| The Peak Tower | |
|---|---|
凌霄閣 | |
 Peak Tower viewed from Lugard Road. | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Funicular station, tourist attraction |
| Architectural style | Postmodern |
| Location | 128 Peak Road, Victoria Gap, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong |
| Elevation | 396 metres (1,299 ft) |
| Construction started | 1993 |
| Opened | May 1997 |
| Renovated | 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 | |
| www | |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
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]
The Peak Tower is located at an elevation of 396 m (1,229 ft), 156 m (512 ft) 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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| Traditional Chinese | 凌霄閣 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 凌霄阁 | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Lihng sīu gok | ||||||||||||
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- ^ "Peak Tower". Farrells. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ Wong, Raymond, Wai Man. "15 Most Outstanding projects in Hong Kong". City University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Peak Tower Revitalisation, Hong Kong". Ronald Lu and Partners. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "The Peak Tower Revitalisation". Member projects. Hong Kong Construction Association. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels - Peak Tower". The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited. Archived from the original on 20 April 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
- ^ "The Peak". The Peak. Archived from the original on 6 March 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
- ^ "Peak Tower History". The Peak. Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2007.