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Old Supreme Court Building 旧最高法院大楼Jiù Zuìgāo Fǎyuàn Dàlóu
Declared monument · Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Time needed
- 30 minutes
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Hong Kong
- Region
- Hong Kong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- Declared monument
About Old Supreme Court Building
Opened in 1912 on reclaimed land and built on a foundation of hundreds of Chinese fir piles, this three-storey granite building is Neo-classical, with tall Ionic columns and a central pediment topped by a blindfolded statue of Justice as the Greek goddess Themis. It housed the Legislative Council chamber from 1985 to 2011 and has been home to the Court of Final Appeal since 2015. Only the exterior is declared a monument.
How to get to Old Supreme Court Building
Only the exterior can be seen, from Jackson Road, a short walk east-south-east of Central MTR station.
Nearby
- Victoria Harbour 维多利亚港 under 10 km
Glass towers and green hills around a harbour you can cross in ten minutes - Victoria Peak 太平山顶 under 10 km
Ride the 1888 funicular to the skyline view, then walk the Lugard Road loop - Tian Tan Buddha & Ngong Ping 天坛大佛与昂坪 30 km
A giant bronze Buddha on Lantau, reached by a 25-minute cable car ride
Also within 20 km: Jackson Road 昃臣道 (under 10 km), The Cenotaph 和平纪念碑 (under 10 km), Old Bank of China Building 旧中国银行大厦 (under 10 km), HSBC Main Building 汇丰总行大厦 (under 10 km), Cheung Kong Center 长江集团中心 (under 10 km), Former French Mission Building 前法国外方传道会大楼 (under 10 km).
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