List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong
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(SAR) of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
by height. Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
(Chinese
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: 香港) is an international financial centre
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that has 112 buildings that stand taller than 180 metres (591 ft). The tallest building in Hong Kong is the 118-storey
Storey
A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people...
International Commerce Centre
International Commerce Centre
The International Commerce Centre is a 108 floor, skyscraper completed in 2010 in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is a part of the Union Square project built on top of Kowloon Station. The development is owned and jointly developed by MTR Corporation Limited and Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong...
, which was completed in 2010 and rises 484 metres (1588 feet). It also stands as the 2nd-tallest building in People's Republic of China and 4th-tallest building in the world. The second-tallest building in Hong Kong is the 88-story
Storey
A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people...
Two International Finance Centre, rising at 416 metres (1364 feet) which stands as the 5th tallest all-office building in the world as well as the 5th tallest building in the People's Republic of China. The third tallest building of the city, 78-story
Storey
A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people...
Central Plaza which had been the tallest building in Hong Kong for more than 10 years —- from 1992 to 2003. It contains Sky City Church, the highest church in the world located inside a skyscraper. The fourth-tallest building in the city is the 70-story Bank of China Tower, rising 367 m (1,204 ft) high and designed by famed architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
I. M. Pei
I. M. Pei
Ieoh Ming Pei , commonly known as I. M. Pei, is a Chinese American architect, often called a master of modern architecture. Born in Canton, China and raised in Hong Kong and Shanghai, Pei drew inspiration at an early age from the gardens at Suzhou...
. The Bank of China Tower is the first skyscraper outside the United States
United States
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to stand taller than 305 m (1,000.7 ft) in height.
The high-rise
Tower block
A tower block, high-rise, apartment tower, office tower, apartment block, or block of flats, is a tall building or structure used as a residential and/or office building...
that have been constructed in Hong Kong are spread throughout the special administrative region, but most are concentrated in an area stretching from Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan is a bay in the Kowloon area of Hong Kong, opposite to Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market town of Tsuen Wan emerged for the surrounding villages and fleets of fishing boats in the area. The town is around the present-day Tsuen Wan Station of the MTR...
in the west across the Kowloon Peninsula
Kowloon Peninsula
The Kowloon Peninsula is a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong. The Kowloon Peninsula and the area of New Kowloon are collectively known as Kowloon....
to Yau Tong
Yau Tong
Yau Tong is an area in the eastern Kowloon, Hong Kong, located between Lei Yue Mun and Lam Tin, at the east shore of Victoria Harbour. Administratively, it is under Kwun Tong District....
in the east and on the north shore of Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008...
. New town
New town
A new town is a specific type of a planned community, or planned city, that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area. This contrasts with settlements that evolve in a more ad hoc fashion. Land use conflicts are uncommon in new...
s like Tseung Kwan O
Tseung Kwan O New Town
Tseung Kwan O New Town is one of the nine new towns in Hong Kong, mainly built on reclaimed land in the northern half of the Tseung Kwan O, after which it is named.-Geography:...
, Sha Tin
Sha Tin
Sha Tin, also spelled Shatin, is an area around the Shing Mun River in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District.-Geography:...
, Tai Po
Tai Po
Tai Po is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui and the Tai Wo Town on the other side of the Lam Tsuen River, near the old Tai Po Market Station of the...
, Fanling
Fanling
Fanling , also known as Fan Ling and Fan Leng, is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District...
, Yuen Long
Yuen Long
Yuen Long , formerly Un Long, is an area and town located in the northwest of Hong Kong, on the Yuen Long Plain. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin, and to the north Nam Sang Wai.-Name:The Cantonese name Yuen Long 元朗...
and Tuen Mun
Tuen Mun
Tuen Mun is a town near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in Hong Kong which can be dated back to the Neolithic period. In the more recent past, it was home to many Tanka fishermen who gathered at the Castle...
in the rural-suburban New Territories
New Territories
New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory...
region also contain large clusters of high-rises. Several communities on the south shore of Hong Kong Island, including Pok Fu Lam
Pok Fu Lam
Pok Fu Lam or Pokfulam is a residential area on Hong Kong Island, at the western end of the Southern District.Pok Fu Lam is a valley between Victoria Peak and Mount Kellet, around Telegraph Bay....
, Aberdeen and Repulse Bay
Repulse Bay
Repulse Bay is a bay in the southern part of Hong Kong Island, located in the Southern District, Hong Kong.-Geography:Repulse Bay is located in the south of Hong Kong Island, to the east of Deep Water Bay and to the west of Middle Bay and South Bay...
, contain significant numbers of high-rises. Two small islands, Tsing Yi
Tsing Yi
Tsing Yi , or Tsing Yi Island is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of 10.69 km², the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all its natural shore and the annexation of Nga Ying Chau and Chau...
and Ap Lei Chau
Ap Lei Chau
Ap Lei Chau , or Aberdeen Island, is an island of Hong Kong, located south-west of Hong Kong Island, next to Aberdeen Harbour and Aberdeen Channel, with an area of 1.30 km². Administratively, it is part of Southern District. Ap Lei Chau is the third most densely populated island in the world.-...
, are also home to several skyscrapers. The only two places on Lantau Island
Lantau Island
Lantau Island , based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands District of Hong Kong...
that contain skyscrapers are Tung Chung
Tung Chung
Tung Chung, meaning 'eastern stream', is an area situated on the north-western coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Tung Chung, currently one of the latest generation of new towns, was formerly a rural village around Tung Chung Wan, and along the delta and lower courses of Tung Chung River and Ma...
and Discovery Bay
Discovery Bay
Discovery Bay is a mixed, primarily residential, development comprising a residential development and private and public recreational facilities in Hong Kong. It is situated on the north-eastern coast of Lantau Island in the New Territories. The development spans an area of 650 hectares , and...
. Hong Kong ranks first in the world in both skyscraper
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
and high-rise
Tower block
A tower block, high-rise, apartment tower, office tower, apartment block, or block of flats, is a tall building or structure used as a residential and/or office building...
count, with at least 52 skyscrapers completed skyscrapers over height of 200 m (656 ft), 272skyscrapers over 150 m (492 ft), as well as more than 7,687 highrise buildings.
In addition, Hong Kong's skyline
Skyline
A skyline is the overall or partial view of a city's tall buildings and structures consisting of many skyscrapers in front of the sky in the background. It can also be described as the artificial horizon that a city's overall structure creates. Skylines serve as a kind of fingerprint of a city, as...
is often considered to be the best in the world, with the surrounding mountains and Victoria Harbour
Victoria Harbour
Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour situated between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on the South China Sea were instrumental in Hong Kong's establishment as a British colony and its subsequent...
complementing the skyscrapers. Every night, many skyscrapers and buildings on both sides of Victoria Harbour light up in a synchronised show called A Symphony of Lights
A Symphony of Lights
A Symphony of Lights is a synchronised building exterior decorative light and laser multimedia display, featuring 44 buildings on both sides of the Victoria Harbour of Hong Kong accompanied by music. The technology was developed by Australian firm Laservision and cost approximately 44 million HK...
, named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest permanent light and sound festival in the world.
As of February 2011, there are a total of 161 high-rises listed as under construction, approved for construction, and proposed for construction in Hong Kong.
History
The history of skyscrapers in Hong Kong began in 1935 with the completion of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank building, which is regarded as the first high-rise in the city. The building stood 70 m (230 ft) tall with 13 floors and existed for six decades before being demolished for the construction of the HSBC Main Building. High-rise construction was limited in the early part of the 20th century, but beginning in the 1970s, Hong Kong experienced widespread building construction that has continued to the present; this boom is in large part a result of the city's rugged, mountainous terrain and lack of flat land. The city entered into a building boom from 1980 to 1993, during which 22 of the city's 112 tallest buildings were constructed, including the Hopewell CentreHopewell Centre, Hong Kong
Hopewell Centre is a skyscraper in Hong Kong. It is located at 183 Queen's Road East, in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island. It is the first circular skyscraper in Hong Kong. It is named after Hong Kong-listed property firm Hopewell Holdings Limited, which constructed the building...
, Bank of China Tower, and Central Plaza.
Beginning in 1998, Hong Kong entered into a second, much larger building boom that has continued to the present. In an ten-year span between 2000 and 2010, more than 85 buildings taller than 180 m (591 ft) were completed, including several of the tallest skyscrapers in the city such as International Commerce Centre
International Commerce Centre
The International Commerce Centre is a 108 floor, skyscraper completed in 2010 in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is a part of the Union Square project built on top of Kowloon Station. The development is owned and jointly developed by MTR Corporation Limited and Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong...
, Two International Finance Centre, Nina Tower I, and One Island East
One Island East
One Island East , is a supertall skyscraper that is located in TaiKoo Place on Island East, Hong Kong. The skyscraper is a commercial office building that rises 298.35 m and has 69 stories of habitable office space and two basement levels, thus contains 71 stories in total. There is a sky lobby...
. Unlike the previous building trend of the 1980s and early 1990s, most of the buildings completed beginning the 21st century are for residential purposes, due to a surge in demand for luxury housing properties in Hong Kong. Also, the city saw many skyscrapers rise out of Kowloon
Kowloon
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of...
, notably the Sorrento, the Langham Place Office Tower, and the Cullinan Towers, all of which exceed 200 metres (656 ft) in height. This was due to the closure of the Kai Tak Airport
Kai Tak Airport
Kai Tak Airport was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. It was officially known as the Hong Kong International Airport from 1954 to 6 July 1998, when it was closed and replaced by the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok, 30 km to the west...
located to the northeast, which lifted height restrictions across Kowloon, allowing taller buildings to be built in the region.
Significant buildings
- International Commerce CentreInternational Commerce CentreThe International Commerce Centre is a 108 floor, skyscraper completed in 2010 in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is a part of the Union Square project built on top of Kowloon Station. The development is owned and jointly developed by MTR Corporation Limited and Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong...
(abbreviated ICC), located at 1 Austin RoadAustin RoadAustin Road is a road in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was named after John Gardiner Austin, Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1868 to 1879.-Location:...
, West KowloonWest KowloonWest Kowloon is a part of Kowloon, Hong Kong situated within the Yau Tsim Mong District. It is bounded by Canton Road to the east, Victoria Harbour to the west and the south, and Jordan Road to the north. Further to the north, the area extends to Tai Kok Tsui to the west of the West Kowloon...
. It is owned and jointly developed by MTR Corporation Limited and Sun Hung Kai Properties as Phase 7 of the Union Square DevelopmentUnion Square (Hong Kong)Union Square is a commercial and residential real estate project in Hong Kong on the West Kowloon reclamation. Covering , the site has a gross floor area of , approximately the size of the Canary Wharf development in London...
. Rising at 484m (1,588 ft), the ICC is the tallest building in Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
as well as the fifth tallest building in the world.
- Two International Finance Centre (abbreviated 2IFC), located above the MTRMTRMass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...
Hong Kong Station. The 2IFC is currently the second tallest building in Hong Kong at 416.8m tall. It became tallest building in Hong Kong upon its completion in 2003 until it is surpassed the ICC in 2009. It is built as the second phase of the International Finance CentreInternational Finance CentreThe International Finance Centre is an integrated commercial development on the waterfront of Hong Kong's Central District....
commercial development. Notable tenants include Ernst & YoungErnst & YoungErnst & Young is one of the largest professional services networks in the world and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms, along with Deloitte, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers ....
, Hong Kong Monetary AuthorityHong Kong Monetary AuthorityThe Hong Kong Monetary Authority or HKMA is Hong Kong's central banking institution . It is a government authority founded on 1 April 1993 via the consolidation of "Office of the Exchange Fund" and the "Office of the Commissioner of Banking"...
, and BNP ParibasBNP ParibasBNP Paribas S.A. is a global banking group, headquartered in Paris, with its second global headquarters in London. In October 2010 BNP Paribas was ranked by Bloomberg and Forbes as the largest bank and largest company in the world by assets with over $3.1 trillion. It was formed through the merger...
.
- Central Plaza, located at 18 Harbour RoadHarbour RoadHarbour Road is a road in Wan Chai North, Hong Kong.Harbour Road is home to Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong Arts Centre and office buildings, including Central Plaza, Shui On Centre, Sun Hung Kai Centre and Great Eagle Centre.-See also:* List of streets and roads in Hong Kong...
, Wan ChaiWan ChaiWan Chai is a metropolitan area situated at the western part of the Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. Its other boundaries are Canal Road to the east, Arsenal Street to the west and Bowen Road to the south. The area north of Gloucester Road is often called...
. The Central Plaza is currently the third tallest building in Hong Kong at a pinnacle height of 374m. It was the tallest building in Hong Kong when it was built in 1992 until it was surpassed by 2IFC in 2003. The Central Plaza is also the tallest building in Asia from 1992 until 1996, surpassed by Shun Hing SquareShun Hing SquareShun Hing Square , also named "Di Wang" in Shenzhen, is a 384m tall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.It is currently the second tallest in Shenzhen, 7th tallest building in mainland China, and the 15th tallest in the world. It was the tallest building in China from its completion...
in ShenzhenShenzhenShenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
. The building is notable for its unique exterior shape as well as its LIGHTIME lighting system. It also houses the world's highest church inside a skyscraperSkyscraperA skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
, Sky City Church.
- Bank of China Tower (abbreviated BOC Tower), located at 1 Garden RoadGarden Road, Hong KongGarden Road is a major road on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, connecting the Central and Mid-levels areas.At its lower end, Garden Road forms a grade-separated intersection with Queensway. For most of its length, Garden Road carries traffic only in the downhill direction. Uphill traffic is carried...
, in CentralCentral, Hong KongCentral is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula...
. Designed by the Pritzker PrizePritzker PrizeThe Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honour "a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built...
-winning Chinese AmericanChinese AmericanChinese Americans represent Americans of Chinese descent. Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans, which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans...
architect I.M. Pei, the tower is 307m (1184.1 ft) high with two masts reaching 360.9m (1184.1 ft) high. It is currently the fourth tallest building in Hong Kong. It is the tallest building outside of United States from 1989 to 1992, and is the first building outside of the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to pass the 305m (1000 ft) mark. The exterior design of the building resembles bamboo shootBamboo shootBamboo shoots or bamboo sprouts are the edible shoots of many bamboo species including Bambusa vulgaris and Phyllostachys edulis. They are used in numerous Asian dishes and broths...
, symbolizing livelihood and prosperity in Feng ShuiFeng shuiFeng shui ' is a Chinese system of geomancy believed to use the laws of both Heaven and Earth to help one improve life by receiving positive qi. The original designation for the discipline is Kan Yu ....
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- HSBC Main Building (also known as HSBC Tower), located at 1 Queen's Road Central, CentralCentral, Hong KongCentral is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula...
. The building is the headquarters of HSBC, and is the fourth generation of such headquarters. Designed by the famed architectArchitectAn architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
Lord Norman Foster, the building took seven years to complete, and is noted as the most expensive building in the world at completion at HK$5.2 billion (US$668 million). Together with Statue SquareStatue SquareStatue Square is a public pedestrian square in Central, Hong Kong.-History:The square was built at the end of the 19th century. The idea of a square of statues dedicated to royalty was conceived by Sir Catchick Paul Chater. It derives its name from the fact that it originally contained the statue...
, the building also serves as a gathering place for thousands of FilipinoFilipinos in Hong KongThere are around 140,000 Filipinos in Hong Kong, a lot of whom work as foreign domestic helpers. Filipino maids are known by the locals as fei yung , fei being the first character in the Cantonese phonetic translation of Philippines and yung means maid...
domestic workersForeign domestic helpers in Hong KongForeign domestic helpers in Hong Kong are foreign domestic workers and housemaids employed by Hongkongers, typically families. They make up approximately 3% of the population of Hong Kong and an overwhelming majority of them are women...
during weekends and holidays.
- Hopewell CentreHopewell Centre, Hong KongHopewell Centre is a skyscraper in Hong Kong. It is located at 183 Queen's Road East, in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island. It is the first circular skyscraper in Hong Kong. It is named after Hong Kong-listed property firm Hopewell Holdings Limited, which constructed the building...
, located on Queen's Road East, Wanchai. At 216 meters tall, the Hopewell Centre is the tallest building in both Hong Kong and Asia when it was completed in 1980. The building signifies the eastern expansion of Hong Kong's central business districtCentral business districtA central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
. The Hopewell Centre has a unique cylindrical shaped design with a revolving restaurantRevolving restaurantA revolving restaurant is a usually tower restaurant eating space designed to rest atop a broad circular revolving platform that operates as a large turntable. The building remains stationary and the diners are carried on the revolving floor. The revolving rate varies between one and three times...
on the 62nd level of the building. Designed by Sir Gordon WuGordon WuSir Gordon Ying Sheung Wu, GBS, KCMG, FICE is the chairman of the board of Hong Kong-listed Asian infrastructure firm Hopewell Holdings Ltd.Born in Hong Kong in 1935, Wu has been an advocate for more than two decades for the construction of Asia's largest bridge project linking Hong Kong, Macau...
— chairman of Hopewell HoldingsHopewell HoldingsHopewell Holdings Limited ,, established on 17 October, 1972], is a Hong Kong-listed infrastructure and property firm headed by Sir Gordon Wu.-History:It was listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in 1972....
— the building serves as the headquarters of his company.
- Jardine HouseJardine HouseJardine House , formerly known as Connaught Centre , is an office tower in Hong Kong. The building is located at 1 Connaught Place, Central on the Hong Kong Island. It is owned by Hongkong Land Limited, a subsidiary of Jardines. At the time of its completion in 1972, Jardine House was the tallest...
(also known as Connaught Centre)
- Cheung Kong CenterCheung Kong CenterCheung Kong Center is a skyscraper in Central, Hong Kong designed by Cesar Pelli. It is 62 storeys tall with height of and a gross floor area of . When completed in 1999, it was the third-tallest building in the city. It sits on the combined sites of the former Hong Kong Hilton, which was...
- The CenterThe CenterThe Center is the fifth tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong, after International Commerce Centre, Two International Finance Centre , Central Plaza and Bank of China Tower. With a height of 346 m , it comprises 73 stories. The Center is one of the few skyscrapers in Hong Kong that is entirely...
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Tallest buildings
This lists ranks Hong Kong skyscrapers that stand at least 180 metres (591 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.
| Rank | Name | Height m / ft |
Floors | Use | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Commerce Centre International Commerce Centre The International Commerce Centre is a 108 floor, skyscraper completed in 2010 in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is a part of the Union Square project built on top of Kowloon Station. The development is owned and jointly developed by MTR Corporation Limited and Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong... |
484 / 1,588 | 118 | Hotel, Office | 2010 | 4th-tallest building in the world and the 2nd-tallest building in the People's Republic of China. |
| 2 | Two International Finance Centre | 416 / 1,364 | 88 | Office | 2003 | 7th-tallest building in the world, 3rd-tallest building in the People's Republic of China. Was the tallest building in Hong Kong from 2003 to 2010. |
| 3 | Central Plaza Central Plaza, Hong Kong Central Plaza is the third tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong. With a height of 374 m , Central Plaza is only surpassed by 2 IFC in Central and the ICC in West Kowloon. The building is located at 18 Harbour Road, in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island... |
374 / 1,227 | 78 | Office | 1992 | 11th-tallest building in the world. Houses the highest church in the world. Tallest building in the world outside of the United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... from 1992 to 1996. Was the world's tallest reinforced concrete building until the completion of CITIC Plaza CITIC Plaza CITIC Plaza is a skyscraper built in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. Its structural height is 391 m 80 stories including two tall antenna-like spires on the top. Completed in 1997, it is the tallest concrete building in the world... in 1997. Second building outside the U.S. to rise taller than 305 metres (1,000 ft) in height, after the Bank of China Tower. |
| 4 | Bank of China Tower | 367 / 1,205 | 70 | Office | 1990 | 12th-tallest building in the world. First building outside of the United States to rise taller than 305 metres (1,000 ft) in height. Stood as the tallest building in the world outside of Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... and New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... upon completion. |
| 5 | The Center The Center The Center is the fifth tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong, after International Commerce Centre, Two International Finance Centre , Central Plaza and Bank of China Tower. With a height of 346 m , it comprises 73 stories. The Center is one of the few skyscrapers in Hong Kong that is entirely... |
346 / 1,135 | 73 | Office | 1998 | 16th-tallest building in the world. |
| 6 | Nina Tower | 319 / 1,048 | 80 | Hotel, Office | 2007 | 24th-tallest building in the world. |
| 7 | One Island East One Island East One Island East , is a supertall skyscraper that is located in TaiKoo Place on Island East, Hong Kong. The skyscraper is a commercial office building that rises 298.35 m and has 69 stories of habitable office space and two basement levels, thus contains 71 stories in total. There is a sky lobby... |
298 / 979 | 69 | Office | 2008 | 34th-tallest building in the world. |
| 8 | Cheung Kong Center Cheung Kong Center Cheung Kong Center is a skyscraper in Central, Hong Kong designed by Cesar Pelli. It is 62 storeys tall with height of and a gross floor area of . When completed in 1999, it was the third-tallest building in the city. It sits on the combined sites of the former Hong Kong Hilton, which was... |
283 / 928 | 63 | Office | 1999 | 52nd-tallest building in the world. |
| 9= | The Cullinan North Tower | 270 / 886 | 68 | Residential | 2008 | 64th-tallest building in the world. |
| 9= | The Cullinan South Tower | 270 / 886 | 68 | Hotel, Residential | 2008 | 64th-tallest building in the world. |
| 11 | The Masterpiece The Masterpiece The Masterpiece is a 64-floor 261 metre tall skyscraper in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It houses the 6-storey K11 shopping centre. The 384-room Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui, located from Level 3 to 24, opened on October 2, 2009... |
261 / 856 | 64 | Hotel, Residential | 2008 | 93rd-tallest building in the world. Also known as the Hanoi Road Redevelopment. |
| 12 | Sorrento 1 | 256 / 841 | 75 | Residential | 2003 | 98th-tallest building in the world. Tallest completed all-residential building in the city. |
| 13 | Langham Place Office Tower | 255 / 837 | 59 | Office | 2004 | 103rd-tallest building in the world. |
| 14 | Highcliff Highcliff Highcliff is a 252.4-metre tall skyscraper located on a south slope of Happy Valley on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The 75 storey building's construction began in 2000 and was completed in 2003 under a design by DLN Architects & Engineers... |
252 / 828 | 72 | Residential | 2003 | 106th-tallest building in the world. |
| 15 | The Harbourside | 251 / 824 | 73 | Residential | 2004 | 109th-tallest building in the world. |
| 16 | Manulife Plaza Manulife Plaza Manulife Plaza is a skyscraper located in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. The triangular-shaped tower stands tall and has 52 floors of office space. Prior to the building's completion in 1997, the Lee Gardens Hotel was demolished in order to make way for this skyscraper.-References:... |
240 / 789 | 52 | Office | 1998 | 149th-tallest building in the world. |
| 17 | Sorrento 2 | 236 / 773 | 66 | Residential | 2003 | 174th-tallest building in the world. |
| 18 | The Harbourfront Landmark The Harbourfront Landmark The Harbourfront Landmark is a 70-floor 233 meter tall skyscraper completed in 2001 located in Hong Kong, China.-See also:* List of tallest buildings in the world* List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong-External links:**... |
233 / 763 | 70 | Residential | 2001 | 185th-tallest building in the world. |
| 19 | The Arch | 231 / 758 | 65 | Residential | 2005 | 191st-tallest building in the world. |
| 20 | Cosco Tower Cosco Tower The Cosco Tower is a 53-floor tower part of the Grand Millennium Plaza on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The tower has a total structural height of 228 m . Construction of the Cosco Tower was completed in 1998.-See also:... |
228 / 748 | 53 | Office | 1998 | |
| 21= | The Belcher's Tower 5 The Belcher's The Belcher's is a high-rise residential development situated in the Western Mid-levels area of Hong Kong Island. It consists of six residential buildings which were constructed in two phases; three buildings were constructed in each phase. Construction for the first phase was completed in 2000,... |
227 / 744 | 61 | Residential | 2001 | |
| 21= | The Belcher's Tower 6 The Belcher's The Belcher's is a high-rise residential development situated in the Western Mid-levels area of Hong Kong Island. It consists of six residential buildings which were constructed in two phases; three buildings were constructed in each phase. Construction for the first phase was completed in 2000,... |
227 / 744 | 61 | Residential | 2001 | |
| 23= | The Belcher's Tower 1 The Belcher's The Belcher's is a high-rise residential development situated in the Western Mid-levels area of Hong Kong Island. It consists of six residential buildings which were constructed in two phases; three buildings were constructed in each phase. Construction for the first phase was completed in 2000,... |
221 / 724 | 63 | Residential | 2000 | |
| 23= | The Belcher's Tower 2 The Belcher's The Belcher's is a high-rise residential development situated in the Western Mid-levels area of Hong Kong Island. It consists of six residential buildings which were constructed in two phases; three buildings were constructed in each phase. Construction for the first phase was completed in 2000,... |
221 / 724 | 63 | Residential | 2000 | |
| 25= | Tregunter 3 Tregunter Towers The Tregunter Towers is a complex of three residential buildings located in The Peak on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. All three highrises, named Tregunter 1 , Tregunter 2 , and Tregunter 3 , were designed by Chung Wah Nan Architects Ltd and constructed by Hip Hing Construction Co. Ltd... |
220 / 721 | 66 | Residential | 1993 | |
| 25= | The Summit The Summit (Hong Kong) The Summit is a residential skyscraper located in Happy Valley, Hong Kong. It is one of the tallest residential buildings in the city, standing at tall, with 65 storeys. Construction of the building began in 1999 and it opened in 2001... |
220 / 721 | 65 | Residential | 2001 | |
| 27 | Grand Promenade 2–5 Grand Promenade The Grand Promenade is a high-rise development located in the Sai Wan Ho district of Hong Kong. The complex consists of five towers. Towers 2, 3, and 5, which are all interconnected and listed as one skyscraper by real estate data company Emporis, were built in 2005 and contain 66 floors each;... |
219 / 718 | 66 | Residential | 2005 | |
| 28 | Sorrento 3 | 218 / 715 | 64 | Residential | 2003 | |
| 29 | Hopewell Centre Hopewell Centre, Hong Kong Hopewell Centre is a skyscraper in Hong Kong. It is located at 183 Queen's Road East, in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island. It is the first circular skyscraper in Hong Kong. It is named after Hong Kong-listed property firm Hopewell Holdings Limited, which constructed the building... |
216 / 709 | 64 | Office | 1980 | |
| 30 | LOHAS Park Le Prestige Tower B Lohas Park LOHAS Park is a planned mass residential development of the MTR Corporation, situated in Tseung Kwan O Area 86, New Territories, Hong Kong. Upon its completion, it will be the largest residential development in the territory.- Name and concept:... |
215 / 705 | 70 | Residential | 2011 | |
| 31 | Sun Hung Kai Centre Sun Hung Kai Centre Sun Hung Kai Centre is a skyscraper in Wan Chai, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is 215 metres high and has 53 floors.-External links:... |
215 / 704 | 56 | Office | 1981 | |
| 32= | The Belcher's Tower 3 The Belcher's The Belcher's is a high-rise residential development situated in the Western Mid-levels area of Hong Kong Island. It consists of six residential buildings which were constructed in two phases; three buildings were constructed in each phase. Construction for the first phase was completed in 2000,... |
214 / 704 | 61 | Residential | 2001 | |
| 32= | The Belcher's Tower 8 The Belcher's The Belcher's is a high-rise residential development situated in the Western Mid-levels area of Hong Kong Island. It consists of six residential buildings which were constructed in two phases; three buildings were constructed in each phase. Construction for the first phase was completed in 2000,... |
214 / 704 | 61 | Residential | 2001 | |
| 34 | Island Shangri-La Island Shangri-La Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong is the flagship hotel of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, the largest Hong Kong-based hotel chain. Opened on 1 March 1991, the hotel is managed by Shangri-La International Hotel Management Limited.... |
213 / 700 | 57 | Hotel | 1991 | Tallest completed all-hotel building in the city. |
| 35= | Victoria Towers 1 Victoria Towers The Victoria Towers is a high-rise development located in the Tsim Sha Tsui district of Hong Kong. The complex consists of three towers, each rising 62 floors and in height. The towers currently stand as the second tallest buildings in Tsim Sha Tsui, behind the 64-storey Hyatt Regency Hong Kong,... |
213 / 699 | 62 | Residential | 2003 | |
| 35= | Victoria Towers 2 Victoria Towers The Victoria Towers is a high-rise development located in the Tsim Sha Tsui district of Hong Kong. The complex consists of three towers, each rising 62 floors and in height. The towers currently stand as the second tallest buildings in Tsim Sha Tsui, behind the 64-storey Hyatt Regency Hong Kong,... |
213 / 699 | 62 | Residential | 2003 | |
| 35= | Victoria Towers 3 Victoria Towers The Victoria Towers is a high-rise development located in the Tsim Sha Tsui district of Hong Kong. The complex consists of three towers, each rising 62 floors and in height. The towers currently stand as the second tallest buildings in Tsim Sha Tsui, behind the 64-storey Hyatt Regency Hong Kong,... |
213 / 699 | 62 | Residential | 2003 | |
| 35= | Shining Heights | 213 / 699 | 55 | Residential | 2009 | |
| 39= | Sorrento 5 | 212 / 696 | 62 | Residential | 2003 | |
| 39= | Indi Home Indi Home Indi Home is a skyscraper located in the Tsuen Wan district of the New Territories in Hong Kong. The tower rises 56 floors and in height. The building was completed in 2005. It was developed by Chinese Estates Groups under the name of its subsidiary Kwong Sang Hong Limited... |
212 / 696 | 56 | Residential | 2005 | |
| 41= | LOHAS Park The Capitol Tower 5 Lohas Park LOHAS Park is a planned mass residential development of the MTR Corporation, situated in Tseung Kwan O Area 86, New Territories, Hong Kong. Upon its completion, it will be the largest residential development in the territory.- Name and concept:... |
210 / 689 | 69 | Residential | 2009 | |
| 41= | LOHAS Park The Capitol Tower 6 Lohas Park LOHAS Park is a planned mass residential development of the MTR Corporation, situated in Tseung Kwan O Area 86, New Territories, Hong Kong. Upon its completion, it will be the largest residential development in the territory.- Name and concept:... |
210 / 689 | 69 | Residential | 2009 | |
| 41= | One International Finance Centre | 210 / 689 | 38 | Office | 1998 | |
| 44= | Grand Promenade 1 Grand Promenade The Grand Promenade is a high-rise development located in the Sai Wan Ho district of Hong Kong. The complex consists of five towers. Towers 2, 3, and 5, which are all interconnected and listed as one skyscraper by real estate data company Emporis, were built in 2005 and contain 66 floors each;... |
209 / 686 | 63 | Residential | 2005 | |
| 44= | Grand Promenade 6 Grand Promenade The Grand Promenade is a high-rise development located in the Sai Wan Ho district of Hong Kong. The complex consists of five towers. Towers 2, 3, and 5, which are all interconnected and listed as one skyscraper by real estate data company Emporis, were built in 2005 and contain 66 floors each;... |
209 / 686 | 63 | Residential | 2005 | |
| 46 | MetroPlaza Tower 2 Metroplaza Towers MetroPlaza , also written as Metroplaza and Metro Plaza, is a high-rise development located in the Kwai Chung district of the New Territories in Hong Kong. The complex contains two towers situated above the Metroplaza shopping centre: MetroPlaza Tower 1 and MetroPlaza Tower 2... |
209 / 685 | 47 | Office | 1992 | |
| 47= | Sorrento 6 | 206 / 676 | 60 | Residential | 2003 | |
| 47= | LOHAS Park The Capitol Tower 2 Lohas Park LOHAS Park is a planned mass residential development of the MTR Corporation, situated in Tseung Kwan O Area 86, New Territories, Hong Kong. Upon its completion, it will be the largest residential development in the territory.- Name and concept:... |
206 / 676 | 67 | Residential | 2009 | |
| 47= | LOHAS Park The Capitol Tower 3 Lohas Park LOHAS Park is a planned mass residential development of the MTR Corporation, situated in Tseung Kwan O Area 86, New Territories, Hong Kong. Upon its completion, it will be the largest residential development in the territory.- Name and concept:... |
206 / 676 | 67 | Residential | 2009 | |
| 50= | Citibank Plaza Citibank Plaza Citibank Plaza is a modern glass and steel office complex in Hong Kong that comprises Citibank Tower, ICBC Tower, a 3 level basement garage capable of accommodating 558 vehicles, as well as a retail podium. With a gross floor area of almost ., Citibank Plaza is one of the biggest office complexes... |
206 / 674 | 51 | Office | 1992 | |
| 50= | May House May House May House is a skyscraper located in the Wanchai district of Hong Kong. The tower rises 47 floors and in height. The building was completed in 2004. It was designed by the Hong Kong Architectural Services Department, and was developed by The Facade Group... |
206 / 674 | 47 | Government | 2004 | |
| 52= | Metro Town Tower 1 Metro Town Metro Town Phase One, also spelled simply as Metro Town , is a residential high-rise development located in the Tseung Kwan O district of the New Territories in Hong Kong, near MTR Tiu Keng Leng Station in Tiu Keng Leng... |
205 / 673 | 62 | Residential | 2006 | |
| 52= | Metro Town Tower 2 Metro Town Metro Town Phase One, also spelled simply as Metro Town , is a residential high-rise development located in the Tseung Kwan O district of the New Territories in Hong Kong, near MTR Tiu Keng Leng Station in Tiu Keng Leng... |
205 / 673 | 62 | Residential | 2006 | |
| 52= | Four Seasons Place | 205 / 673 | 55 | Hotel, Residential | 2005 | |
| 55= | Island Resort Tower 6–7 Island Resort (Hong Kong) Island Resort is a high-rise complex located in the Siu Sai Wan district of Hong Kong. The complex contains four towers, each of which rises 60 floors and in height; although the property is classified as containing nine towers, real estate data company Emporis ranks the complex as only four... |
202 / 663 | 60 | Residential | 2001 | |
| 55= | Island Resort Tower 8–9 Island Resort (Hong Kong) Island Resort is a high-rise complex located in the Siu Sai Wan district of Hong Kong. The complex contains four towers, each of which rises 60 floors and in height; although the property is classified as containing nine towers, real estate data company Emporis ranks the complex as only four... |
202 / 663 | 60 | Residential | 2001 | |
| 55= | Island Resort Tower 3–5 Island Resort (Hong Kong) Island Resort is a high-rise complex located in the Siu Sai Wan district of Hong Kong. The complex contains four towers, each of which rises 60 floors and in height; although the property is classified as containing nine towers, real estate data company Emporis ranks the complex as only four... |
202 / 663 | 60 | Residential | 2001 | |
| 55= | Island Resort Tower 1–2 Island Resort (Hong Kong) Island Resort is a high-rise complex located in the Siu Sai Wan district of Hong Kong. The complex contains four towers, each of which rises 60 floors and in height; although the property is classified as containing nine towers, real estate data company Emporis ranks the complex as only four... |
202 / 663 | 60 | Residential | 2001 | |
| 59 | China Online Centre China Online Centre The China Online Centre is a skyscraper located in the Wan Chai area of Hong Kong. The tower rises 52 floors and in height. The building was completed in 2000. It was designed by architectural firm Rocco Design Limited, and was developed by Jaffe Development. The China Online Centre, which stands... |
201 / 660 | 52 | Office | 2000 | |
| 60= | LOHAS Park Le Prestige Tower A Lohas Park LOHAS Park is a planned mass residential development of the MTR Corporation, situated in Tseung Kwan O Area 86, New Territories, Hong Kong. Upon its completion, it will be the largest residential development in the territory.- Name and concept:... |
200 / 656 | 65 | Residential | 2010 | |
| 60= | LOHAS Park The Capitol Tower 1 Lohas Park LOHAS Park is a planned mass residential development of the MTR Corporation, situated in Tseung Kwan O Area 86, New Territories, Hong Kong. Upon its completion, it will be the largest residential development in the territory.- Name and concept:... |
200 / 656 | 65 | Residential | 2009 | |
| 62 | Conrad Hong Kong Hotel Pacific Place Pacific Place is a complex of office towers, hotels and a shopping centre situated at 88 Queensway, in Admiralty, Hong Kong. The latest phase, Three Pacific Place, is located at 1 Queen's Road East.... |
199 / 653 | 61 | Hotel, Residential | 1991 | |
| 63 | Queensway Government Offices Queensway Government Offices The Queensway Government Office Building is a skyscraper located in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong. The tower rises 56 floors and in height. The building was completed in 1985. It was designed by the Hong Kong Architectural Services Department, and was developed by Fujitec... |
199 / 652 | 56 | Office | 1985 | |
| 64 | Bellagio Tower 6–9 | 198 / 650 | 60 | Residential | 2002 | |
| 65= | Manhattan Hill 1–2 Manhattan Hill Manhattan Hill is a high-rise development located in the Lai Chi Kok district of Kowloon in Hong Kong, formerly Kowloon Motor Bus Lai Chi Kok Depot. The complex consists of five towers. Towers 1 and 2, which are interconnected, rise 51 floors, while towers 3, 5 and 6 rise 49 floors; each of the... |
198 / 649 | 51 | Residential | 2006 | |
| 65= | Manhattan Hill 3 Manhattan Hill Manhattan Hill is a high-rise development located in the Lai Chi Kok district of Kowloon in Hong Kong, formerly Kowloon Motor Bus Lai Chi Kok Depot. The complex consists of five towers. Towers 1 and 2, which are interconnected, rise 51 floors, while towers 3, 5 and 6 rise 49 floors; each of the... |
198 / 649 | 49 | Residential | 2006 | |
| 65= | Manhattan Hill 5 Manhattan Hill Manhattan Hill is a high-rise development located in the Lai Chi Kok district of Kowloon in Hong Kong, formerly Kowloon Motor Bus Lai Chi Kok Depot. The complex consists of five towers. Towers 1 and 2, which are interconnected, rise 51 floors, while towers 3, 5 and 6 rise 49 floors; each of the... |
198 / 649 | 49 | Residential | 2006 | |
| 65= | Manhattan Hill 6 Manhattan Hill Manhattan Hill is a high-rise development located in the Lai Chi Kok district of Kowloon in Hong Kong, formerly Kowloon Motor Bus Lai Chi Kok Depot. The complex consists of five towers. Towers 1 and 2, which are interconnected, rise 51 floors, while towers 3, 5 and 6 rise 49 floors; each of the... |
198 / 649 | 49 | Residential | 2006 | |
| 69= | The Merton 1 The Merton The Merton is a high-rise development located in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong. The complex consists of three towers. The Merton 1 rises 59 floors and , and stands as the 60th-tallest building in city... |
197 / 646 | 59 | Residential | 2005 | |
| 69= | The Merton 2 The Merton The Merton is a high-rise development located in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong. The complex consists of three towers. The Merton 1 rises 59 floors and , and stands as the 60th-tallest building in city... |
197 / 646 | 59 | Residential | 2005 | |
| 71= | The Pacifica 1 | 197 / 645 | 50 | Residential | 2005 | |
| 71= | The Pacifica 2–5 | 197 / 645 | 50 | Residential | 2005 | |
| 71= | The Pacifica 6 | 197 / 645 | 50 | Residential | 2005 | |
| 71= | The Pacifica 7 | 197 / 645 | 50 | Residential | 2005 | |
| 71= | Cable TV Tower Cable TV Tower The Cable TV Tower is a skyscraper located in Tsuen Wan in Hong Kong which was completed in 1993. The large building stands tall with 41 floors of office and industrial space. The skyscraper is also the tallest office / industrial building in the city... |
197 / 645 | 41 | Office | 1993 | |
| 76 | Aigburth Aigburth (Hong Kong) The Aigburth is a skyscraper located in the Mid-levels district of Hong Kong. The tower rises 48 floors and in height. The building was completed in 1999. It was designed by architectural firm Wong Tung & Partners, and was developed by Kerry Properties Limited. The Aigburth, which stands as the... |
196 / 643 | 48 | Residential | 1999 | |
| 77= | Vision City 2 Vision City Vision City is a residential high-rise development located in the Tsuen Wan district of the New Territories in Hong Kong. The complex consists of five towers, each of which ranks among the tallest buildings in the city. The tallest buildings in the complex are Vision City 2 and Vision City 3,... |
195 / 641 | 52 | Residential | 2007 | |
| 77= | Vision City 3 Vision City Vision City is a residential high-rise development located in the Tsuen Wan district of the New Territories in Hong Kong. The complex consists of five towers, each of which ranks among the tallest buildings in the city. The tallest buildings in the complex are Vision City 2 and Vision City 3,... |
195 / 641 | 52 | Residential | 2007 | |
| 79 | Times Square Natwest Tower Times Square (Hong Kong) Times Square is a major shopping centre and office tower complex in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.The complex, owned by Wharf Properties Limited, part of The Wharf Limited group, was opened in April 1994.-History:... |
194 / 636 | 40 | Office | 1993 | |
| 80= | Vision City 1 Vision City Vision City is a residential high-rise development located in the Tsuen Wan district of the New Territories in Hong Kong. The complex consists of five towers, each of which ranks among the tallest buildings in the city. The tallest buildings in the complex are Vision City 2 and Vision City 3,... |
192 / 631 | 52 | Residential | 2007 | |
| 80= | Vision City 5 Vision City Vision City is a residential high-rise development located in the Tsuen Wan district of the New Territories in Hong Kong. The complex consists of five towers, each of which ranks among the tallest buildings in the city. The tallest buildings in the complex are Vision City 2 and Vision City 3,... |
192 / 631 | 52 | Residential | 2007 | Also known as Vision City Tower 4. |
| 82= | Banyan Garden 2 | 191 / 628 | 57 | Residential | 2003 | |
| 82= | Banyan Garden 6 | 191 / 628 | 57 | Residential | 2003 | |
| 82= | Banyan Garden 7 | 191 / 628 | 57 | Residential | 2003 | |
| 85 | 39 Conduit Road 39 Conduit Road 39 Conduit Road is a residential property situated in Conduit Road in western mid-Levels of Hong Kong. It is a prestige development by Henderson Land Development.... |
191 / 626 | 42 | Residential | 2009 | |
| 86 | The Centrium The Centrium The Centrium is a skyscraper located in the Central district of Hong Kong. The tower rises 41 floors and in height. The building was completed in 2001. It was designed by architectural firm DP Architects, and was developed by the Sino Group Limited... |
189 / 620 | 41 | Office | 2001 | |
| 87= | Metro Town Tower 3 Metro Town Metro Town Phase One, also spelled simply as Metro Town , is a residential high-rise development located in the Tseung Kwan O district of the New Territories in Hong Kong, near MTR Tiu Keng Leng Station in Tiu Keng Leng... |
188 / 617 | 57 | Residential | 2006 | |
| 87= | Metro Town Tower 5 Metro Town Metro Town Phase One, also spelled simply as Metro Town , is a residential high-rise development located in the Tseung Kwan O district of the New Territories in Hong Kong, near MTR Tiu Keng Leng Station in Tiu Keng Leng... |
188 / 617 | 57 | Residential | 2006 | Also known as Metro Town - Tower 4. |
| 87= | One Exchange Square Exchange Square (Hong Kong) The Exchange Square is a building complex located in Central, Hong Kong. It houses offices and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It is served by the Central and Hong Kong stations of the MTR metro system.... |
188 / 617 | 52 | Office | 1985 | |
| 87= | Two Exchange Square Exchange Square (Hong Kong) The Exchange Square is a building complex located in Central, Hong Kong. It houses offices and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It is served by the Central and Hong Kong stations of the MTR metro system.... |
188 / 617 | 52 | Office | 1985 | |
| 87= | Oxford House/Time Warner Taikoo Place TaiKoo Place is a commercial complex in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It consists of 10 office towers: Devon House, Dorset House, PCCW Tower, Warwick House, Cornwall House, Somerset House, Lincoln House, Oxford House, Cambridge House and One Island East. The Island East development... |
188 / 617 | 41 | Office | 1999 | |
| 92= | Millennium City 5 Millennium City, Hong Kong Millennium City is a group of skyscrapers in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong built along the southern side of Kwun Tong Road near Ngau Tau Kok station and developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties.... |
187 / 614 | 45 | Office | 2004 | |
| 92= | Landmark East Tower 2 | 187 / 614 | 43 | Hotel, Office | 2008 | |
| 92= | Landmark East Tower 1 | 187 / 614 | 40 | Office | 2008 | |
| 92= | 9 Queen's Road Central 9 Queen's Road Central 9 Queen's Road Central is a skyscraper located in the Central district of Hong Kong. The tower rises 39 floors and in height. The building was completed in 1991. It was designed by architectural firm Wong Tung & Partners, and was developed by S E A Holdings Ltd... |
187 / 614 | 39 | Office | 1991 | |
| 96 | Entertainment Building Entertainment Building Entertainment Building is a building at Queen's Road Central between the two junctions with Wyndham Street and D'Aguilar Street in Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong... |
187 / 612 | 33 | Office | 1993 | |
| 97 | Lippo Centre II Lippo Centre, Hong Kong The Lippo Centre is a pair of twin office towers in Hong Kong, previously known as the Bond Center . The buildings are located at 89 Queensway, in Admiralty on Hong Kong Island. They were taken over by the Lippo Group after the collapse of the Bond Corporation... |
186 / 610 | 48 | Office | 1988 | |
| 98 | The Westpoint The Westpoint The Westpoint is a skyscraper located in the Sai Ying Pun district of Hong Kong. The tower rises 41 floors and in height. The building was completed in 1999. It was designed by architectural firm Ho & Partners Architects, and was developed by Chun Wo Construction & Engineering... |
186 / 609 | 41 | Office | 1999 | |
| 99= | Standard Chartered Bank Building Standard Chartered Bank Building (Hong Kong) The Standard Chartered Bank Building is a skyscraper located in the Central district of Hong Kong. The tower rises 42 floors and in height. The building was completed in 1990. It was designed by architectural firm P & T Architects & Engineers Ltd.... |
185 / 607 | 42 | Office | 1990 | |
| 99= | Sino Plaza Sino Plaza Sino Plaza is a skyscraper located in the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong. The tower rises 38 floors and in height. The building was completed in 1992. It was designed by architectural firm Ho & Partners Architects, and was developed by Sino Land Company Limited. Sino Plaza, which stands as the... |
185 / 607 | 38 | Office | 1992 | |
| 99= | Manhattan Heights Manhattan Heights Manhattan Heights is a residential skyscraper located in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong. Completed in the year 2000, the greenish tower stands tall and has 55 floors. The architect of this building is SLHO & Associates Ltd. www.slho.com.hk... |
185 / 607 | 55 | Residential | 2000 | |
| 99= | AIA Central | 185 / 607 | 40 | Office | 2005 | Formerly called AIG Tower. |
| 103 | Ocean Pointe Ocean Pointe Ocean Pointe is a skyscraper located in the Sham Tseng area of the New Territories in Hong Kong. The tower rises 54 floors and in height. The building was completed in 2001. It was designed by architectural firm DLN Architects & Engineers, and was developed by Kerry Properties Limited... |
184 / 603 | 54 | Residential | 2001 | |
| 104 | Vision City 6 Vision City Vision City is a residential high-rise development located in the Tsuen Wan district of the New Territories in Hong Kong. The complex consists of five towers, each of which ranks among the tallest buildings in the city. The tallest buildings in the complex are Vision City 2 and Vision City 3,... |
183 / 600 | 50 | Residential | 2007 | Also known as Vision City Tower 5. |
| 105 | Banyan Garden 5 | 183 / 599 | 54 | Residential | 2003 | |
| 106 | Three Pacific Place | 182 / 597 | 40 | Office | 2004 | |
| 107 | Convention Plaza Office | 181 / 595 | 50 | Office | 1990 | |
| 108= | Liberte 3 | 181 / 593 | 51 | Residential | 2003 | |
| 108= | Liberte 2 | 181 / 593 | 51 | Residential | 2003 | |
| 108= | Liberte 1 | 181 / 593 | 51 | Residential | 2003 | |
| 108= | Immigration Tower Immigration Tower The Immigration Tower is a skyscraper located in the Wan Chai District of Hong Kong. The tower rises 49 floors and in height. The building was completed in 1990. The Immigration Tower, which stands as the 93rd-tallest building in Hong Kong, is composed entirely of office space... |
181 / 593 | 49 | Office | 1990 | |
| 108= | Revenue Tower Revenue Tower The Revenue Tower is a skyscraper located in the Wan Chai District of Hong Kong. The tower rises 49 floors and in height. The building was completed in 1990. The Revenue Tower, which stands as the 93rd-tallest building in Hong Kong, is composed entirely of office space. The building, along with... |
181 / 593 | 49 | Office | 1990 | |
| 113 | AIA Tower AIA Tower The AIA Tower is a skyscraper located in the North Point district of Hong Kong. The tower rises 44 floors and in height. The building was completed in 1999. It was designed by and , and was developed by Henderson Land Development. The AIA Tower, which stands as the 99th-tallest building in Hong... |
180 / 592 | 44 | Office | 1999 | |
| 114= | The Merton 3 The Merton The Merton is a high-rise development located in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong. The complex consists of three towers. The Merton 1 rises 59 floors and , and stands as the 60th-tallest building in city... |
180 / 591 | 51 | Residential | 2005 | |
| 114= | Sham Wan Towers 1 Sham Wan Towers The Sham Wan Towers is a residential high-rise development located in the Ap Lei Chau district of Hong Kong. The complex consists of three towers, each of which rank among the tallest buildings in the city. The towers, numbered 1, 2, and 3, each rise , but differ in floor counts; Towers 1 and 2... |
180 / 591 | 51 | Residential | 2003 | |
| 114= | Sham Wan Towers 2 Sham Wan Towers The Sham Wan Towers is a residential high-rise development located in the Ap Lei Chau district of Hong Kong. The complex consists of three towers, each of which rank among the tallest buildings in the city. The towers, numbered 1, 2, and 3, each rise , but differ in floor counts; Towers 1 and 2... |
180 / 591 | 51 | Residential | 2003 | |
| 114= | Sham Wan Towers 3 Sham Wan Towers The Sham Wan Towers is a residential high-rise development located in the Ap Lei Chau district of Hong Kong. The complex consists of three towers, each of which rank among the tallest buildings in the city. The towers, numbered 1, 2, and 3, each rise , but differ in floor counts; Towers 1 and 2... |
180 / 591 | 45 | Residential | 2003 | |
| 114= | Liberte 5 | 180 / 591 | 52 | Residential | 2003 | |
| 114= | Liberte 6 | 180 / 591 | 52 | Residential | 2003 | |
| 115 | Banyan Garden 3 | 180 / 590 | 53 | Residential | 2003 | |
Under construction
This listed buildings are under construction in Hong Kong and are planned to rise at least 180 metres (591 ft). A floor count of 50 stories is used as the cutoff in place of a height of 180 m (591 ft) for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers.| Name | Height* m / ft |
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| Azura | 211 / 692 | 50 | 2012 | Luxury residential towers on mid-levels Mid-levels Mid-levels is an expensive residential area on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located halfway up Victoria Peak, directly above Central... area. |
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| Hysan Place | 197 / 646 | 36 | 2011 | Estimated to open at Q4, 2011. | |
| The OakHill | 180 / 590 | 58 | 2011 | Expected to provide more than 130 apartments and 67 parking spaces. Floor 4, 13, 14, 24, 34, 44, and 54 are removed due to superstition Tetraphobia Tetraphobia is an aversion to or fear of the number . It is a superstition most common in East Asian regions such as Mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and Vietnam.... . |
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Approved
This listed buildings are approved in Hong Kong and are planned to rise at least 180 metres (591 ft). A floor count of 50 stories is used as the cutoff in place of a height of 180 m (591 ft) for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers.| Name | Height* m / ft |
Floors | Year* | Notes | Reference |
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| New World Centre New World Centre The New World Centre is a shopping centre, apartment complex and office building on Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is located near the Sogo Department Store and the Hong Kong Space Museum, opposite the MTR East Tsim Sha Tsui Station. It was closed on March 31, 2010 for... East |
265 / 869 | 70 | Currently undergoing groundwork / site preparation. | ||
| Kwun Tong Kwun Tong Kwun Tong is an area in Kwun Tong District, situated at the eastern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, and its boundary stretches from Lion Rock in the north to Lei Yue Mun in the south, and from the winding paths of Kowloon Peak in the east to the north coast of the former Kai Tak Airport runway in... Town Centre Redevelopment Landmark Tower |
260 / 853 | 63 | 2015 | Properties acquisition completed. Site undergoing preparation. | |
| Taikoo Place Redevelopment Taikoo Place TaiKoo Place is a commercial complex in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It consists of 10 office towers: Devon House, Dorset House, PCCW Tower, Warwick House, Cornwall House, Somerset House, Lincoln House, Oxford House, Cambridge House and One Island East. The Island East development... Phase 2A Building |
225 / 738 | 51 | Rebuild of Somerset House. Height reduced from the originally proposed 295m to 225m. | ||
| Taikoo Place Redevelopment Taikoo Place TaiKoo Place is a commercial complex in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It consists of 10 office towers: Devon House, Dorset House, PCCW Tower, Warwick House, Cornwall House, Somerset House, Lincoln House, Oxford House, Cambridge House and One Island East. The Island East development... Phase 2B Building |
195 / 640 | 46 | Rebuild of Warwick House. Height increased from the originally proposed 160m to 195m. Project will begin no earlier than 2016, after Somerset House redevelopment. | ||
| Hutchison House Redevelopment | 185 / 607 | 47 |
Proposed
This listed buildings are proposed in Hong Kong and are planned to rise at least 180 metres (591 ft). A floor count of 50 stories is used as the cutoff in place of a height of 180 m (591 ft) for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers.| Name | Height* m / ft |
Floors* | Year* | Notes | Reference |
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| Admiralty Tower | 350 / 1,148 | ||||
| Hopewell Centre II | 218 / 715 | 55 | |||
Timeline of tallest buildings
| Name | Street address | Years as tallest | Height m / ft |
Floors | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank building | 1 Queen's Road Central | 1935–1950 | 70 / 230 | 13 | |
| Bank of China Building | 2A Des Voeux Road Central | 1950–1966 | 76 / 250 | 17 | |
| Kiu Kwan Mansion | 395 King's Road | 1966–1971 | 95.12 / 312 | 28 | |
| Pearl City Mansion | 22-36 Paterson Street | 1971–1973 | 109 / 358 | 34 | |
| Connaught Centre Jardine House Jardine House , formerly known as Connaught Centre , is an office tower in Hong Kong. The building is located at 1 Connaught Place, Central on the Hong Kong Island. It is owned by Hongkong Land Limited, a subsidiary of Jardines. At the time of its completion in 1972, Jardine House was the tallest... |
1 Connaught Place | 1973–1980 | 178 / 585 | 52 | |
| Hopewell Centre | 183 Queen's Road East | 1980–1990 | 216 / 709 | 64 | |
| Bank of China Tower | 1 Garden Road | 1990–1992 | 367 / 1,205 | 70 | |
| Central Plaza | 18 Harbour Road | 1992–2003 | 374 / 1,227 | 78 | |
| Two International Finance Centre | 8 Finance Street | 2003–2010 | 415 / 1,362 | 88 | |
| International Commerce Center | 1 Austin Road Kowloon | 2010–present | 484 / 1,588 | 118 | |
Notable stale proposal, cancelled and vision projects
Due to an increasing concerns on potential environmental threads demonstrated by supertall skyscrapers (such as wall effect), numerous height restriction lawsHeight restriction laws
Height restriction laws are laws that restrict the maximum height of structures.There are a variety of reasons for these measures. Some restrictions limit the height of new buildings so as not to block views of an older work decreed to be important landmark by a government...
are applied to proposed or in some cases, approved projects during recent history. For this reason, many developers are forced to either modify or cancel their projects.
| Name | Height m Metre The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology... / feet |
Floors | Notes | Refs |
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| Bionic Tower Bionic tower The Bionic Tower is a proposed vertical city, an extremely large building designed for human habitation designed by Spanish architects Eloy Celaya, Mª Rosa Cervera, and Javier Gómez. It would have a main tower high, with 300 stories housing approximately 100,000 people.While in office,... |
1,228 / 4,029 | 300 | Vision. Vertical city for housing 100,000+ people. | |
| Kowloon MTR Tower | 574 / 1,883 | 102 | Abandoned proposal. Original proposal for the Union Square Union Square (Hong Kong) Union Square is a commercial and residential real estate project in Hong Kong on the West Kowloon reclamation. Covering , the site has a gross floor area of , approximately the size of the Canary Wharf development in London... development project in Kowloon, and was planned to be the candidate for the tallest building in the world. The project now completed as International Commerce Centre International Commerce Centre The International Commerce Centre is a 108 floor, skyscraper completed in 2010 in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is a part of the Union Square project built on top of Kowloon Station. The development is owned and jointly developed by MTR Corporation Limited and Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong... . |
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| Original Nina Tower Proposal | 518 / 1699 | 108 | Abandoned proposal. This is the original proposal for the current Nina Towers to be the world's tallest building in 1994. The proposal was rejected by the government due to being in the major airway Airway (aviation) In aviation, an airway is a designated route in the air. Airways are laid out between navigational aids such as VORs, NDBs and Intersections .... of the newly-established Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport , being built on the island of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation, and also to distinguish it from its predecessor, the closed Kai Tak Airport.The airport opened for commercial... . The proposed tower is literally split in half, with the dominant being the current Nina Tower and the other Teddy Tower. |
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| SAR Government Center | 450 / 1,476 | - | Abandoned proposal. Project is now moved to the Tamar Site Tamar site Tamar site , 4.2-hectare large, the former location of the naval basin attached to the headquarters of the British Forces Overseas Hong Kong, is currently the site of the Central Government Offices of the Hong Kong SAR Government at the harbourfront of Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.To the... as Central Government Complex Central Government Complex, Tamar Central Government Complex, Tamar will be the new location for the offices of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.The new government building will neither use Communist Chinese or European government building designs, but a rather a mix of postmodern architecture and... |
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| The Gateway III The Gateway, Hong Kong The Gateway , part of Harbour City, is the office buildings with shopping arcade at lower level in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.-Tenants:... |
405 / 1,329 | 96 | Rejected proposal. The project is rejected due to the height restriction law Height restriction laws Height restriction laws are laws that restrict the maximum height of structures.There are a variety of reasons for these measures. Some restrictions limit the height of new buildings so as not to block views of an older work decreed to be important landmark by a government... . It is ultimately cancelled and is never built. |
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| Hong Kong Wanchai Tower | 400 / 1,312 | - | Cancelled | |
See also
- Architecture of Hong KongArchitecture of Hong KongThe Architecture of Hong Kong features great emphasis on Contemporary architecture, specially Modernism, Postmodernism, Functionalism, etc. Due to the lack of available land, few historical buildings remain in the urban areas of Hong Kong. However, Hong Kong has become a centre for modern...
- List of tallest buildings and structures in the world by country
- List of cities with most skyscrapers
External links
- Diagram of Hong Kong skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage
Here are some examples of some of the skyscrapers of Hong Kong described above:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPJDwlgiXWQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-t52lByuJk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFmsVARHTBw