St John’s Cathedral

• The oldest surviving Western Cathedral building for 170 years

• Cross-shaped structure and a tall front tower

• Features English Gothic architecture that was popular in the 13th-century

  • Such as pointed arches and extensive use of stained glass

History

• 1842 - the British started to build an Anglican church building after controlled the area of Hong Kong

• 1849 - finished construction

• 1873 - extended

• 1941~1945 Japanese occupation, used for a club

• 1996 - Declared a monument by the Hong Kong government