Former Legislative Council Building
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courthouse
former legislative building
government building
historic building
neoclassical architecture
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Former Legislative Council Building canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| 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
|
Referenced by (2)
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