- For former name of a road in Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui , often abbreviated as TST, is an urbanised area in the Yau Tsim Mong District in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay east of Tsim Sha Tsui...
, see Hankow RoadHankow Road is a road between Salisbury Road and Haiphong Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was initially named as Garden Road. To avoid confusion with Garden Road on the Hong Kong Island, it was renamed to Hankow, a city in China. Before 1904, the area south of Austin Road was...
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Garden Road is a major road on
Hong Kong IslandHong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008...
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Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
, connecting the
CentralCentral , the central business district of Hong Kong, was commonly known as part of Victoria City. It is an area on the north shore of Hong Kong Island. It is located across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula...
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Mid-levelsMid-levels is an expensive residential area on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located halfway up Victoria Peak, directly above Central...
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At its lower (Central) end, Garden Road forms a grade-separated intersection with
QueenswayQueensway is a major road in the Admiralty of Central, Hong Kong. It was originally a section of Queen's Road East to its westmost before the Hong Kong Government separated and renamed it as its present name in 1967...
. For most of its length, Garden Road carries traffic only in the downhill direction. Uphill traffic is carried by
Cotton Tree DriveCotton Tree Drive is a road in Central to Mid-levels on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The road is famous because of Cotton Tree Drive Marriage Registry, a hotspot for marriage registration in Hong Kong Park....
, parallel to and to the east of Garden Road.
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- For former name of a road in Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui , often abbreviated as TST, is an urbanised area in the Yau Tsim Mong District in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay east of Tsim Sha Tsui...
, see Hankow RoadHankow Road is a road between Salisbury Road and Haiphong Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was initially named as Garden Road. To avoid confusion with Garden Road on the Hong Kong Island, it was renamed to Hankow, a city in China. Before 1904, the area south of Austin Road was...
.
Garden Road is a major road on
Hong Kong IslandHong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008...
,
Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
, connecting the
CentralCentral , the central business district of Hong Kong, was commonly known as part of Victoria City. It is an area on the north shore of Hong Kong Island. It is located across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula...
and
Mid-levelsMid-levels is an expensive residential area on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located halfway up Victoria Peak, directly above Central...
areas.
At its lower (Central) end, Garden Road forms a grade-separated intersection with
QueenswayQueensway is a major road in the Admiralty of Central, Hong Kong. It was originally a section of Queen's Road East to its westmost before the Hong Kong Government separated and renamed it as its present name in 1967...
. For most of its length, Garden Road carries traffic only in the downhill direction. Uphill traffic is carried by
Cotton Tree DriveCotton Tree Drive is a road in Central to Mid-levels on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The road is famous because of Cotton Tree Drive Marriage Registry, a hotspot for marriage registration in Hong Kong Park....
, parallel to and to the east of Garden Road. Cotton Tree Drive merges with Garden Road just above the intersection with
Upper Albert RoadUpper Albert Road is a road on the Government Hill in the Central of Hong Kong. Surrounding the Government House, the residence of former Governors of Hong Kong and present Chief Executive of Hong Kong, the road is a destination of various protests. Protests sometimes result in traffic...
, and Garden Road continues uphill to an intersection with
Robinson RoadRobinson Road is a 2-lane, bi-directional road on the Mid-levels, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. In the east, it is connected with the Magazine Gap Road and Garden Road, and in the west with Babington Road and Park Road, Robinson Road is quite long. With Central-Mid-Levels escalator, it also...
and
Magazine Gap RoadMagazine Gap Road is a winding road on Mid-levels and the Peak on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is one of the main access leading to the Peak area....
in the Mid-levels.
Garden Road is rich in historical and heritage value. The
Bank of China TowerThe Bank of China Tower is one of the most recognisable skyscrapers in Central, Hong Kong. It houses the headquarters for the Bank of China Limited. The building is located at 1 Garden Road, in Central and Western District on Hong Kong Island.Designed by I. M. Pei, the building is high with two...
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Citibank PlazaCitibank Plaza or the Asia Pacific Finance Tower is a skyscraper on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong located at 3 Garden Road, Central. It is 205 metres high and has 50 floors. -External links:*...
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St. John's CathedralSt. John's Cathedral , officially The Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist and located at 4 Garden Road, Central, is an Anglican cathedral in Hong Kong. It is the Diocesan cathedral of the...
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St. John's BuildingSt. John's Building is a skyscraper in Central on Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. It is built on the slope beside Garden Road and Cotton Tree Drive. The ground floor serves as the terminus of Peak Tram....
, the lower terminus of the
Peak TramThe Peak Tramway is a funicular railway in Hong Kong, which carries both tourists and residents to the upper levels of Hong Kong Island. Running from Central district to Victoria Peak via the Mid-Levels, it provides the most direct route and offers good views over the harbour and skyscrapers of...
, the United States Consulate-General, and the
Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical GardensThe Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens is one of the oldest zoological and botanical centres in the world.It is located at Mid-levels, on the northern slope of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong and has been opened to the public since 1871. It is a venerable park and was previously named Ping Tao...
all lie on the road.
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