Prince's Building is an office tower with a six-level shopping centre, known as Landmark Prince's. Located along the western side of the southern section of

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in Central,

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near

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, the building is connected to

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and

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by pedestrian footbridges.

First generation

The first Prince's Building was a four-storey

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building in 1904 on land created from the Chater reclamation, located directly south of Queen's Building, completed in 1899. The building was designed by

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and had similarities with the Hong Kong Club Building built in 1897. It was replaced by the present building in 1965. The first building housed several bank and law firm offices including: *

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* Banque de l'Indochine *

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* Johnson Stokes & Master

Second generation

In 1963, the first building was demolished to make way for the current Prince's Building. It was designed by architecture firm Palmer & Turner. The 29 floor complex is an office and retail complex and is owned by

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. In 1965,

constructed the first air-conditioned pedestrian bridge in Hong Kong, connecting Prince's Building to The Mandarin Hotel. This concept was later adapted by other developers, and formed the

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system. The six levels of retail floors, now known as Landmark Prince's, house flagship stores of luxury brands including Cartier,

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, A. Lange & Söhne,

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, Berluti, Chopard,

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, Chrome Hearts,

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, F. P. Journe,

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and

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. Landmark Prince's is also known for smaller upmarket boutique-style shops on its second and third floors; these two retail floors are branded as "Landmark Home & Kids". Tenants of the office tower currently include Mayer Brown JSM,

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, and

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. The complex adjoins

, which it surrounds together with Hong Kong Club Building, Old Supreme Court Building,

Mandarin Oriental Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group International Limited is a multinational hospitality and management group focusing on luxury hotels, resorts, and residences, with a total of 43 properties worldwide, 20 of which it either wholly or partially owns ...

(former site of Queen's Building) and HSBC Main Building.

References

External links

Building's page on Hongkong Land's website
(archive) Skyscraper office buildings in Hong Kong Shopping centres on Hong Kong Island Central, Hong Kong Hongkong Land {{HongKong-struct-stub

First generation

Second generation

See also

References

External links