Editing Prince's Building

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[[File:太子大廈_Prince%27s_Building_(Vertical),_2018.jpg|thumb|2nd Prince's Building (1965) viewing from the Statue Square]]
[[File:Prince's Building 1945-6.jpg|thumb|Original Prince's Building c. 1945, built 1904 and demolished 1963]]
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'''Prince's Building''' is an office tower with a six-level shopping centre, known as Landmark Prince's. Located along the western side of the southern section of [[Statue Square]] in [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]], [[Hong Kong]] near [[Central station (MTR)|Central station]], the building is connected to [[Alexandra House]] and [[Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong]] by pedestrian footbridges.

==First generation==
The first Prince's Building was a four-storey [[Renaissance architecture]] building in 1904 on land created from the [[Praya Reclamation Scheme|Chater reclamation]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gwulo.com/node/2640?page=1|title=Prince's Building (1st generation) &#91;1904-1962&#93; &#124; Gwulo: Old Hong Kong}}</ref> located directly south of [[Queen's Building]], completed in 1899. The building was designed by [[Leigh & Orange]]<ref name="Colonization2">{{cite journal |date= 2006-05-30|title= From British Colonization to Japanese Invasion|journal= HKIA Journal|issue= 45: 50 years of Hong Kong Institute of Architects|pages= 47|url= http://www.hkia.net/en/pdf/journal/journal_issue45_03.pdf}}</ref> and had similarities with the [[Hong Kong Club Building]] built in 1897. It was replaced by the present building in 1965.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Hongkong-Land-Holdings-Limited-Company-History.html|title = History of Hongkong Land Holdings Limited – FundingUniverse}}</ref>

The first building housed several bank and law firm offices including:
* [[Yokohama Specie Bank]]
* [[Bank of Taiwan]]
* [[Banque de l'Indochine]]
* [[Deacons]]
* [[Johnson Stokes & Master]]

==Second generation==
[[File:Chanel Store in Prince's Building, Central, Hong Kong--2014-12.jpg|right|thumb|The [[Chanel]] flagship store at Landmark Prince's]][[File:HK 中環 Central 德輔道 Des Voeux Road 太子大廈 Prince's Building shop 愛馬仕 Hermes clothing night August 2019 IX2.jpg|right|thumb|The [[Hermès]] flagship store at Landmark Prince's]]
In 1963, the first building was demolished to make way for the current Prince's Building. It was designed by architecture firm Palmer & Turner. The 29 floor complex is an office and retail complex and is owned by [[Hongkong Land]]. 

In 1965, [[Hongkong Land]] constructed the first air-conditioned pedestrian bridge in Hong Kong, connecting Prince's Building to The Mandarin Hotel. This concept was later adapted by other developers, and formed the [[Central Elevated Walkway]] system.

The six levels of retail floors, now known as Landmark Prince's, house flagship stores of luxury brands including [[Cartier (jeweler)|Cartier]], [[Chanel]], [[Van Cleef & Arpels]], [[Hermès]], [[A. Lange & Söhne]], [[Baccarat (company)|Baccarat]], [[Berluti]], [[Chopard]], [[Christian Louboutin]], [[Chrome Hearts]], [[Damiani (jewelry company)|Damiani]], [[Jaeger-LeCoultre]], [[Buccellati]], [[F. P. Journe]], [[Qeelin]], [[Panerai]] and [[Vacheron Constantin]]. Landmark Prince's is also known for smaller upmarket boutique-style shops on its second and third floors; these two retail floors are branded as "Landmark Home & Kids". 

Tenants of the office tower currently include [[Mayer Brown|Mayer Brown JSM]], [[KPMG]], and [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]].

The complex adjoins [[Statue Square]], which it surrounds together with [[Hong Kong Club Building]], [[Court of Final Appeal Building|Old Supreme Court Building]], [[Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong|Mandarin Oriental]] (former site of Queen's Building) and [[HSBC Building (Hong Kong)|HSBC Main Building]].

==See also==
* [[Chater House|King's Building]]
* [[Alexandra House]]
* [[The Landmark (Hong Kong)|The Landmark]]
* [[Hongkong Land]]
* [[Statue Square]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061030213253/http://www.hkland.com/commercial_property/princes_building_background.html Building's page on Hongkong Land's website] (archive)

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[[Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Shopping centres on Hong Kong Island]]
[[Category:Central, Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Hongkong Land]]


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