Central, on Hong Kong Island, where the colonial Hong Kong, began its life from, back in 1840, and where some of the city's highest skyscrapers and glitzy shopping malls fag currently available. As a fact, an area sometimes looks as showcase the world's leading architects ...
This article will guide you through several Central most fascinating architectural structures.
Of course, unless you reside in one of hotels nearby, you will begin your visit to "Central" with either the MTR or the Central Star Ferry Pier.
Two IFC Tower - Just between the ferry port and Airport Express Station, currently the highest skyscraper of the city, although it will soon lose its supremacy in the upcoming international trade center in Kowloon. Soaring to a height of 415 m, this contemporary obelisk-shaped megatower is perhaps the Hong Kong skyline is the most striking feature. It was architected by Cesar Pelli, the famous Argentinian born architect behind the Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia, and has attracted some controversy at the time, as he violated the Metro-plan guidelines do not allow new buildings to cut Mount Victoria's ridge-line, when seen from various key points along the port, including the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront Esplanade.
rising to 346 m, the Centre Hong Kong is the fourth highest skyscraper, and only one of the highrises in the city that is entirely steel-structured, with no reinforced concrete core. In addition to its unique polygonal circumference, "Center" in particular stands out for its neon lights tour, which includes nearly 10,000 fluorescent tubes in different colors, which turns the building into one of the most prominent features of "Symphony of Lights" show. There is skylobby at the 42 floor, which serves as an observation deck.
HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building (or simply HSBC Building) located across the street from the Statue Square and is a classic example of Hong Kong modern architecture, combining contemporary design with traditional Feng Shui philosophy ... Designed by famed British architect, Norman Foster, the 180-meter high building has a module, which consists of five modules of steel with no internal supporting structure. It was the most expensive building in the world from the moment when it is over, in 1985, worth about HK $ 5,200,000,000. Tip: Take the escalator to the first floor of the building and see the colossal atrium ...
Bank of China (BOC) Tower, just a stone's throw from the HSBC Building, one of the capital's most famous towers and can be seen from almost any point around the Victoria Harbour and the city. Rising to a height of 315 meters, this architecturally fascinating skyscraper was the tallest building in Hong Kong and Asia by 1992, as the first facility outside the U.S. to break the 1000 ft mark. Designed by the famous Chinese-American architect Impe, Bank of China Tower is supported by five steel columns at the corners of the triangular frames that zigzag between these poles, and transfer the weight of structure, creating many unique angles that make the tower looks different when seen from various positions ... When its construction was completed, back in the late 1980s, the tower as a form of sword was pointed directly at HSBS main building and management of Bank of China has been criticized for "cutting", HSBC's good Feng Shui ... Luckily enough, Cheung Kong Centre was erected between the two towers and "Feng Shui conflict" has led to the end ... There is a small observation point at the 43 floor, which is open to the public, but visits to the main observation deck on the 70th floor are by appointment only.
Hong Kong Planning and Infrastructure Exhibition Gallery, in Murray Road Car Park multi-storey building opposite the Bank of China Tower, showcases the planning and infrastructure projects the Government of Hong Kong, using interactive displays, touch screens and other hi-tech equipment and a fun way ... One of the main gallery highlights the "Infrastructure Walk": 18.5 meters 3D-model from Hong Kong, with a video screen, highlighting various development projects across the territory.
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