Monster Building
The Monster Building is a group of five connected buildings on King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. lts official name is Parker Estate, named after the neighbouring Mount Parker. It is a popular location for photography and has been used as inspiration for several filming locations. There are 2,243 units in five blocks with 18 floors in height. Currently, 10,000 people live in the complex.
History and characteristics
The housing estate was originally built in the 1960s and named the Parker Estate and later sold. In 1972, the housing block was split to five blocks: the Fook Cheong Building, the Montane Mansion, the Oceanic Mansion, the Yick Cheong Building, and the Yick Fat Building. 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.
Popular culture
The location is a private estate which became popular with tourists and locals after a photograph of it by Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze became viral in 2013. The photograph of the housing estate was the cover of his photo book Vertical Horizon. This spot became so popular that residents have placed warning signs asking visitors to be respectful. The structure has inspired locations in films like Transformers: Age of Extinction and Ghost in the Shell and music videos like "Labyrinth" by Mondo Grosso and Hikari Mitsushima and "Cave Me In" by Gallant and Eric Nam. The building has acquired the nickname Monster Mansion.