2010/11/12

Four historic buildings declared monuments

The Tung Wah Museum at Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei has been declared a monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. The museum building is in the Chinese Renaissance style, characterised by a composition of Chinese and Western architectural features.
The Man Mo Temple Compound in Sheung Wan has been declared a monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. The magnificent Temple is a typical example of traditional Chinese vernacular architecture. It is exquisitely decorated with ceramic figurines, granite and wood carvings, plastered mouldings and murals, reflecting superb traditional craftsmanship.
The Tang Kwong U Ancestral Hall in Kam Tin, Yuen Long has been declared a monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. The Ancestral Hall is a Qing vernacular building, constituting a two-hall-one-courtyard plan of three bays.
The Kom Tong Hall in Central has been declared a monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. Kom Tong Hall was built in the Edwardian classical style, featuring red brick walls, granite dressings around windows and doors, and ornate ironwork on balconies.
The Tung Wah Museum at Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei has been declared a monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. The museum building is in the Chinese Renaissance style, characterised by a composition of Chinese and Western architectural features.
The Man Mo Temple Compound in Sheung Wan has been declared a monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. The magnificent Temple is a typical example of traditional Chinese vernacular architecture. It is exquisitely decorated with ceramic figurines, granite and wood carvings, plastered mouldings and murals, reflecting superb traditional craftsmanship.
The Tang Kwong U Ancestral Hall in Kam Tin, Yuen Long has been declared a monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. The Ancestral Hall is a Qing vernacular building, constituting a two-hall-one-courtyard plan of three bays.
The Kom Tong Hall in Central has been declared a monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. Kom Tong Hall was built in the Edwardian classical style, featuring red brick walls, granite dressings around windows and doors, and ornate ironwork on balconies.
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