Skyscraper "Central Plaza" 78-story skyscraper Central Plaza (Central Plaza) in height 374 m (1227 ft), ranked second in the list of the tallest buildings in Hong Kong. Above it only the International Finance Centre - 2 (Two International Financial Centre), a height of 415 m (1362 ft). High-rise building is located on Hong Kong Island, Wan Chai in the area (Wan Chai), opposite the Hong Kong Exhibition Centre (Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)). Central Plaza skyscraper was the tallest building in Asia from 1992 to 1996. Until it was overtaken by Shun Ging Square (Shun Hing Square), located in Shenzhen (Shenzhen), China. In addition, before construction of the building CITIC Plaza (CITIC Plaza) in Canton (Guangzhou), the skyscraper was also the tallest reinforced concrete building in the world. Floor plan of the skyscraper is triangular. In addition, the hallmark of the tower are neon clock from a four-lane, every fifteen minutes, showing the time with different colors. In addition, the Central Plaza has a church, it turns out that this is the most highly situated spiritual institution in the world. Called it a record-high sanctuary "Community Church of Hong Kong, it is located on the top floor of a skyscraper. The building was designed by architectural firm «Ng Chun Man and Associates Architects & Engineers». Construction is a joint venture between the companies «Sino Group, Sun Hung Kai Properties» and «Royoden Group». Construction equipment provides the company «Ove Arup & Partners», a general contractor was a company «Manloze Ltd». Skyscraper Central Plaza consists of two main components: the office towers at 368 m (1207 ft) and the adjacent podium block height of 30.5 meters (100 feet). The tower itself has three different sections: basic, height 30,5 m (772 ft), containing 57 floors of office space, five floors of mechanical equipment, interim lobby, and the top of the tower. "Upper" consists of a tower mast height of 102 meters (335 feet) and six floors, have installed lifting and other equipment, ie engine room. In the area of ??public use and recreation at the ground level arranged landscaped garden with trees, bruschatoy bridge and a fountain. Level number 1 includes pedestrian bridges that connect the Expo Center (Convention and Exhibition Centre), a system of underground lines (Mass Transit Railway) and the building of China's resources (China Resource Building). The building was designed in a triangular shape, because this decision on 20% increase in the number of office premises, which is visible from the windows port. Seventy percent of the inhabitants of office buildings can enjoy this wonderful view. To have an ocean view, the building should be high enough that the review is not obscured by adjacent high-rise buildings, for example, the Hong Kong Exhibition Centre (Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre). High wind load and typhoons also influenced the design of the building. Construction was supposed to be able to withstand high wind loads. Were carried out extensive research in the wind tunnel. Reinforced concrete was preferable steel construction, which made the project economical. Neon tubes, located at the top of the tower, provide multi-colored lights, displays the time by changing the color of four sets of neon tubes. Every hour is displayed with another color. One of the four neon tubes changes color every fifteen minutes, and time is set with the signals from the Hong Kong Observatory. The building was built on 7,230 square meters area of ??the earth's surface. It should be borne in mind that the value of the land with three times the entire construction budget. Skyscraper Central Plaza provides office space for about eight thousand people. ______________________________________ Translated from English by T. Ponomarenko © Copy materials from the site is strictly prohibited! See also: Diamond in the Arab world is one of the most popular buildings in the Hollywood films High-altitude "bottle opener" Asian skyscrapers, "twins" Skyscraper, promoting foreign investment in Hong Kong's tallest building architectural asymmetrical response "Chamberlain" small town fit inside the building skyscraper Despite strike in Dubai has grown supergiant One of the most original Chinese beauties skyscrapers
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