On your trip to beautiful Melbourne, you can't help but notice the magnificent ICI House building on the city's downtown skyline. It is located on Nicholson Street in East Melbourne. The building originally known as the ICI House at the time it was built in 1958 is now known as the Orica House. It has a distinctly international style with a beautiful glass exterior. At the time it was built and for about three years after its completion, the ICI House building was the tallest building in all of Australia. Because this tall building came at a time in Melbourne's history when office buildings were progressing from low to high-rise, the building is historically significant in that it represents change and progress for the city. In fact, the height limit for buildings prior to this building's development was just twelve storeys, so this 81 meter tall and 20-storey building truly broke the mold for office buildings in Melbourne. Unfortunately, the building made regular headlines in Australia for many years after its construction was complete for panes of glass that kept falling off the building and shattering on the ground below. The largest current tenants of the building are the Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand. This building is on the historic registry. Experience a bit of history when you visit the site of architectural genius from yesterday at the ICI House Building in Melbourne.
Details: - This building is now known as the Orica House. - This building is located at 4 Nicholson Street in East Melbourne.
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