Sky100

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Sky100 - 天際 100
International Commerce Center Sky 100 View1.jpg
Sky100 - observation deck - indoor 2011
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Sky100 - viewing area, 2013

Sky100 ( Chinese  天際 100  /  天际 100  - "Horizont 100"), officially since November 8, 2011 in Sky100 Hong Kong Observation Deck ( 天際 100 香港 觀景 台  /  天际 100 香港 观景 台 , Tiānjì Yī Bǎi Xiānggǎng Guānjǐngtái , Jyutping Tin 1 zai 3 Jat 1 Baak 3 Hoeng 1 gong 2 Gun 1 went 2 toi four unnamed), is a 360-degree indoor observation deck on the 100th floor about 3,000 square meters of the International Commerce Center in West Kowloon , Hong Kong , the by the international architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox . Since opening on April 17, 2011, it has been the highest observation deck in Hong Kong at 393 meters above sea ​​level .

Sky100 is located two levels below the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in the same building. Visitors reach the viewing platform with high-speed elevators , which cover the distance from the entrance on the second floor to the 100th floor within 60 seconds.

The Sky100 Advanced Telescope offers “sunny day setting”, pre-recorded views on bright days, as well as on-screen displays that point out places of interest. Other settings show night shots and fireworks. Interactive touchscreens on the viewing platform offer facts, tips and a tour planner.

The deck offers a panoramic view of Hong Kong Island , a large view of the Kowloon Peninsula and, depending on weather conditions, a view of the Kowloon ridge, which gave the district its name, as well as the 957 m high Tai Mo Shan , Hong Kong's highest point, and the Macau Special Administrative Region . Other sights to see are the Tsing Ma Bridge and the airport . There is a coffee shop serving local snacks and refreshments, as well as an international cuisine restaurant on the 101st floor.

Race to ICC-100

The Race to ICC -100 - SHKP Vertical Run for the Chest is an annual stair running competition in the ICC high-rise that has been launched in 2012 to collect donations for the charitable fund of the local charity The Community Chest of Hong Kong ( 香港 公益金 ). The stair race for the charity usually takes place at the beginning of December at the end of the year. The run starts in the stairwell on the 8th floor and ends on the 100th floor at the Sky100 viewing platform.

photos

  • Sky 100 - inside

  • Sky100 - entrance area, 2015

  • Exhibition (level 2), 2011

  • Time tunnel (level 2), 2011

  • Glass corridor floor, 2018

  • Cafe 100 (101st floor), 2017

  • Sky100 - souvenir shop, 2018

See also

Web links

Commons : Sky100  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ sky100 HONG KONG OBSERVATION DECK. In: hongkongextras.com. January 1, 1999, accessed on January 1, 2020 (report, inter alia, on the renaming).
  2. ↑ a b Zoe Li: High at the Ritz: Unrivaled views at the world's tallest hotel . CNN. August 11, 2010. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2013. In: www.cnngo.com, accessed June 4, 2020. (English)
  3. ↑ ICC Sky100 OBSERVATION DECK HONG KONG . nextstophongkong.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ a b c d sky100 HONG KONG OBSERVATION DECK . hongkongextras.com. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. ↑ 大會 慈善 團體 伙伴 - Official Charities. In: shkpverticalrun.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018 (Chinese, English).
  6. ↑ 新地 公益 垂直 跑 - SHKP Vertical Run For The Chest. In: shkpverticalrun.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018 (Chinese, English).

Coordinates: 22 ° 18 '  N , 114 ° 10'  E