page_title: 108 St Georges Terrace
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: 108 St Georges Terrace / History
caption_attribution_description: Formally known as Bank West Tower taken from St George's Terrace
context_page_description: 108 St Georges Terrace or South32 Tower is a 50-storey office tower in Perth, Western Australia. Completed in 1988, the building measures 214 metres to its roof and 247 metres to the tip of its communications antenna. It was the tallest building in Perth from its completion in 1988 until 1992 when it was overtaken in height by Central Park. As of 2012, it remains the third-tallest building in the city. The concrete tower has a distinctive profile, with a triangular plan.
  The site occupied by the tower was home to the Palace Hotel, and organised opposition was formed to try to save that building from demolition to make way for an office tower. The site was subsequently acquired by businessman Alan Bond and the tower was approved and constructed in a plan that would retain much of the Palace Hotel. The tower then remained the headquarters of Bond's companies until their collapse. The tower has also been the headquarters of Bankwest, between its completion and 2012. As of 2015, it is now the headquarters of South32.
caption: Formally known as Bank West Tower taken from St George's Terrace
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