Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation(HSBC) Main Building – Ver.3 (1935-1984), Hongkong. Demolished and replaced by the current one designed by Norman Foster in 1985
I used to build so many of that building next door in Sim City 2000(?) or 3000(?).
US101says
I lothe Norman Foster.
SlagathorTheProctorsays
I am always amused when I see the Standard Chartered building in the current iteration. They basically built a wall with a sign on it on top of the building to be slightly taller than the HSBC building.
DutchMitchellsays
Did any of the buildings on the right survive? Is there any history left in Hong Kong?
ProfetenEdgarsays
Norman Foster has done more to ruin architecture, than fires, floods, earthquakes combined.
UnfunnyTrollsays
New building wins because it has a cannon on the roof pointed at another building.
Ludon0says
Man, I love Hong Kong in its present day form (though maybe not the shift in politics…) but there is a certain elegance to the older city (maybe because its so “empty” compared to today”.
CountLippesays
This part of Hong Kong, sadly like most of it, has been ruined.
American3Point14 says
Here are the pics of older versions’ and the current building from Wikipedia
[Ver.1 1865-1882](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/1st_Generation_Hong_Kong_HSBC_Building_%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80%E4%BB%A3%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%8C%AF%E8%B1%90%E7%B8%BD%E8%A1%8C%E5%A4%A7%E5%BB%88%2C_1865_-_1882.jpg)
[Ver.2 1886-1933](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/HSBC_HQ_1901.jpg)
Ver.3 – this post
[Ver.4 1985-current](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/HK_HSBC_Main_Building_2008.jpg)
viktor72 says
I used to build so many of that building next door in Sim City 2000(?) or 3000(?).
US101 says
I lothe Norman Foster.
SlagathorTheProctor says
I am always amused when I see the Standard Chartered building in the current iteration. They basically built a wall with a sign on it on top of the building to be slightly taller than the HSBC building.
DutchMitchell says
Did any of the buildings on the right survive? Is there any history left in Hong Kong?
ProfetenEdgar says
Norman Foster has done more to ruin architecture, than fires, floods, earthquakes combined.
UnfunnyTroll says
New building wins because it has a cannon on the roof pointed at another building.
Ludon0 says
Man, I love Hong Kong in its present day form (though maybe not the shift in politics…) but there is a certain elegance to the older city (maybe because its so “empty” compared to today”.
CountLippe says
This part of Hong Kong, sadly like most of it, has been ruined.