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Oldest Anglican Church in Far East

#hongkongtrip St. John Cathedral is one of the oldest surviving western ecclesiastical building in Hong Kong. It was declared monument in 2016. The architectural style is plain, unadorned adaptation of 13th century English and Decorated Gothic popular revivalist style of church of the time. Located in the prime area in central, Garden Road, surrounded by bank buildings of Bank of China and Hong Kong Shianghai Bank. #urbanexplorer #celebratewithtrip #passionpassport #本地遊 #mytripvlog #tripblazers #awesomepic #stjohncathedral #churchinhk #yuppijeinhk2017
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