Two International Finance Centre, Hong Kong
The tallest building in Hong Kong, at 415 metres (1,362 feet) and 88 floors, is the world's sixth tallest tower.
Two International Finance Centre was designed by Cesar Pelli, the Argentinean architect who designed the Petronas Towers in Malaysia.
Built in 2003, the International Finance Centre is commercial establishment on the waterfront of Hong Kong.
It consists of two towers, the ITF mall, and the 55-storey Four Seasons Hotel. Tower 2 is the tallest building in Hong Kong.
The complex was built entirely on reclaimed land. Both the 1st International Finance Centre (1IFC) and 2IFC were designed by Cesar Pelli. 1IFC resembles the Goldman Sachs Tower in Jersey City, a tower also designed by Pelli.
The 2IFC was built at a cost of HK$ 19.5 billion.
Image: Hong Kong flag flutters with the territory's newest skyscrapper International Finance Center Two (2IFC) in the background. | Photograph: Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images
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