One International Finance Centre on the left.
The International Finance Centre (Chinese 國際金融中心, short ifc) consists of two skyscrapers, of which the first one is relatively small, "only 210m", the second one, known as Two International Finance Centre (國際金融中心二期, short 2ifc) is one of the tallest skyscrapers in Hong Kong and all of China. It's 417m tall and has 88 floors (8 is a lucky number for Chinese). Constructed between 1997 and 2003, it was the tallest building in Hong Kong upon completion and remained tallest until 2010, when the the taller International Commerce Centre in Kowloon was completed (Info source: 1IFC, 2IFC). There is a mall inside ifc and it's pretty good, but very fancy. I definitely recommend this building to see, it's close to the Hong Kong Central Pier and a walk away from the Hong Kong Central station. This building is definitely one of my favorite skyscrapers. I like the minimalistic design. It looks very aesthetic, blends in well with the water and the sky, which makes it less intrusive.
[My SKYSCRAPERS page][My HONG KONG page][All photos by MKL, 2009]
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