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St Johns Cathedral in Hong Kong is the oldest surviving western ecclesiastical building in the city, completed in 1849 in an early English and gothic style shaped like a cross. Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island was founded in 1906 and finished in 1924, featuring a big Buddha statue and rooms, halls, a pond and garden. The Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery in Shatin was completed in 1957 and features five temples, with construction of buildings and carving of over 12,000 Buddha statues taking 18 years total.
places of worship
- 1. Places Of WorshipBy Hazel Chan
- 2. St Johns Cathedralofficially called The Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist, located at 4 Garden Road, Central It is the oldest surviving western ecclesiastical building in HK It was completed in 1849 It was built in early English and gothic style and is built in the shape of a cross It use to be a club house for the Japanese in WW2
- 3. It costed £8,736to for St Johns to be built It has Sunday schools for both children and adults
- 4. Po Lin MonasteryPo Lin Monastery is located on Lantau Island on Hong Kong The monastery was founded in 1906 by three monks and was finished in 1924 The big Buddha is also a part of the monastery The monastery is quite big it has lots different rooms, halls and they even have a pond and a garden in the monastery
- 5. Lot’s of touristsgo to the Po Lin Monastery but it is a great place for people who want to worship the Buddha
- 6. Ten Thousand Buddha'sMonastery This monastery is located at 220 Pai Tau Village, Shatin in Hong Kong The monastery was completed in 1957 T he main building of the monastery is the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple The monastery has totally 5 differ e nt temples It actually took eight years to complete all buildings and another ten years to finish the all more than 12,000 Buddha's statues
- 7. Some of thestatues there were painted with pure gold