International Finance Centre (Hong Kong)
The International Finance Centre (abbreviated as ifc) is a skyscraper and integrated commercial development on the waterfront of Hong Kong's Central District.
| Two International Finance Centre | |
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國際金融中心2 期 | |
International Finance Centre | |
Location within Hong Kong | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 8 Finance Street Central, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°17′6″N 114°9′33″E |
| Construction started | 1996 (International Finance Centre 1) 2000 (Two International Finance Centre) |
| Completed | 1998 |
| Opening | 6 July 1998 (One International Finance Centre) 18 October 2003 (Two International Finance Centre) |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 415 m (1,361.5 ft) |
| Tip | 415.4 m (1,362.9 ft) |
| Roof | 407 m (1,335.3 ft) |
| Top floor | 387.6 m (1,271.7 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 88 above ground level, 6 basement floors |
| Floor area | 185,805 m2 (1,999,988 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 62 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | César Pelli & Association Architects |
| Executive Architect (Cladding) | Adamson Associates Architects |
| Developer | Sun Hung Kai Properties, Henderson Land and Towngas |
| Structural engineer | Ove Arup & Partners |
| Main contractor | E Man-Sanfield Joint Venture |
| References | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 國際金融中心 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 国际金融中心 | ||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Gwokjai Gāmyùhng Jūngsām | ||||||||||||||
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A prominent landmark on Hong Kong Island, ifc consists of two skyscrapers (One and Two ifc), the ifc mall, and the 55-storey Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong. Tower 2 is the second-tallest building in Hong Kong at a height of 415 m, behind the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon, and the 38th-tallest building in the world. It is the fourth-tallest building in the Greater China region and the eighth-tallest office building in the world, based on structural heights; it is of similar height to the former World Trade Center. The Airport Express Hong Kong station is directly beneath it, with subway lines to Hong Kong International Airport.
ifc was constructed and is owned by IFC Development, a consortium of Sun Hung Kai Properties, Henderson Land and Towngas.
In 2003, Financial Times, HSBC, and Cathay Pacific put up an advertisement on the facade that stretched more than 50 storeys, covering an area of 19,000 m2 (200,000 square ft) and a length of 230 m, making it the world's largest advertisement ever put on a skyscraper.