Bank of China Tower - Definition and Overview

The Bank of China Tower (short: BOC Tower) is a huge skyscraper in Central, Hong Kong. It houses the headquarters for the Bank of China (Hong Kong).

BOC Tower

BOC Tower at night

It was designed by architect I. M. Pei. The building is 315 meters high with two masts reaching 369 meters (1209 feet) high. The 70 storey building was built in 1989 and is located between Admiralty, Hong Kong and Central, Hong Kong. This was the tallest building in Hong Kong and Asia from 1989 to 1992, It was the first building outside the United States to break the 1000 foot mark. That also means it was the tallest outside America from its completion year, 1990.

The structural expressionism adopted in the design of this building resembles growing bamboo shoots, symbolising livelihood and prosperity. The whole structure is supported by the four steel columns at the corners of the building, with the tranangular frameworks transferring the weight of the structure into these four columns.

The building has been criticised by practitioners of feng shui for its sharp edges.

The formal address of the building is: 1 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong.

See also

• Other Buildings: Central Plaza, Hong Kong - The Center, Hong Kong - Hopewell Centre, Hong Kong - International Finance Centre - Sorrento, Hong Kong, The Harbourfront, Hong Kong
• Lists: List of skyscrapers, List of towers -worlds tallest structures - List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong
• List of the world's tallest structures

External links

• BOC Tower, Hong Kong (http://www.bochk.com/en/aboutus/1d.htm)
• Photo gallery (http://www.bochk.com/en/aboutus/1d3.htm)