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Tai Kwun (Former Central Police Station Compound) 大馆Dàguǎn
Declared monument · Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Hong Kong
- Region
- Hong Kong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- Declared monument
About Tai Kwun (Former Central Police Station Compound)
Tai Kwun is the everyday name for the former Central Police Station Compound on Hollywood Road, a group of historic buildings that also takes in the former Central Magistracy and Victoria Prison. Its dominant structures are the Barrack Block of 1864 and the Police Headquarters Block of 1919, and after restoration the compound opened to the public in 2018 as a centre for heritage and arts. Visitors can walk the courtyards, see the permanent heritage exhibitions in the former prison halls, join guided tours and visit the contemporary art galleries.
How to get to Tai Kwun (Former Central Police Station Compound)
A short walk west of Central MTR station, on Hollywood Road.
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: Lan Kwai Fong 兰桂坊 (under 10 km), Gage Street 结志街 (under 10 km), Wellington Street 威灵顿街 (under 10 km), Prince's Terrace 太子台 (under 10 km), Jamia Mosque 些利街清真寺 (under 10 km), Central–Mid-Levels Escalators 中环至半山自动扶梯 (under 10 km).
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