Central Plaza (Hong Kong)

Central Plaza
中環廣場
Central Plaza in June 2009
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Commercial offices
Architectural style	Postmodern
Location	18 Harbour Road Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°16′48″N 114°10′25″E / 22.28000°N 114.17361°E / 22.28000; 114.17361
Construction started	1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Completed	1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Height
Architectural	373.9 m (1,227 ft)
Roof	309 m (1,014 ft)
Top floor	299 m (981 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	78 3 below ground
Floor area	172,798 m2 (1,859,982 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	39
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers
Developer	Ryoden Development Sino Land Sun Hung Kai Properties
Structural engineer	Arup
Main contractor	Manloze Ltd
References
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Central Plaza is a 78-storey, 374 m (1,227 ft) skyscraper at 18 Harbour Road, in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Completed in August 1992, it is the third tallest tower in the city after 2 International Finance Centre (2 IFC) in Central and the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon. It was the tallest building in Asia from 1992 to 1996, until the Shun Hing Square was built in Shenzhen, a neighbouring city. Central Plaza surpassed the Bank of China Tower as the tallest building in Hong Kong until the completion of 2 IFC.

Central Plaza was also the tallest reinforced concrete building in the world, until it was surpassed by CITIC Plaza, Guangzhou in 1996. The building uses a triangular floor plan. On the top of the tower is a four-bar neon clock that indicates the time by displaying different colours for 15-minute periods, blinking at the change of the quarter.

An anemometer is installed on the tip of the building's mast, at 378 metres (1,240 ft) above sea level. The mast has a height of 102 m (335 ft). Central Plaza also houses the world's highest church inside a skyscraper, Sky City Church.