The Center

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The Center 中環中心

Location: Central, Hong Kong Island
Height: 346 meters/ 1135 feet
Year: 1995-1998
Architect: Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man
Use: Office
Materials: Glass, steel
Floors: 73
Floor Area130,032 m² [1]

The Center is located at Central, Hong Kong Island, right next to Central Plaza and Two International Finance Center. The Center is the fourth tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong. This building does not have a concrete core and is for office use only. The forty one Toshiba high speed elevators inside of this building are the fastest and longest elevators in Hong Kong(12m/s, 43.1km/h). [2]

[1] http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=123
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Center