Episode 8: St John's Cathedral

Once you reach the intersection, St John's Cathedral will be immediately in front of you, so you need to cross the intersecting street in front and then look to your right. St John's Cathedral is a sublime yet very modest church and also one of the oldest surviving ecclesiastical buildings in Hong Kong and the oldest Anglican church in the East. It is an elegant exemplar of 18th century British architecture, an eloquent embodiment of the Gothic Revival style, so you can see that the decorations somewhat replicate the 13th century Gothic tradition. It was finished in 1849 during the era of colonial expansion and missionary zeal when the British felt the need to erect numerous churches in their colonies. On Christmas morning 1941, the devoted congregation gathered in the cathedral for the last mass before the Japanese forces laid siege to Hong Kong. During the occupation, that took place up until April 1945, the cathedral was turned into a club for Japanese officers. Some interior decorations were lost then, unfortunately.St John's Cathedral is open daily from 7am to 6 pm and the majority of services are conducted in English.
Photo St. John's Cathedral 01 by Elisa.rolle is licensed under  CC BY-SA 3.0