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Many skyscrapers in Hong Kong feature holes in them called "dragon gates". Local folklore claims that such holes are for dragons to pass through, though some such holes are created to fulfil air ventilation requirements. [9] [10] [11] Hong Kong's best-known building is probably I. M. Pei's Bank of China Tower. The building attracted heated ...
It is located on the main campus on Bonham Road and Pok Fu Lam Road in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It was built in the architectural style of Edwardian Baroque and designed by Alfred Bryer of Leigh & Orange and is of three storeys high. [1] [2] [3] The exterior of the building has been a declared monument in Hong Kong since 1985. [4]
Pages in category "British colonial architecture in Hong Kong" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Green Island, Hong Kong: Hong Kong Observatory: 1883 Colonial Tsim Sha Tsui: Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound: 1884 Colonial Tsim Sha Tsui: Lei Yue Mun Fort: 1887 Lei Yue Mun: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Hong Kong) 1888 Crawley and Company Gothic Revival Mid-Levels: Old Dairy Farm Depot: 1892 Danby & Leigh Eclectic ...
Example of tong lau in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong The osteopathy clinic in the Blue House, in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Tong lau built after World War II were simpler in design: Iron balconies were replaced with concrete ones and later sealed with windows. Roofs were often flat with an open terrace and later renovated to allow for additional ...
The architecture of Murray House Murray House is a popular location for wedding photography. Murray House is a Victorian-era building in Stanley, Hong Kong.Built in the present-day business district of Central in 1846 as officers' quarters of the Murray Barracks, [1] the building was moved to the south of Hong Kong Island during the 2000s.
It is located at 264 Queen's Road East, at the Wan Chai Road crossing, opposite Stone Nullah Lane in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island. [1] It is a Grade III Historic Building. [2] Its architectural style is influenced by Streamline Moderne (also known as
British colonial architecture in Hong Kong (1 C, 25 P) Buildings and structures in Hong Kong (48 C, 26 P) F. Architecture firms of Hong Kong (10 P) H.