Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong)

Bank of China Tower
中銀大廈
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Commercial offices
Location	1 Garden Road Central, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°16′45″N 114°09′41″E / 22.27917°N 114.16139°E / 22.27917; 114.16139
Construction started	18 April 1985; 39 years ago (1985-04-18)
Completed	1990; 34 years ago (1990)
Opening	17 May 1990; 33 years ago (1990-05-17)
Height
Architectural	367.4 m (1,205.4 ft)
Antenna spire	52.4 m (172 ft)
Roof	315 m (1,033.5 ft)
Top floor	288.3 m (945.9 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	72 (+4 basement floors)
Floor area	135,000 m2 (1,450,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	49
Design and construction
Architect(s)	I. M. Pei & Partners Sherman Kung & Associates Architects Ltd. Thomas Boada S.L.
Engineer	Jaros, Baum & Bolles (MEP Design)
Structural engineer	Leslie E. Robertson Associates RLLP
Main contractor	HKC (Holdings) Ltd Kumagai HK
References
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Bank of China Tower
Traditional Chinese	中銀大廈
Simplified Chinese	中银大厦
Cantonese Yale	Jūngngán Daaihhah
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngyín Dàshà Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Jūngngán Daaihhah Jyutping Zung1ngan2 Daai6haa6 IPA [tsoŋ˥.ŋɐn˧˥ taːi˨.haː˨]

The Bank of China Tower (BOC Tower) is a skyscraper located in Central, Hong Kong. Located at 1 Garden Road on Hong Kong Island, the tower houses the headquarters of the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited.^[5] One of the most recognisable landmarks in Hong Kong, the building is notable for its distinct shape and design, consisting of triangular frameworks covered by glass curtain walls.

The building was designed by Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei and L. C. Pei of I. M. Pei and Partners. 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 and Central Plaza. It was the tallest building in Hong Kong and Asia from 1990 to 1992, and it was the first supertall skyscraper outside the United States, the first to break the 305 m (1,000 ft) mark. It was surpassed by Central Plaza on the same island in 1992.

Construction began on 18 April 1985 on the former site of Murray House, and was completed five years later in 1990. Sporting a steel-column design, the building is accessible from the MTR's Central station. The building lies between Cotton Tree Drive and Garden Road.