  eureka tower is a  skyscraper located in the southbank precinct of melbourne, victoria, australia. construction began in august 2002 and the exterior completed on 1 june 2006. the plaza was finished in june 2006 and the building was officially opened on 11 october 2006. the project was designed by melbourne architectural firm fender katsalidis architects and was built by grocon (grollo australia). the developer of the tower was eureka tower pty ltd, a joint venture consisting of daniel grollo (grocon), investor tab fried and one of the tower's architects nonda katsalidis. it was the world's tallest residential tower when measured to its highest floor, until surpassed by ocean heights and the hhhr tower in dubai. as of december 2013 it is the 14th tallest residential building in the world. it is currently the 98th tallest building in the world. ==design and features== eureka tower is named after the eureka stockade, a rebellion during the victorian gold rush in 1854. this has been incorporated into the design, with the building's gold crown representing the gold rush and a red stripe representing the blood spilt during the re
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