The Cenotaph

The Cenotaph is a constructed in 1923 and located between Statue Square and the City Hall in , , that commemorates the dead in the two world wars who served in Hong Kong in the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force.
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Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: war memorial in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “The Cenotaph, Hong Kong” and “和平紀念碑 The Cenotaph”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Court of Final Appeal and City Hall Public Library.

Courthouse
Photo: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Building, also known as the Old Supreme Court Building, is located at 8 Jackson Road, in , along the eastern side of Statue Square, directly west of .

Library
Photo: Wing1990hk, CC BY 3.0.

Garden
Photo: Wing1990hk, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 110 metres northeast of The Cenotaph.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Hong Kong and Government Hill.

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.

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 .

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.

The Cenotaph

Latitude
22.28163° or 22° 16′ 54″ north
Longitude
114.16058° or 114° 9′ 38″ east
Inception
May 24th, 1923
Height
11 metres (35 feet)
Open location code
7PJP75J6+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 737551130
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q986377
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“The Cenotaph” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “和平紀念碑”
  • Chinese: “和平纪念碑”
  • Chinese: “抗日戰爭勝利紀念碑”
  • Croatian: “Kenotaf”
  • French: “Cénotaphe”
  • Hungarian: “Hongkongi kenotáfium”
  • Japanese: “和平祈念碑”
  • Japanese: “和平紀念碑”
  • Japanese: “和平記念碑”
  • Slovenian: “Kenotaf”
  • Spanish: “Cenotafio de Hong Kong”
  • Vietnamese: “Cenotaph”
  • Yue Chinese: “和平紀念碑”

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Highlights include The Hong Kong Club Building and High Block.

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