State Savings Bank Building

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/state-savings-bank-building

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was State Savings Bank Building built?1925–1928
2. What is the location?48–50 Martin Place, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3. What is the builder?Concrete Constructions Ltd
4. Why is it called the Pink Palace?Because its bright pink color looks like a big money box and shows it was meant to feel safe and trustworthy.
5. Where is the building located?It sits on Martin Place in Sydney's central business district, right where people do a lot of shopping and work.

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