Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens
The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens is one of the oldest zoological and botanical centres in the world, and the oldest park in Hong Kong. Founded in 1864, its first stage was opened to the public in 1871.Photo: NBG626, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Zoo
- Description: zoological and botanical garden in Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Public Gardens”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Government House and Canossa Hospital.
Government House
Photo: michaelchan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Government House, located on Government Hill in Central, Hong Kong, is the official residence of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. It was constructed in 1855 as a Colonial Renaissance-style building, but was significantly remodelled during the Japanese occupation, resulting in the current hybrid Japanese-neoclassical form. Government House is situated 140 metres northeast of Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens.
Canossa Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Chanjoeyingdr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canossa Hospital is a private Catholic community hospital in Hong Kong. Canossa Hospital is situated 250 metres west of Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens.
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Church
Photo: JackieCheu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a late 19th-century English Gothic Revival church that serves as the cathedral of the Diocese of Hong Kong, which is effectively coterminous with the territory. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is situated 300 metres northwest of Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mid-Levels and Government Hill.
Mid-Levels
Suburb
Mid-Levels is an affluent residential area on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located between Victoria Peak and Central. Residents are predominantly more affluent Hong Kong locals and expatriate professionals.
Government Hill
Neighborhood
Government Hill is a hill in Central, Hong Kong, bounded by upper section of Upper Albert Road on the south, Queen's Road Central north, Garden Road east, and Glenealy, west of Hong Kong Island.
Central Hong Kong
Photo: seeminglee, CC BY 2.0.
Central and Western is a district of Hong Kong Island. It is the political, administrative and financial hub and home to some fantastic skyscrapers and Victoria Peak.
Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens
- Categories: urban park, botanical garden, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Central and Western, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Yue Chinese—“Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “হংকং প্রাণী ও উদ্ভিদ উদ্যান”
- Chinese: “公家花園”
- Chinese: “兵頭花園”
- Chinese: “動植物公園”
- Chinese: “香港动植物公园”
- Chinese: “香港動植物公園”
- Esperanto: “Honkongaj Zoologiaj kaj Botanikaj Ĝardenoj”
- French: “jardins botanique et zoologique de Hong Kong”
- French: “Jardins botanique et zoologique de Hong Kong”
- German: “Zoologisch-Botanischer Garten Hongkong”
- Hebrew: “הגנים הזואולוגיים והבוטניים של הונג קונג”
- Japanese: “香港動植物公園”
- Russian: “Гонконгские ботанический и зоологический сады”
- Spanish: “Jardin botanico y zoologico de Hong Kong”
- Spanish: “Jardín botánico y zoológico de Hong Kong”
- Wu Chinese: “香港动植物公园”
- Yue Chinese: “公家花園”
- Yue Chinese: “兵頭花園”
- Yue Chinese: “香港動植物公園”
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