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[9] [2] [8] [10] Most of Hong Kong's buildings are concentrated on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the new towns (satellite towns) of the New Territories, such as Tsuen Wan and Sha Tin. Additional high-rises are located along Hong Kong Island's southern shoreline and areas near the stations of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR).
Night view of the skyline of Hong Kong, which has over 500 skyscrapers. The list of cities with most skyscrapers ranks cities around the world by their number of skyscrapers. A skyscraper is defined as a continuously habitable high-rise building that has over 40 floors [1] and is taller than approximately 150 m (492 ft). [2]
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Hong Kong is the Chinese city with the most skyscrapers, [8] while Shenzhen has the most number of supertalls. [9] In June 2020, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) imposed a ban on the construction of super high-rise buildings taller than 500 m (1,600 ft), due to safety reasons and waste of resources. [10]
Hong Kong. A skyscraper is generally defined as any building that is more than 150 metres (492 ft) tall and has more than 40 storeys. [1] [2] The following is a list of countries with the most skyscrapers. Other structures like observation towers or lattice towers are excluded on this list.
Many skyscrapers in Hong Kong feature holes in them called "dragon gates". Local folklore claims that such holes are for dragons to pass through, though some such holes are created to fulfil air ventilation requirements. [9] [10] [11] Hong Kong's best-known building is probably I. M. Pei's Bank of China Tower. The building attracted heated ...
Hong Kong China: 2010 Tallest building in Hong Kong [27] 14 Wuhan Greenland Center: 475.6 1,560 101 (+ 6 below ground) Wuhan China: 2023 [28] 15 Central Park Tower: 472.4 1,550 98 (+ 4 below ground) New York City United States: 2021 Tallest residential building [29] 16 Lakhta Center: 462.0 1,516 87 (+ 3 below ground) Saint Petersburg Russia: 2019
At a height of 315 m (1,033.5 ft), reaching 367.4 m (1,205.4 ft) high including a 52.4 m (172 ft) spire, [5] the building is the fourth tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong, after International Commerce Centre, Two International Finance Centre (2 IFC) and Central Plaza.