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Identification
Name
Central Plaza
Alternative name
中環廣場
Emporis Building ID
120372
Location
Main address
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Neighborhood
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Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
374.00 m
Height (roof)
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Height (top floor)
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Floors (above ground)
78
Floors (underground)
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Construction start
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Construction end
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Gross floor area
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Floor-to-floor height
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Elevators
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]
Structural material
concrete
Facade material
glass
Facade system
curtain wall
Architectural style
postmodern
Usages
Main usages
commercial office
Features and Amenities
One of the city's famous buildings
Ornamental illumination is installed
Facts
Took the tallest building in HK title away from the Bank of China Tower when completed in 1992.
World's tallest reinforced concrete building until the completion of CITIC Plaza in Guangzhou.
Was the tallest building in Asia from 1992 until Shun Hing Square was built in 1996.
The tallest building in Hong Kong until completion of Two International Finance Centre.
The tower mast is 102m tall, although some of the mast is not exposed.
The highest floor with the pyramidal atrium is the world's highest church.
Phase 2: 28-45, completed February 1992.
Phase 3: 46-tower top, completed August 1992.
Land cost was triple construction cost.
Designed for 8,000 people - 6,000 working.
Phase 1: B3-27, completed October 1991.
The skydeck on the 44th floor was closed to the public after Septermber 11th, 2001, due to security concerns.
It was the second building outside the United States to break the 1000 foot mark. That also means it was the tallest outside America from its completion year, 1992, through the completion year of Shun Hing Square, 1996.
There are 39 columns on every typical floor.
Site area is 7,230 m².
This building is one of 18 buildings involved in the Hong Kong Tourism Commission's Victoria Harbour Lighting Plan.
Companies involved in this building
Emporis Premium Companies:
MANNTECH Building Maintenance Systems (facade maintenance system supplier)

architect: DLN Architects & Engineers

Other companies:
Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited, Manloze Ltd., Levett & Bailey Chart. Quantity Surveyors Limited, Otis Elevator Company (H.K.) Limited, DTZ Debenham Tie Leung-Hong Kong office, Sino Land Company Limited, Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited, Intrafor Asia, Ryoden Development Limited, Cupples International Inc., SICEA Marmi S.r.l., Laservision Australia, Martin Professional A/S, Alan G. Davenport Wind Engineering Group BLWTL
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