Jardine House (怡和大廈) is an office tower in Central, Hong Kong, which, when construction finished in 1973, was the first office tower in Hong Kong and the tallest building in the former British Crown Colony. Construction of the fifty-two stories building took a mere sixteen months, a record speed at that time. The night view of the Central as viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui on the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Central (Chinese: ä¸ç’°; Jyutping: zung1 waan4; Cantonese IPA: ; Pinyin: ZhÅnghuán) is an area located in Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (Great Britain and Northern Ireland). ...
At that time it was known as the Connaught Centre (康樂大廈). It is owned by Hong Kong Land, a subsiduary of Jardines. The offices of the Jardines tai pan are located on the top two floors. Supposedly the building has a nickname of the house of a thousand arseholes in reference to the buildings windows which are circular. The Landmark, properties owned by Hongkong Land in Central, undergoing renovation The Hongkong Land Company, Limited (SGX: H78) (branded as Hongkong Land) is the property development arm of Jardines. ... Jardine Matheson, often called Jardines, is a multinational corporation that is legally based in Bermuda and which trades on the London and Singapore stock exchanges. ... A tai-pan (大班) was a foreign businessman doing business in China or Hong Kong in the 19th century. ... Arse is a word for buttocks, commonly used in Commonwealth English. ...
It was replaced as Hong Kong's tallest building in 1980, when the Hopewell Centre was completed. 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... View from side Hopewell Centre (åˆå’Œä¸å¿ƒ) is a skyscraper in Hong Kong. ...
Old Jardine House
There was a early version of Jardine House which stood 16 floors. The building was built in 1948 and was destroyed in 1968 to be replaced by the new version.
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Maison Lavande is set in two and a half acres of grounds, laid to lawn around the house with plenty of room for the children to run and play.
The 10 metres by 4 metres south facing swimming pool has a poolside shower; and a salt water sanitation system, which is much kinder to the skin, hair and eyes of both children and adults, than chlorine.
JardineHouse (怡和大廈) is an office tower in Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong, which, when construction finished in 1973, was the first office tower in Hong Kong and the tallest building in the former British Crown Colony.
The offices of the Jardines tai pan are located on the top two floors.
The original building was sold by Jardines during the land acquisition exercise of the Landmark Complex in Central.
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