Peak Tower
Tram station, , tourist attraction in Victoria Gap, Hong Kong / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Peak Tower is a leisure and shopping complex located at Victoria Gap, near the summit of Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It also houses the upper terminal of the Peak Tram. Both the Peak Tower and the Peak Tram are owned by the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels group, the owner of Hong Kong's Peninsula Hotel and other properties. The tower and tram are jointly promoted by the collective branding known as The Peak.[5][6]
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凌霄閣 | |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Tram station, tourist attraction |
Architectural style | Postmodern |
Location | Victoria Gap, Hong Kong |
Elevation | 396 metres (1,299 ft) |
Construction started | 1993; 31 years ago (1993) |
Opened | May 1997; 26 years ago (1997-05) |
Renovated | 2006; 18 years ago (2006) |
Cost | HK$500,000,000 |
Renovation cost | HK$100,000,000 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 8 |
Floor area | 10,400 square metres (112,000 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | TFP Farrells |
Developer | Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels |
Engineer | Arup |
Main contractor | Chun Wo |
Renovating team | |
Architect(s) | Ronald Lu and Partners |
Engineer | Arup |
Main contractor | Hip Hing Construction |
Website | |
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References | |
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The Peak Tower is located at an elevation of 396 m, 156 m below the summit of Victoria Peak. Because the architects sought a design which would be prominent on the skyline but would not interrupt the natural line of the hills, they chose a site in a dip along the line of the hills, and restricted the tower's height to 428 m above sea level.[7]
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Simplified Chinese | 凌霄阁 | ||||||||||||
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