IFC2 55th Floor Viewing Platform.

Today I went up to the 55th floor of the 88 floor 1362ft IFC2 where they have a viewing platform and currency information centre. IFC2 was until quite recently the tallest building in Hong Kong (overtaken in 2009 by the International Commerce Centre, Kowloon at 1584ft and 118 floors) and is currently the 12th highest in the world (ICC Kowloon being 4th). Although in a "Height to roof" measurement it actually ranks #7 with ICC being #3. I had to complete registration including passport scans before I could go up and when I did manage to get in it was in one of 8 dedicated turbolifts to the gallery. The staff lifts were located elsewhere.
Glad to see there is very stiff security.
The lift took all of 30 seconds to reach the 55th floor, at great expense to my ears!!
But the view was fantastic even if it wasn't the clearest day, on the 55th floor you are at the same height as the top of the Bank of China Tower nearby and it was quite awe inspiring to see just how high you had gone up in such a short period of time. I'm just glad it wasn't a glass lift or there would probably have been one hell of a mess!!.
The Monetary information centre was interesting, with all kinds of stands relating to the history of Hong Kong finance as well as how money is made, counterfeited etc etc. Quite an interesting read.
I got some pretty good video of the view without too many problems with reflections as well as some of the exhibits.
Music: Pink Floyd - Money