🎨 Hong Kong’s colorful skyscrapers

Описание: 18” X 24” canvas, acrylic paint, pencil crayon, pencil, pen

A global city which enjoys a cultural heritage that combines Eastern identity and Western history, boasts one of the most dynamic skylines in the world at its Victoria Harbour, which is named after Queen Victoria.

This natural landform harbor is sheltered by adjacent mountains and islands from powerful winds and waves. It is a geographically strategic seaport that welcomes heavy shipping vessels, titanic cruise ships, and even Godzilla.

As one of the world’s busiest and most efficient container terminals, its economic success instrumentally contributes to the rise of some of the tallest buildings in the world.

Hopewell Center, a cylindrical high-rise with a revolving restaurant at the top.

Highcliff, a luxury residential tower with a slenderness ratio of 1 to 20.

Central Plaza, designed to have triangular floor plans for increasing office area with a view of the harbour and where King Kong battled.

International Commerce Centre, a sky high illustration of Mass Transit Railway collaborating with the government and developers on mega projects.

The city’s success is fueled by the advanced, extensive, and well-connected transportation network.

Dominating the middle of the skyline are banks and real estate giants.

HSBC Headquarters, a revolutionary suspension structure.

Cheung Kong Center, a tower of glistening computer-controlled optic lights.

Bank of China Tower, the first building outside the United States to surpass 1,000 feet.

Two International Finance Center, only ten feet shorter than the former World Trade Center South Tower in New York.

Shaped by its British colonial past and its development as a global financial center, the city has a diverse portfolio of architectural styles from Neoclassical and Victorian to Modernism, Postmodernism, and Contemporary.

This vertical city is made possible by subway trains that are 99% on time, high capacity double decker buses, waterways that never freeze, world’s largest double-decker tram fleet, and one of the world’s busiest passenger and cargo airports.

Global connections and a resilient economy drive record breaking constructions like Jardine House, once the tallest building in Asia.

One International Finance Centre, opened around the Asian financial crisis.

Two International Finance Centre, opened around the SARS epidemic.

The Center, a colorful landmark of aspiration and celebration.

Postcards of Hong Kong often include mountains in the background or are photographed from hills. With woodland, shrubland and grassland covering the majority of the city, the skyline continues to grow skyward.

Due to limited availability of usable area, land reclamation is common for not only residential and commercial real estates, but also heavy infrastructure, a Disneyland Park and the international airport.

The dynamic skyline also reflects Hong Kong’s global high rank in density, life expectancy, wealth, and intelligence quotient.

All these factors result in one of the highest land prices in the world. According to the Guinness World Records, the most expensive plot of land ever sold is in its Central Business District.

Sightseeing whether by ferry, tour bus, helicopter, or tram, from Victoria Harbour or Victoria peak, during day or night, the world-renown Pearl of the Orient is ready to inspire and fascinate.

Godzilla vs Kong. Directed by Adam Wingard, Warner Bros, 2021.

Skyscraper. Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, Legendary Entertainment, 2018.