The Center
| The Center | |
|---|---|
中環中心 | |
| Coordinates | 22°17′05″N 114°09′16″E / 22.28472°N 114.15444°E |
| Construction started | 1995 |
| Completed | 1998 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 346 m (1,135 ft)[1] |
| Roof | 292 m (958 ft) |
| Top floor | 275 m (902 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 73[1] |
| Floor area | 130,032 m2 (1,399,653 sq ft)[1] |
| Lifts/elevators | 41, made by Otis Elevator Company[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd.[1] |
| Developer | |
| Structural engineer | Maunsell AECOM Group[1] |
| Main contractor | Paul Y – ITC Construction[1] |
| References | |
| [1][2] | |
The Center (
Background
The Center is notable for its arrangement of hundreds of
The English name of the building uses the American spelling "The Center" despite the vast majority of similarly named buildings in Hong Kong using the spelling "Centre" as a result of
The building was a project involving the
were shortened.The elevator system is notable; users wishing to reach the upper floors of the building must make several lifts changes before they can do so. One set of lifts to go from the ground floor to the 6th floor; a second set of lifts from the 6th floor to the 42nd floor and then another set to the floors above.
In addition, several historical structures were demolished from the project. Many cloth shops located on Wing On Street, also known as Cloth Alley, were moved to the Western Market while Eu Yan Sang, a traditional Chinese medicine shop, was moved near the Stag Building to continue business.
In November 2017, it was announced that The center was sold for HK$40.2 billion, making it the world's most-expensive real estate transaction for a single building. It was reported that Li Ka-shing's CK Asset Holdings sold the building to a BVI company called CHMT Peaceful Development Asia Limited, which is thought to be led by state-owned China National Petroleum Corporation.[3][4]
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong
- List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
- List of tallest freestanding steel structures
- List of tallest freestanding structures
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "The Center". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013.
- ^ "The Center, Hong Kong". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
- ^ "China's oil behemoth gets a marquee address at The Center". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Riley, Charles. "Hong Kong skyscraper sells for a record $5.2 billion". CNN Money. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
External links
Media related to The Center, Hong Kong at Wikimedia Commons- "The Center". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- "Emporis building ID 121022". Emporis. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015.
