International Finance Centre in Hong Kong

May 4, 2014 - PRLog -- Skyscrapers of Hong Kong - a visiting card of a successful financial center of Asia. Rightful place next to the International Commerce Centre, Bank of China Tower and Central Plaza building complex occupies an international financial center, is certainly one of the most vivid symbols of Hong Kong.

International financial center is located on the waterfront of Victoria Harbour and consists of a "Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong", shopping center, towers of the First and Second International Financial Center.

Luxury Four Seasons Hotel height of 206 meters or 60 floors was built in 2006 in the immediate vicinity of the towers, thus becoming a worthy completion of the entire project. And the beginning he put the first tower center, whose construction was completed in December 1998. Height of tower number 1 - 210 meters, and its 39 floors can accommodate 5,000 people at a time. Behind the tower is also stuck its brand name - 1IFC or One IFC.

But the most outstanding in all respects, building an international financial center, of course, is the second tower, which was opened in 2003. The tower height of 415.8 meters with a spire, or 88 floors ( eight - an auspicious number in Cantonese culture.) Interestingly, the tower no floors numbered 14 and 24, because their names in Cantonese language associated with death.

Two IFC (2IFC) is notable not only for its high-altitude settings, but also the fact that "encroach on the sacred" - violated the unwritten taboo and more than 25% blocked the view of Mount Victoria, the highest point on Hong Kong Island, which caused dissatisfaction at the time of the residents. However, instead of Hong Kong was even more impressive panorama of the bay, where the tower number 2 has taken a worthy place.

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