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Second Tower of the International Finance Center (Second International in China, Hong Kong Resort

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The International Financial Center is a complex of buildings which also includes the Second Tower of the International Financial Center.

This tower was built in 2003 year. Its height is 416 meters (including the antenna spire), and the upper floors are located even above Victoria Peak. This building is the tallest structure in Hong Kong, the third tallest in China and the fourth tallest in the world. The height of all its floors is 407 meters. There are 88 floors in total, since 8 is considered an auspicious number. There are no 14 and 24 floors in the building, as their numbers are associated with the symbols of death. In total, the building can simultaneously accommodate up to 15 thousand people.

The tower tapers towards the top, at the base its width is 57 meters, and on the roof - 39 meters. The total area of all premises is 185 thousand square meters.

In 2003, the largest advertisement ever on a skyscraper was placed on the facade of the building. This advertising poster was 50 stories high, 230 meters long and 19,000 square meters.  

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