Central Plaza
Central Plaza is the second tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong. With a height of 374 m (1,227 ft), Central Plaza is only surpassed by 2 IFC (415 m / 1,362 ft) in Central. The building is located at 18 Harbour Road, in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island. It was the tallest building in Asia from 1992 to 1996, until the Shun Hing Square in Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China, was built. The 78-storey building was completed in August 1995. The building surpassed the Bank of China Tower as the tallest building in Hong Kong until the completion of 2IFC.
Central Plaza was also the tallest reinforced concrete building in the world, until it was surpassed by CITIC Plaza, Guangzhou. The building uses a triangular floor plan. On the top of the tower is a four-bar neon clock that indicates the time by displaying different colors in 15 minute intervals, blinking at the change of the quarter.
An anemometer is installed on the tip of the building’s mast; the anemometer sits at 378 m (1,240 ft) above sea level. The mast has a height of 102 m (335 ft). It also houses the world’s highest church–Hong Kong City Church.
Other Information
- Location : Hong Kong
- Status : Complete
- Constructed : 1989 – 1992
- Use : Office
- Height : Antenna/Spire – 374 m (1,227 ft), Roof -309 m (1,014 ft), Top floor – 299 m (981 ft)
- Floor count : 78 aboveground, 3 belowground
- Floor area : 172,798 m2 (1,859,982 sq ft)
- Elevator count : 39, made by Otis Elevator Company
- Architect : Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd.
- Developer : The Sino Group, Sun Hung Kai Properties
