New World Centre, Skyscraper in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.
The New World Centre is a skyscraper in Tsim Sha Tsui that shapes the harbor's modern skyline. The complex combines office spaces, retail areas, hotels, and residences in one integrated development.
The site was the Taikoo group's Blue Chimney Wharf until it was sold in 1971 to make way for the relocated Tsim Sha Tsui railway terminus. New World Development began the complex in 1973; the New World Hotel opened in December 1978, the west office tower and serviced apartments in 1979, the Regent hotel in 1979 and the east tower and mall in 1981. Demolition began in 2008 with the east tower, and the rest closed on 31 March 2010; the rebuilt Victoria Dockside opened in 2019.
The name Victoria Dockside refers to the site's former use as Holt's Wharf, a dockyard with a blue chimney. The complex's mall, K11 Musea, opened in 2019 and displays art and design pieces throughout its public areas. The New World Centre itself was known for its basement Bar City, where international singers such as Tom Jones performed, and for a 150,000-square-foot Chinese restaurant that seated over 600 tables.
You can enter the complex directly from the East Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station, making it easy to reach by public transport. The site is walkable and accessible to different zones within the development.
The building reaches 284 meters in height and contains the Rosewood Hong Kong hotel with 413 rooms offering views across Victoria Harbor.
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