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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). [11] [12] [13] [14]
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 ]
The Henderson is a skyscraper in Central, Hong Kong.The 36-storey building will rise to a height of 190 metres (623 feet). [1] It is designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. [2] The site at 2 Murray Road was reportedly the world's most expensive plot, worth US$3 billion, when it was purchased by developer Henderson Land Development in 2017, leading to the demolition of the car park at the site.
Hong Kong — China. There are few skylines in the world that can compete with Hong Kong's. The city's soaring skyscrapers ... The Big Apple is famous for its skyline, with iconic buildings like ...
Skyscraper Hong Kong Hong Kong New York Times Building: 319 1,046 2007 Skyscraper United States New York City Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower: 318.5 1,045 1996 Concrete tower Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission China Nanjing Grand Hyatt Manila: 318 1,043 2017 Skyscraper Residential Philippines Taguig, Metro Manila The tallest building in the Philippines.
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