The Center

The Center
中環中心
The Center in 2018
Map
General information
TypeOffice
Location99 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°17′05″N 114°09′16″E / 22.28472°N 114.15444°E / 22.28472; 114.15444
Construction started1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Completed1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Height
Architectural346 m (1,135 ft)[1]
Roof292 m (958 ft)
Top floor275 m (902 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count73[1]
Floor area130,032 m2 (1,399,653 sq ft)[1]
Lifts/elevators41, made by Otis Elevator Company[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd.[1]
Developer
Structural engineerMaunsell AECOM Group[1]
Main contractorPaul Y – ITC Construction[1]
References
[1][2]

The Center (Cantonese Yale: Jūngwàahn Jūngsām) is the fifth tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong,[1] after International Commerce Centre, Two International Finance Centre (88 storeys), Central Plaza and Bank of China Tower. With a height of 346 m (1,135 ft), it comprises 73 storeys. The Center is one of the few skyscrapers in Hong Kong that is entirely steel-structured with no reinforced concrete core and is one of the tallest steel buildings in world. It is located on 99 Queen's Road Central in the Central, roughly halfway between the MTR Island line's Sheung Wan and Central stations.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "The Center". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013.
  2. ^ "The Center, Hong Kong". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 15 September 2007.