House of a Thousand Orifices

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House of a Thousand Orifices is the colloquial nickname for Jardine House, a landmark Hong Kong skyscraper distinguished by its grid of circular windows.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
appliedTo office building
skyscraper
associatedWith Hong Kong skyline NERFINISHED
Jardine Matheson headquarters NERFINISHED
colloquialNameFor Jardine House NERFINISHED
country China
distinguishedBy grid of circular windows
round windows on facade
hasCulturalRole iconic nickname in Hong Kong popular culture
hasNotableFeature numerous circular window openings
language English
locatedIn Central, Hong Kong NERFINISHED
Hong Kong, China
surface form: Hong Kong
refersTo Jardine House NERFINISHED
refersToBuildingArchitect Palmer & Turner NERFINISHED
refersToBuildingCompletedIn 1972
refersToBuildingCurrentName Jardine House NERFINISHED
refersToBuildingDistrict Central and Western District NERFINISHED
refersToBuildingFloorCount 52
refersToBuildingHeight approximately 178 metres
refersToBuildingOriginalName Connaught Centre NERFINISHED
refersToBuildingOwner Hongkong Land NERFINISHED
refersToBuildingRegion Hong Kong Island NERFINISHED
refersToBuildingUse commercial offices
usedAs informal nickname

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Jardine House nickname House of a Thousand Orifices