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The Leighton Hill

People's Republic of China

The 1019th tallest building in the world

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The Leighton Hill is a private luxury housing estate in Leighton Hill, Happy Valley, Hong Kong. It is an upmarket residential development that overlooks the Happy Valley Racecourse and neighboring Caroline Hill. Formerly Leighton Hill Government Quarters and Harcourt Place, the estate consists of 8 high-rise buildings with a total of 544 units developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties and Hysan Development in 2002. It also includes a public community hall managed by Home Affairs Department. Large scale high-rise blocks such as these are rare in the area, adding to the prestige of these buildings. Higher floor units include balconies while those on the bottom floor are allocated private garden spaces. The two central towers are taller with an impressive internal ceiling height that ranges between 3.4-3.6m per floor. Ceilings in other blocks stand at 3.15m.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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