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International Finance Centre (Hong Kong)

Two International Finance Centre
國際金融中心二期
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International Finance Centre
General information
Status Complete
Type Commercial offices
Location 8 Finance Street
Central, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°17′6″N 114°9′33″E / 22.28500°N 114.15917°E / 22.28500; 114.15917Coordinates: 22°17′6″N 114°9′33″E / 22.28500°N 114.15917°E / 22.28500; 114.15917
Construction started 2000
Completed 2003
Opening 2003
Height
Architectural 412.0 m (1,351.7 ft)
Tip 412 m (1,351.7 ft)
Roof 407.0 m (1,335.3 ft)
Top floor 387.6 m (1,271.7 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 88 above ground level,
6 basement floors
Floor area 185,805 m2 (1,999,988 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators 62
Design and construction
Architect

César Pelli & Association Architects

Executive Architect (Cladding) Adamson Associates Architects
Developer Sun Hung Kai Properties
Structural engineer Ove Arup & Partners
References
International Finance Centre
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Traditional Chinese 國際金融中心
Simplified Chinese 国际金融中心

César Pelli & Association Architects

The International Finance Centre (abbr. IFC, branded as "ifc") is a skyscraper and an integrated commercial development on the waterfront of Hong Kong's Central District.

A prominent landmark on Hong Kong Island, IFC consists of two skyscrapers, the IFC Mall, and the 55-storey Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong. Tower 2 is the second tallest building in Hong Kong, behind the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon. It is the fourth-tallest building in the Greater China region and the eighth-tallest office building in the world, based on structural heights; by roof height, only the Taipei 101, Shanghai World Financial Center, Willis Tower, International Commerce Centre and Burj Khalifa exceed it. It is of similar height to the former World Trade Center. The Airport Express Hong Kong Station is directly beneath it.

IFC was constructed and is owned by IFC Development, a consortium of Sun Hung Kai Properties, Henderson Land and Towngas.

In 2003, Financial Times, HSBC, and Cathay Pacific put up an advertisement on the facade that stretched more than 50 storeys, covering an area of 19,000 m² (0.2 million square ft) and a length of 230 m, making it the world's largest advertisement ever put on a skyscraper.


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