File:Evening over Hong Kong. (16225054215).jpg

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Description The history of skyscrapers in Hong Kong began in 1935 with the completion of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank building, which is regarded as the first high-rise in the city. The building stood 70 m (230 ft) tall with 13 floors and existed for five decades before being demolished for the construction of the HSBC Main Building. High-rise construction was limited in the early part of the 20th century, but beginning in the 1970s, Hong Kong experienced widespread building construction that has continued to the present; this boom is in large part a result of the city's rugged, mountainous terrain and lack of flat land. The city entered into a building boom from 1980 to 1993, during which 22 of the city's 112 tallest buildings were constructed, including the Hopewell Centre, Bank of China Tower, and Central Plaza
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Source Evening over Hong Kong.
Author Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand
Camera location22° 17′ 36.25″ N, 114° 10′ 29.87″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Bernard Spragg at https://flickr.com/photos/88123769@N02/16225054215 (archive). It was reviewed on 4 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-zero.

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