King George Street was dedicated in honor of the seventh anniversary of the British conquest of Jerusalem under General Allenby. The inauguration took place in 1924, in the presence of Sir Herbert Samuel, the High Commissioner for Palestine, Sir Ronald Storrs, the military governor of Jerusalem, and Raghib al-Nashashibi, the Arab mayor of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem's first traffic light was installed at the intersection of King George Street and Jaffa Road. In 1950–1966, the Knesset, Israel's parliament, met at Beit Froumine on King George Street. It was used by Israel's first five governments, until the Knesset moved to a permanent building in Givat Ram.
275 George Street is a 142m (466ft) office building located on George Street in Brisbane, Australia. Completed in February 2009, it has 32 storeys. The building was developed by Charter Hall and constructed by Watpac. It was designed by Sydney-based firm Crone Partners. It stands Immediately Behind Brisbane City Hall.
To its roof, the building reaches 142m (466ft), but a spire mounted atop it brings its total height to 171m (561ft), making it the 7th-tallest in Brisbane. The commercial lettable area of the building is 41,000m2 (440,000sqft).
The main tenant is Telstra, which occupies floors 2 - 22. Telstra's lease was the largest commercial lease in Brisbane's history. Floors 23 - 30 are occupied by QGC.
A sister project known as 33 Charlotte Street was later built on the adjoining site, and has a very similar facade. This smaller building is 75 m high and was completed in September 2004. Architects BVN also briefly worked on the project.
400 George is a 5 Star Green Star office building in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Construction began in 2006 and was completed in November 2009.
The building was designed by architects Cox Rayner. The total cost of the building's construction is A$270 million and it provides 43 000 m2 of floor area.
Alongside Santos Place and 275 George Street, 400 George forms part of the North Quarter Precinct in Brisbane's CBD. A major feature of this project will be its direct link with the Kurilpa Bridge which extends over the Brisbane River to the Gallery of Modern Art and South Bank cultural precinct. The skyscraper is also located on one of the busiest streets in the CBD, George Street, which forms a majority of the Government Precinct.
She left in the middle of the night with the kids Wrapped in a blanket with a packet of crisps Heading for her mothers on another estate The kids looked up at the light and the rain In the middle of the night such adventures made For two little kids staying up late It was rainy and windy, winter was bleak At four in the morning on King George Street She couldn?t get to sleep, where on earth had he gone The door opened wide and the light went on He was drunk as a Lord with a tyre mark hat Falling in the hall on top of the cat Singing 'Viva Espana' to a crying wife He took a swing at the shade on the light They were knocking on the doors dressed like refugees In the pouring rain on King George Street She won?t have that behavior in her house any more He?s got to sober up or be kicked out of the door Down on the corner the kids at his feet As Daddy comes home on King George Street As Daddy comes home They stood around the kettle and watched as it brewed Sneezing into hankies hands all blue The next evening he came around to the house With a bunch of flowers, they locked him out He peered through the window, mouthed words in the air Her lips to a cup, she saw him out there The kids came running but were they happy to see Their Daddy back home on King George Street
A national 'street party' will then be staged, just as rather more spontaneous celebrations were held in 1945.This time it will be on the Royal Navy warship HMS Belfast on the Thames...KingGeorge V pictured unveiling the cenotaph in Whitehall in 1920.
