The awesome 70-storey Bank of China Tower designed by IM Pei rises from the ground like a cube, and is then successively reduced, quarter by quarter, until the south-facing side is left to rise on its own. The public viewing gallery (open 8am to 6pm weekdays) on the 43rd floor offers panoramic views of Hong Kong. Some geomancers believe the four prisms are negative symbols; being the opposite of circles, these triangles contradict what circles suggest – money, union and perfection.
The lobby of the BOC Tower features the Prehistoric Story Room (open 9am to 6pm, closed Tuesday), a small exhibition depicting Earth's life history through fossil displays.
