Monster Building
怪獸大廈
Exterior facing King's Road
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General information
AddressKing's Road
Town or cityQuarry Bay
CountryHong Kong
Completed1960s
Height
Top floor18
Monster Building
Traditional Chinese怪獸大廈

The Monster Building is a group of five connected buildings on King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.[1][2]22°17′03″N 114°12′44″E / 22.284198°N 114.212300°E / 22.284198; 114.212300 It is a famous location for photography and used as inspiration for several filming locations.[3] There are 2,243 units in five blocks with 18 floors in height. Currently, 10,000 people live in this complex.[4]

History and characteristics

The housing estate was originally built in the 1960s and named the Parker Estate (百嘉新邨; in reference to Mount Parker, south of the estate) and later sold. In 1972, the housing block was split to five blocks: the Fook Cheong Building (福昌樓), the Montane Mansion (海山樓), the Oceanic Mansion (海景樓), the Yick Cheong Building (益昌大廈), and the Yick Fat Building (益發大廈). There are shops on the street front. The highest building is the Oceanic Mansion, with 18 floors. Due to it being a composite building, it is dense.[5][6]

Popular culture

The location is a private estate, but nonetheless popular with tourists, so much so that residents have placed warning signs that ask visitors to be respectful.[7] The structure has inspired locations in films like Transformers: Age of Extinction and Ghost in the Shell[8][9][10] and music videos like "Labyrinth" by Mondo Grosso and Hikari Mitsushima and "Cave Me In" by Gallant and Eric Nam.[11]

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References

  1. ^ Kate Springer. "Pro tips: Shooting Hong Kong like a street photographer". CNN. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  2. ^ @NatGeoUK (2018-02-25). "Neighbourhood: Hong Kong". National Geographic. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  3. ^ "The beauty of urban Hong Kong through the lens of photographer Peter Stewart". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  4. ^ 陳銘智 (2017-01-12). "鰂魚涌海山樓何以是打卡聖地？建築學者、前街坊還原真面目". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  5. ^ "變形金剛驚入迷城E" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Apple Daily. 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  6. ^ "鰂魚涌「巨廈」全球絕無僅有". The Sun (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  7. ^ Lilit Marcus (18 October 2021). "When your home becomes a tourist attraction". CNN. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Quarry Bay 'Monster Building'". Alas Obscura. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  9. ^ "Monster Building (Yik Cheong Building)". Time Out Hong Kong. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  10. ^ "【影像熱話】海山樓張貼告示禁拍照 遊人懶理照「打卡」" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 香港01. 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  11. ^ "HONG KONG: EAT, PLAY, LOVE". clashboomband.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.

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