Jardine House
Jardine House (Chinese: 怡和大廈), formerly known as Connaught Centre (Chinese: 康樂大廈), is an office tower in Hong Kong.
| Jardine House | |
|---|---|
| 怡和大廈 | |
 Jardine House, as seen from Victoria Harbour in June 2008; General Post Office in the foreground. | |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 1 Connaught Place, Central Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°16′59″N 114°9′32″E / 22.28306°N 114.15889°ECoordinates: 22°16′59″N 114°9′32″E / 22.28306°N 114.15889°E |
| Completed | 1972 |
| Cost | HK$$18,589,744 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 178.5 m (585.6 ft) |
| Top floor | 168.5 m (552.8 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 52 |
| Floor area | 700,000 sq ft (65,032 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Jardine Matheson |
| Main contractor | Gammon Construction |
| Architect | Palmer & Turner |
| Developer | Jardine Matheson |
| References | |
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Jardine House Media
1st generation Jardine House in the 1900s.
2nd generation Jardine House in the 1930s.
Jardine House (first building from the right) is located in the central business district on Hong Kong Island, next to (from left to right) the BOC Tower, Cheung Kong Center and the HSBC Building. Taken in May 2009.
Jardine House seen from IFC2 in May 2013
Taken from the Pedestrian bridge skywalk at Central/IFC in September 2011
Jardine House in April 2007
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Jardine House and IFC2 seen from Statue Square in December 2006
Jardine House lift lobby in Ground Floor in June 2008
