East Asia
Hong Kong
Central & Western District

Flagstaff House

Flagstaff House, built in 1846, is the oldest example of colonial architecture remaining in Hong Kong. It is located at 10 Cotton Tree Drive, – within the .
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware”, “Flagstaff House, Hong Kong”, “Museum of Tea Ware”, “旗桿屋 Flagstaff House”, and “舊三軍總司令官邸”
  • Address: 10 紅棉路 Cotton Tree Drive
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hong Kong Park and Queensway Government Offices.

Park
Photo: HK Arun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a public park next to Cotton Tree Drive in , . Built at a cost of HK$398 million and opened on 23 May 1991, it covers an area of 80,000 square metres and is an example of modern design and facilities blending with natural landscape.

Government office
Photo: WiNG, CC BY 3.0.
The Queensway Government Office Building is a skyscraper located in the district of near . The tower rises 56 floors and 199 metres in height. is situated 160 metres east of Flagstaff House.

Office building
Photo: WiNG, CC BY 3.0.
The is a skyscraper located in , . Located at 1 Garden Road on , the tower houses the headquarters of the Bank of China Limited. is situated 150 metres northwest of Flagstaff House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Admiralty and Government Hill.

Suburb
Photo: WiNG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the eastern extension of the central business district on the of . It is located on the eastern end of the , bordered by to the east and to the north.

Neighborhood
Photo: WiNG, CC BY 3.0.
is a hill in , bounded by upper section of Upper Albert Road on the south, Queen's Road Central north, Garden Road east, and Glenealy, west of .

Photo: seeminglee, CC BY 2.0.
Central and Western is a district of Island. It is the political, administrative and financial hub and home to some fantastic skyscrapers and Victoria Peak.

Flagstaff House

Latitude
22.27829° or 22° 16′ 42″ north
Longitude
114.1625° or 114° 9′ 45″ east
Elevation
56 metres (184 feet)
Inception
1984
Levels
2
Operator
康樂及文化事務署 Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Open location code
7PJP75H6+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42255475
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6691680
Wiki­data ID
Q908224
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yue Chinese—“Flagstaff House” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Թեյի սպասքի թանգարան”
  • Chinese: “旗桿屋”
  • Chinese: “旧三军司令官邸”
  • Chinese: “羅桂祥茶館”
  • Chinese: “舊三軍司令官邸”
  • Chinese: “茶具文物館”
  • Chinese: “茶具文物馆”
  • Chinese: “香港茶具文物館”
  • Chinese: “香港茶具文物馆”
  • French: “maison Flagstaff”
  • French: “Maison Flagstaff”
  • German: “Flagstaff House”
  • Hebrew: “בית פלגסטאף”
  • Japanese: “茶具文物館”
  • Korean: “다구 문물관”
  • Korean: “다구문물관”
  • Korean: “플래그스태프 하우스”
  • Korean: “플랙스태프 하우스 오브 티 웨어”
  • Korean: “플랙스태프 하우스”
  • Korean: “홍콩 다구문물관”
  • Korean: “홍콩 다구박물관”
  • Russian: “Дом с флагштоком”
  • Russian: “Музеем чайной посуды в Доме с флагштоком”
  • Russian: “Музей чайной посуды”
  • Spanish: “Flagstaff House”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей чайного посуду”
  • Wu Chinese: “茶具文物馆”
  • Yue Chinese: “茶具文物館”

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