Former Legislative Council Building

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The Former Legislative Council Building is a historic neoclassical courthouse-turned-legislative chamber in Hong Kong that now serves as a prominent heritage landmark in Central.

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Former Legislative Council Building canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf courthouse
former legislative building
government building
historic building
neoclassical architecture
architect Aston Webb
Inigo Thomas
architecturalStyle neoclassical
country China
currentUse Court of Final Appeal
surface form: Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong
developer Public Works Department of Hong Kong
endDateOfConstruction 1912
floors 2
formerCountry Hong Kong under British rule
surface form: British Hong Kong
hasBasement yes
hasCategory Former courthouses
Legislative buildings in Hong Kong
hasFeature Ionic columns
arcade
colonnade
dome
pediment
portico
hasSymbolism British colonial judicial authority
heritageDesignationYear 1984
heritageStatus declared monument of Hong Kong
inaugurationDate 1912
laterFunction legislative chamber
legislativeUseEnd 2011
legislativeUseStart 1985
locatedIn Hong Kong Island
location Central, Hong Kong
material granite
nearby Chater Garden
Court of Final Appeal Building
surface form: Court of Final Appeal (old Supreme Court) complex
openedAs Court of Final Appeal Building
surface form: Supreme Court of Hong Kong building
originalFunction courthouse
overlooks Statue Square
owner Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
surface form: Government of Hong Kong
publicAccess restricted interior access
reopenedAs Court of Final Appeal Building
roofFeature statue of Justice
significance example of early 20th-century neoclassical civic architecture in Hong Kong
major heritage landmark in Central
situatedOn Jackson Road NERFINISHED
startDateOfConstruction 1900
survivedEvent Japanese occupation of Hong Kong
World War II
surface form: Second World War
usedBy Legislative Council of Hong Kong
High Court of Hong Kong
surface form: Supreme Court of Hong Kong

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Central District hasLandmark Former Legislative Council Building
Central, Hong Kong hasLandmark Former Legislative Council Building