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St. John's Cathedral 圣约翰座堂Shèngyuēhàn Zuòtáng
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 St. John's Cathedral
Built in 1849, St John's Cathedral is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Hong Kong Island and the oldest surviving Western Christian church building in Hong Kong. It is a grey-brick and stone building in Gothic style, with a crenellated tower that recalls its role as a garrison church. An extension in 1873 gave it its cross shape.
How to get to St. John's Cathedral
On Garden Road in Central, a short walk from Central MTR station.
Nearby
- Victoria Peak 太平山顶 under 10 km
Ride the 1888 funicular to the skyline view, then walk the Lugard Road loop - Victoria Harbour 维多利亚港 under 10 km
Glass towers and green hills around a harbour you can cross in ten minutes - 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: Former French Mission Building 前法国外方传道会大楼 (under 10 km), Cheung Kong Center 长江集团中心 (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), The Helena May (Main Building) 梅夫人妇女会主楼 (under 10 km), Bank of China Tower 中银大厦 (under 10 km).
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