The Bank of China Tower (abbreviated BOC Tower) is one of the most recognisable skyscrapers in Central, Hong Kong. It houses the headquarters for the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. The building is located at 1 Garden Road, in Central and Western District on Hong Kong Island.

Designed by I. M. Pei, the building is 305 m (1,000.7 ft) high with two masts reaching 367.4 m (1,205.4 ft) high. It was the tallest building in Hong Kong and Asia from 1989 to 1992, and it was the first building outside the United States to break the 305 m (1,000 ft) mark. It is now the third tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong, after Two International Finance Centre and Central Plaza.

Other Information

• Location : Hong Kong
• Status : Complete
• Groundbreaking : 18 April 1985
• Constructed : 1985–1990
• Opening : 17 May 1990
• Use : Office
• Height : Antenna/Spire – 367.4 m (1,205.4 ft), Roof – 305.0 m (1,000.7 ft), Top floor – 288.2 m (945.5 ft)
• Floor count : Above ground – 72 , Basement floors – 4
• Floor area : 135,000 m² (1,450,000 sq ft)
• Elevator count : 45, made by Otis Elevator Company
• Architect : I. M. Pei & Partners, Sherman Kung & Associates Architects Ltd. Thomas Boada S.L.
• Structural Engineer : Leslie E. Robertson Associates RLLP
• Contractor : HKC (Holdings) Limited (Kumagai HK)

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