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Identification
Official name Two International Finance Centre
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Emporis Building Number 100614
 
Location
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Bordering street Finance Street
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Complex International Finance Centre
District Central
Region Hong Kong Island
City Hong Kong
State Hong Kong
Country China
 
Technical Data
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Height (struct.) 415 m 1,362 ft
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Floors (OG) 88
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Construction end 2003
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Building in General
Type of construction skyscraper
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Status completed

Facts
- It is one of the few buildings in the world equipped with double-deck elevators.
- The Hong Kong Monetary Authority bought several floors in the top portion of the tower for 0.48 billion USD.
- Financial Times, HSBC, and Cathay Pacific put up an advertisement on the facade from October to November of 2003 that stretched more than 50 stories tall, covering an area of 0.2 million square ft and a length of 230m; making it the world's largest advertisement ever put on skyscraper.
- This is the tallest building in Hong Kong, surpassing Central Plaza.
- More than 3500 workers from various places around the world worked at the construction site during the peak construction period.
- This building was featured in the Hollywood movie "Tomb Raider 2".
- The 88th floor of the tower contains the office of the Chairman of the HK Monetary Authority.
- The tower is attached to the second phase of IFC Mall.
- An exhibition area and a library of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority Information Centre occupy the 55th floor and are open to the public.
- This building is one of 18 buildings involved in the Hong Kong Tourism Commission's Victoria Harbour Lighting Plan.
- 2 IFC's reign as Hong Kong's tallest will not be long, as International Commerce Centre is under construction and will claim the title in 2010.

News
- Hong Kong's tallest closes constructio (2003-01-28 15:15:00)
- Small fire at 2IFC construction site i (2002-11-16 07:21:00)

Companies involved in this Building*
Architect: Rocco Design Limited , Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects

Emporis Premium Companies: Lalesse Gevelliften BV [KONE Lalesse Gevelliftinstallaties].

Other companies: IFC Development Ltd., Sun Chung Estate Company Ltd., The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Ltd., Henderson Land Development, Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd., MTR Corporation, International Finance Centre Management Company Ltd., E Man-Sanfield JV Construction Co Ltd, Ove Arup & Partners [Arup], Urbis Ltd, J Roger Preston Ltd, Lerch Bates, Inc., Laservision Australia, Brandston Partnership Inc., Bachy Soletanche Group Ltd, Martin Professional A/S, Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd., Levett & Bailey Chart. Quantity Surveyors Ltd, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc., Otis Elevator Company (H.K.) Limited, Schindler Lifts (Hong Kong) Ltd., Schindler Lifts (Hong Kong) Ltd., Permasteelisa Hong Kong Ltd., JFE Steel Corporation, DTZ Debenham Tie Leung-Hong Kong office.

Emporis Skyscraper Award 2003:
Two International Finance Centre was chosen as one of the best new skyscrapers of the year 2003 and received 10 voting points. Click here to read more about the Emporis Skyscraper Award 2003.