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BANK OF CHINA TOWER

367 metres/1,205 feet
72 stories
Completed: 1990
Tallest building in Hong Kong (1990 - 1992)
11th tallest building in the world
(behind 101 Taipei, Petronas Towers, Sears Tower, and Jin Mao Tower,
Two International Finance Centre, CITIC Plaza, Shun Hing Square,
Empire State Building, and Central Plaza).


Bank of China Tower (367m/1,205f, 72 stories, 1990),
currently Hong Kong's 3rd tallest and designed by I.M. Pei.
It was the city's tallest from 1989-1992, when Central Plaza took that title.
It's a truly remarkable building and one of the most beautiful ever built.
The building has a small skydeck on the 42nd floor, which gives a view to the northwest.
This deck can be entered without admission.
Without the two spire-construction the building would have a height of 305m/1,001f.
The topping out of the building took place on 8-8-1988.
The number 8 (baat in Cantonese) sounds akin to the word for prosperity,
hence the remarkable and auspicious date.
The building was officially opened on May 17, 1990.





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