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Many skyscrapers in Hong Kong feature holes in them called "dragon gates". Local folklore claims that such holes are for dragons to pass through, though some such holes are created to fulfil air ventilation requirements. [9] [10] [11] Hong Kong's best-known building is probably I. M. Pei's Bank of China Tower. The building attracted heated ...
Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Hong Kong" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
The existence of tong lau was a culmination of a series of historic forces including the economic development of Hong Kong, the Second World War, and the influx of Chinese migrants to Hong Kong. [12] In 1898, the government introduced a building and public health ordinance which defined all the buildings including tong lau.
Religious buildings and structures in Hong Kong (9 C, 4 P) Residential buildings in Hong Kong (7 C, 5 P) S. Sports venues in Hong Kong (9 C, 29 P) T. Towers in Hong ...
26 blocks scandal (Chinese: 廿六座問題公屋醜聞) was a construction scandal in British Hong Kong during the 1980s. A total of 577 blocks of public housing estate was discovered with structural problems, of those 26 were demolished due to the imminent risk of collapse.
The Central Plaza is currently the third tallest building in Hong Kong at a pinnacle height of 373.9 m (1,227 ft). 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 was also the tallest building in Asia from 1992 until 1996, surpassed by Shun Hing Square in Shenzhen. The ...
Edwardian architecture in Hong Kong (5 P) Pages in category "British colonial architecture in Hong Kong" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
The Repulse Bay (Chinese: 影灣園) is a residential building and commercial arcade, located at 109 Repulse Bay Road [1] in the Repulse Bay area of Hong Kong. It is owned by The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (HSH) [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and operated by Peninsula Properties, a subsidiary of HSH.