Victoria Harbour Gateway

The International Finance Centre (IF C) is a huge commercial complex situated on the coastline of the Central district in Hong Kong. It consists of two skyscrapers (1IF C and 2IF C), trade centre IF C Mall, 60-storey Four Seasons Hotel and residential building Four Seasons Place. The complex was built by the upcoming company IF C Development in cooperation with Sun Hung Kai Properties, Henderson Land and Towngas. The Airport Express station passes directly under it. Guests arriving in the Hong Kong airport can quickly reach the heart of the city.

International Finance Centre 1
Development building works began from the 1IFC. The erection of the skyscraper developed quickly and all works were finished by 1998; and the ceremonial opening was in 1999. A height of the 39-storey building is 210 meters; 18 high-speed passengers’ lifts are situated in 4 zones of the tower. The floor area is 72 850 m2. The 1IFC design resembles the building Goldman Sachs. The building accommodates about 5000 people simultaneously. The hugest holders are: ING Bank, Bain & Company, Moody’s Corporation, Fidelity International, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority and Financial Times (about 1000 m2).

International Finance Centre 2
The International Finance Centre 2 (2IFC), having a height of 420 m, is the second highest building in Hong Kong and yielded the palm to the International Commerce Centre (484 m). Both buildings make a symbolic Victoria Harbour gateway. The 2IFC takes the eighth place in the list of the highest office buildings in the world. The tower was erected in accordance with a project of the famous architecture Cesar Pelli. The erection was started in 1997 but it was put into operation only in 2003 due to a financial crisis. The presented project of the skyscraper had a simple but memorable design and mainly harmonized with the surrounding architecture of Hong Kong and perfectly combined with the east notion about the modern architecture.

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