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.
Statements (26)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.