DiscoverHongKong - Heritage - Declared Monuments

DECLARED MONUMENTS

Colonial
	Duddell Street Steps & Gas Lamps (Central)
	Former Stanley Police Station (Stanley)
	Old Supreme Court (Central)*
	Main Building, the University of Hong Kong (Pok Fu Lam)*
	Flagstaff House (Central)
	Former French Mission Building (Central)*
	Western Market (Sheung Wan)
	Main Building, the Helena May (Central)*
	Former Central Police Station Compound (Central)*
	Former Central Magistracy (Central)*
	Victoria Prison Compound*
	University Hall, the University of Hong Kong (Pok Fu Lam)*
	Hung Hing Ying Building, the University of Hong Kong (Pok Fu Lam)*
	Tang Chi Ngong Building, the University of Hong Kong (Pok Fu Lam)*
	Government House (Central)*
	St. John's Cathedral (Central)
Chinese Heritage
	Law Uk Hakka House (Chai Wan)
	Old Wan Chai Post Office (Wan Chai)
Temples
	Tin Hau Temple (Causeway Bay)

St. John's Cathedral
4-8 Garden Road, Central

The cathedral is the oldest surviving Western ecclesiastical building in Hong Kong, and is believed to be the oldest Anglican church in the Far East. Built in a style adapted from both the 13th-century Early English and Decorated Gothic styles, construction was completed in 1849 under Bishop George Smith, first Bishop of Victoria. Due to a shortage of funds, the tower was finished a year later. An eastern extension was added in 1873, the foundation stone laid by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. During the Japanese occupation, the cathedral suffered heavy damage; most of the present interior design and furnishings are post-war. It was also during this period that the church was used as a social club for the Japanese community. Open 7am-6pm daily.

Directions
From Star Ferry in Central, take a short taxi ride. Or, from the Queen's Road Central entrance to the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Main Building, walk a few minutes up the stone steps on the other side of the road to Battery Path, which leads to the Cathedral.