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Monster Building
Five interlocking 1960s housing blocks in Quarry Bay whose courtyard walls of stacked flats close overhead, Hong Kong's most photographed piece of density.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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City Garden
Eastern District, Hong Kong · Asia
About City Garden
City Garden works well as a base: 2km from Monster Building.
City Garden is in Eastern District, Hong Kong, with about 15,000 people.
City Garden is a private housing estate in Fortress Hill, Hong Kong. It was built from 1983 to 1986 by Cheung Kong Holdings Limited. It consists of 14 blocks, each 28 storeys tall. Part of the site was occupied by the North Point Power Station before 1983.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near City Garden?
Within an hour or so of City Garden: Monster Building (2 km), Mido Cafe (3 km), Australia Dairy Company (3 km), Lin Heung Tea House (4 km).
Are there any good drives near City Garden?
The nearest famous roads are Guia Circuit.
Where is City Garden?
City Garden is in Eastern District, Hong Kong.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,212
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Region
- Eastern District
- Timezone
- Asia/Hong_Kong
- Coordinates
- 22.2900, 114.1926
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Worth the detour from City Garden
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Mido Cafe
A 1950s cha chaan teng on Temple Street with mosaic tiles, steel window frames and a corner upstairs table overlooking Yau Ma Tei, the archetypal Hong Kong diner.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Australia Dairy Company
A Jordan institution serving steamed milk pudding and scrambled egg sandwiches at ferocious speed, where waiters clear your table while you are still chewing.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Lin Heung Tea House
A survivor of old-Canton yum cha culture where dim sum still comes round on pushed trolleys and regulars compete for it, in a room of ceiling fans and communal tables.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Victoria Peak
Hong Kong's highest point on the island, offering spectacular panoramic views of the city skyline and harbour.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Ocean Park Hong Kong
Marine mammal park and theme park on the southern side of Hong Kong Island with aquarium exhibits and thrill rides.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Choi Hung Estate
A 1962 public housing estate painted in rainbow bands, with a rooftop basketball court over the car park that frames the colours against the towers.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Ping Shek Estate
A 1970s Kowloon estate whose grey concrete stairwells and repeating balcony grids draw photographers for their brutalist symmetry, far quieter than Choi Hung.
5 km · about 10 min drive
Driving roads near City Garden
- 67 kmGuia CircuitA 6.2km street circuit through Macau lined by armco and walls, with the impossibly tight Melco hairpin and the fast Mandarin bend. Everyday public roads outside the November Grand Prix weekend.
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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