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Kom Tong Hall (Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum) 甘棠第Gāntángdì
Declared monument · Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Hong Kong
- Region
- Hong Kong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- Declared monument
About Kom Tong Hall (Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum)
Built in 1914 for the businessman Ho Kom-tong, this Edwardian-era mansion has red-brick walls, granite dressings and ornate iron balconies, and was one of the first buildings in Hong Kong with a steel frame and concealed electrical wiring. Inside are a grand staircase, plaster ceilings picked out in gold leaf and Art Nouveau stained glass. It has been the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum since December 2006; Sun received his secondary and university education in Hong Kong.
How to get to Kom Tong Hall (Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum)
On Castle Road in Mid-Levels, about 0.5 km south-south-west of Sheung Wan MTR station, with buses and green minibuses along nearby Caine Road; the museum is closed on Thursdays, except public holidays.
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: Prince's Terrace 太子台 (under 10 km), Tong Lau Experience Room 唐楼体验馆 (under 10 km), PMQ 元创方 (under 10 km), Jamia Mosque 些利街清真寺 (under 10 km), Bridges Street 必列者士街 (under 10 km), Man Mo Temple Compound, Sheung Wan 上环文武庙 (under 10 km).
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