Published Jan 1, 2003
Modified Mar 6, 2008
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Dateline, Hong Kong
Since I've mentioned it so many times, I took a picture of the Bank of China building that Pritzker Prize winning architect I.M. Pei designed. I happen to like it a lot. While it does use Pei trademarks of glass and pyramids, it's also different enough from other works. The building is distinctive in the skyline aginst the other very modern (and, more often than not, ugly) skyscrapers.
Taken from the middle of Queensway Road, looking up, past the tram cables.
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