What is the tallest building in Oceania?

Q1 Tower is the tallest building in Oceania. The residential skyscraper stands on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, and reaches 322.5 metres including its architectural spire.

Completed in 2005, Q1 has 78 floors and was designed by Brisbane-based DBI Design. Its name refers to “Queensland Number One,” reflecting both its location and its ambition to become an architectural symbol for Queensland. The tower’s curved form was inspired partly by the 2000 Sydney Olympics torch and the Sydney Opera House.

A common mix-up is Australia 108 in Melbourne, which is taller by roof height but does not exceed Q1’s full architectural height. The answer also depends on what is being counted: Auckland’s Sky Tower is taller overall, but it is classified as a freestanding structure rather than a building.

Q1 is best known as a residential tower, with observation facilities that give visitors wide views across the Gold Coast, the Pacific Ocean and the surrounding hinterland.