Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, Biographical museum in Central, Hong Kong.
The Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum occupies Kom Tong Hall, a four-storey Edwardian-style building at 7 Castle Road. Its red brick upper facade and light stone base carry two stacked curved colonnades of Ionic columns, with a gold-decorated black railing between the upper columns and arched openings below. Inside, a long carpeted corridor with dark wooden doors leads past a display case of books and documents.
Ho Kom-tong, younger brother of philanthropist Sir Robert Ho Tung, built Kom Tong Hall in 1914 as his family residence and lived there until his death in 1950. During the 1941 Japanese invasion the British Air Raid Precaution Association used it as an emergency station. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought it in 1960 and sold it intact to the government in February 2004 for HK$53 million; after a HK$91.3 million restoration it opened as the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum on 12 December 2006 and was declared a monument on 12 November 2010.
The name honors the revolutionary leader who spent several years in the city during his education and political activities. Visitors see objects and writings in the rooms that trace his path from medical student to founder of the first Chinese republic.
The building sits on a quiet street above the Central district and can be reached by public transport or on foot from the city center. Visitors exploring the galleries will find audio aids in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English, as well as reading rooms with additional material.
The red brick walls and stone window frames show the influence of Western villa design, while carved wooden panels and Chinese roof tiles reflect local craft traditions. The wrought-iron balconies and rich stucco decorations inside recall Baroque and Rococo motifs that the original owner adopted from Europe.
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