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Hong Kong Observatory 香港天文台Xiānggǎng Tiānwéntái
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 Hong Kong Observatory
The Hong Kong Observatory was established in 1883 and became the Royal Observatory in 1912, and its 1883 Building stands on a small hill off Nathan Road. It is a two-storey Victorian-Colonial block of plastered brick with arched windows and long verandas, declared a monument in 1984, and it now houses the directorate's offices while forecasting work has moved to newer buildings nearby. The Observatory describes its grounds as home to plants and wildlife that are uncommon in Hong Kong.
How to get to Hong Kong Observatory
On a small hill off Nathan Road, a short walk from Tsim Sha Tsui and Jordan MTR stations. The Antiquities and Monuments Office runs docent tours that take in the 1883 Building and the Former Kowloon British School, while the Observatory's own public visits are suspended until further notice, so check before going.
Nearby
- Victoria Harbour 维多利亚港 under 10 km
Glass towers and green hills around a harbour you can cross in ten minutes - Victoria Peak 太平山顶 under 10 km
Ride the 1888 funicular to the skyline view, then walk the Lugard Road loop - 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: Former Kowloon British School 前九龙英童学校 (under 10 km), Hong Kong Museum of History 香港历史博物馆 (under 10 km), Hong Kong Science Museum 香港科学馆 (under 10 km), Kowloon Union Church 九龙佑宁堂 (under 10 km), Urban Council Centenary Garden 市政局百周年纪念花园 (under 10 km), Signal Tower at Blackhead Point 大包米讯号塔 (under 10 km).
On the map
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