROWN TOWERS 125m/410f, 41 stories, 1998
10. PIVOTAL POINT 124m/407f, 40 stories, 2004

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