Orica House

Orica House is a 19-storey office building at 1 Nicholson Street, , in Victoria, Australia. Begun in 1955 to house the headquarters of the Australian subsidiary of Imperial Chemical Industries, it was the tallest building in Australia upon completion in 1958.
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  • Type: Office building
  • Description: office building in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Also known as: “ICI Building (former)” and “ICI House”
  • Address: 1-4 Nicholson Street, East Melbourne, VIC 3002

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Exhibition Building and East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation.

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The is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed building in , Victoria, , built in 1879–1880 as part of the international exhibition movement, which presented over 50 exhibitions between 1851 and 1915 around the globe. is situated 510 metres north of Orica House.

Synagogue
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The , also known as East Melbourne Shule, East Melbourne Synagogue, Melbourne City Synagogue or City of Melbourne Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and historically significant synagogue, located in East Melbourne, Victoria, .

College
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The is the leading advocate for surgical standards, professionalism and surgical education in Australia and New Zealand. is situated 110 metres northwest of Orica House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Greek Precinct.

Neighborhood
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is an ethnic enclave in the of , Victoria, Australia. Centred at the eastern end of Little Bourke Street, it extends between the corners of Swanston and Spring streets, and consists of numerous laneways, alleys and arcades.

Neighborhood
The , Melbourne in Victoria, , is a Greek cultural area centred on the eastern end of Lonsdale Street in the Melbourne city centre.

Neighborhood
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in Victoria, Australia, is a cultural precinct of the Italian community of Melbourne. It is situated along in the inner- suburb of .

Orica House

Latitude
-37.809° or 37° 48′ 32″ south
Longitude
144.97353° or 144° 58′ 25″ east
Levels
20
Height
81 metres (266 feet)
Open location code
4RJ65XRF+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 46188389
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­office
Wiki­data ID
Q1653239
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Orica House” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “ICI House”
  • French: “ICI House”
  • German: “ICI House”
  • Hebrew: “בית ICI”
  • Latvian: “ICI House”
  • Latvian: “Orica House”
  • Russian: “Айсиай-хаус”
  • Russian: “Айсиай-Хаус”

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