9 Queen's Road Central is a skyscraper

Skyscraper

A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...

 located in the Central

Central, Hong Kong

Central is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula...

 district of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

. The tower rises 39 floors

Storey

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 and 187 metres (614 ft) in height. The building was completed in 1991. It was designed by architectural firm Wong Tung & Partners

Wong Tung & Partners

Wong Tung & Partners is a firm which was established in Hong Kong in 1963 and has been named Wong Tung & Partners Limited since 1984. It has affiliated practices in the United States, Canada, Philippines, Singapore, Australia, Thailand and Mainland China....

, and was developed by S E A Holdings Ltd. 9 Queen's Road Central, which stands as the 80th-tallest building in Hong Kong, is composed almost entirely of commercial office

Office

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 space; the podium which the building rises out of is used for retailing

Retailing

Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...

. It is an example of Art Deco architecture

Art Deco

Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...

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