The Main Building 本部大樓

To this day, the Main Building represents the historic center of HKU. This Edwardian, Baroque-style building was designed by Alfred Bryer of Leigh & Orange, the architectural firm responsible for many of the historic structures in Hong Kong today. It took two years to construct from 1910 to 1912, and was a gift from Sir Hormusjee Mody, a distinguished Indian Parsi businessman and philanthropist who lived in Hong Kong for 50 years. He is remembered today at HKU by a sculpture of his head on the staircase leading to Loke Yew Hall, and by Mody Road in Tsim Sha Tsui named in his honor. 時至今日，本部大樓仍然是港大的核心歷史建築。整棟大樓採用愛德華巴洛克式建築風格，由Leigh & Orange的建築師Alfred Bryer設計。該公司先後承建了不少的香港歷史建築。整項工程歷時兩年，由1910年開始至...View all