Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong

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commercial building landmark office building skyscraper

Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong is a landmark skyscraper known for its distinctive angular, prism-like design and status as one of the city’s most recognizable modern architectural icons.

Aliases (1)

Bank of China Tower ×3

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commercial building → landmark → office building → skyscraper →
aboveGroundFloors	70 →
antennaSpireIncluded	yes →
architect	I. M. Pei → L. C. Pei →
architecturalStyle	high-tech architecture → modernist architecture →
architectureFirm	Pei Cobb Freed & Partners →
belowGroundFloors	4 →
citySymbolOf	Hong Kong →
completionYear	1989 →
constructionStartYear	1985 →
contains	Bank of China (Hong Kong) headquarters offices →
coordinates	22.279°N 114.162°E →
country	China →
designFeature	angular prism-like form → criss-cross structural expression → triangulated facade →
developer	Bank of China →
district	Central and Western District →
elevatorCount	49 →
featuredIn	Hong Kong skyline →
floorArea_m2	135000 →
floorCount	72 →
hasHelipad	yes →
hasLightingFeature	night-time facade lighting →
hasObservationDeck	yes →
heightToArchitecturalTop_m	367.4 →
heightToRoof_m	315 →
heightToTip_m	367.4 →
locatedIn	Hong Kong Island →
location	Central, Hong Kong →
managedBy	Bank of China Group Investment Limited →
material	aluminum → concrete → glass → steel →
notableFor	being one of Hong Kong’s most recognizable skyscrapers → distinctive angular, prism-like design →
observationDeckFloor	43 →
officialName	Bank of China Tower →
openingDate	1990-05-17 →
openingYear	1990 →
overseasTerritoryOf	People's Republic of China →
owner	Bank of China →
precededByTallestInHongKong	Jardine House →
primaryUse	office →
roofFunction	helipad →
roofShape	pyramidal →
status	completed →
streetAddress	1 Garden Road →
structuralEngineer	Leslie E. Robertson →
succeededByTallestInHongKong	Central Plaza →
toppedOutYear	1989 →
wasTallestBuildingInAsiaUntil	1992 →
wasTallestBuildingInHongKongUntil	1992 →
wasTallestBuildingOutsideUnitedStatesUntil	1992 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
I. M. Pei → Leslie E. Robertson →	designed
I. M. Pei → Pei Cobb Freed & Partners ("Bank of China Tower") →	notableWork
Central District ("Bank of China Tower") →	hasLandmark
Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong ("Bank of China Tower") →	officialName
HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong →	replacedByAsTallest