Manulife Plaza
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| Manulife Plaza | |
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| 宏利保險大廈 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Location | 33 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong |
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| Construction started | 1996 |
| Opening | 1997[1] |
| Cost | $166,700,000 HKD |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 240.35 metres (789 ft)[1] |
| Top floor | 198.0 metres (650 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 52,[1] plus 4 basement floors |
| Floor area | 112300m2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | DLN Architects & Engineers[1] |
| Developer | Hysan Development Company[1] |
| Main contractor | Aoki Corporation |
Manulife Plaza (Chinese: 宏利保險大廈), also known as Lee Garden One (利園一期), is a skyscraper in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The triangular-shaped tower stands 789 ft (240 m) tall and contains 52 floors of office space. The building is currently the 16th tallest in Hong Kong and the tallest in Causeway Bay.It also has seven storey podium hosting a shopping mall.
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History
The site was developed in the 1920s as part of Lee Garden by Hysan Lee. The Lee Gardens Hotel was demolished in August 1994 to make way for the current building.[1]
Andrej Ciesielski,an 18-year-old German daredevil climbed the building in March 2015 without any safety equipments.[2][3]
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