One & Two International Finance Centre

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    Hong Kong Island, 1 Harbour View St, Central
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Lonely Planet review

These two tapering, pearl-coloured colossi sit atop the International Finance Centre (IFC) Mall and Hong Kong station, terminus of the Airport Express and the Tung Chung lines. Both were partly designed by Cesar Pelli, the man responsible for Canary Wharf in London. One IFC, which opened in 1999, is a 'mere' 38 levels tall. At 88 storeys, Two IFC, topped out in mid-2003, is Hong Kong's tallest (though not prettiest) building.

You can't get to the top of Two IFC but you can get pretty high up by visiting the Hong Kong Monetary Authority Information Centre (2878 1111; www.hkma.gov.hk; 55th fl, Two IFC, 8 Finance St; admission free; ; - Mon-Fri, - Sat), which contains a research library and exhibition areas related to the Hong Kong currency, fiscal policy and banking history. There are guided tours at 2.30 and Monday to Friday, and Saturday.