The Arch (Hong Kong)
| The Arch 凱旋門 凯旋门 | |
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 The Arch in October 2007 | |
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| General information | |
| Location |  Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°18′13″N 114°9′47″E / 22.30361°N 114.16306°E |
| Height | |
| Roof | 231 m (758 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count |
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| Floor area | 100,000 m2 (1,076,391 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Engineer | Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd. |
| References | |
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The Arch is a 81-floor 231 meter (758 foot) tall skyscraper completed in 2006 located in the development centre of Union Square, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is the third tallest residential building in Hong Kong. The Arch consists of 4 towers; Sun Tower, Star Tower, Moon Tower, and Sky Tower. The Star Tower is connected to the Moon Tower while the Sky Tower is connected to the Sun Tower, respectively. Also, the Sun and Moon Tower adjoin together at the 69th floor and the floors above onward to form an arch, hence the name "The Arch".
Location and Transportation
MTR
The Arch is located inside the new development centre Union Square in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. Along with it, there are three more residential projects for the Union Square among others, including commercial projects such as the International Commerce Centre. It is conveniently located close by Kowloon Station of the Airport Express; in fact, the entire development Union Square is actually surrounding the MTR Airport Express station. Because of this, there is fast access to Hong Kong Island and to the airport.
KMB (Bus)
There are 7 (KMB) bus routes to and from Kowloon Station/Union Square. Route 11 is to and from Diamond Hill Subway station, Route 203E to and from Choi Hung, Route 215X to and from Lam Tin Kwong Tin Estate, Route 259B to and from Tuen Men Pier Head, Route 270A to and from Sheung Shui, Route 281A to and from Kwong Yuen, and Route 8 to and from the Star Ferry Pier. Price varies from HK$3.2 to HK$13.0
A Hong Kong apartment, The 5,500 square foot penthouse suite on the 80th floor of The Arch overlooks Hong Kong’s Kowloon
region. sold recently for 28.8 million US dollar, or 225 million Hong Kong dollars.
You have to admit, it must be a great apartment. The building is one of the more interesting pieces of architecture in the world and having a penthouse suite definitely has a penache to it.
The 80th floor penthouse with a private swimming pool and spectacular view of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour sold for 41,000 dollars per square foot,
a report in the Sing Tao Daily said, citing an unnamed real estate source.
The 5,497-square-foot (511-square-metre) flat, with its own roof-top terrace, is located in a new complex called The Arch,
in Hong Kong’s Kowloon area.
The Arch is close to a yet-to-be-completed office tower, the International Commerce Centre.
The new tower is attracting multinational firms away from the central business district, where rocketing property prices have scared away even the world’s richest firms.
Below the Arch is the Elements Mall. Over one million square feet of pure shopping bliss,
designed by world-renowned Benoy, subtly themed after the five Chinese elements.
Elements brings together some of the world's most sought-after brands and services.
What's even better, is that a lot of these are completely new to Hong Kong, and many others have opened flagship stores here. Dining is also a big draw, with big names in both Oriental and Western cuisine.
Just add a wraparound glass wall, and you've got the makings of the perfect harbour-view dining experience.
See also
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong
- Union Square (Hong Kong)
References
- ^ "The Arch - SkyscraperPage.com". Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- "Kowloon Station Bus Routes". Retrieved 2009-05-06.