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Explore the region
About Tai Kwun
The formal Parade Ground and Barrack Block contrast with the plainer Prison Yard and former detention buildings. Heritage displays occupy parts of the former magistracy and prison, helping explain spaces that would otherwise look like a collection of courtyards. Visit the outdoor areas first, then choose the open exhibitions; individual programmes may require separate tickets or have different hours.
What to look for
- The Parade Ground is framed by formal police-station architecture.
- Prison buildings, retaining walls and heritage displays reveal the enclosed layout of the former jail.
Location & getting there
Getting to Tai Kwun
Go to 10 Hollywood Road. The footbridge at the Hollywood Road–Old Bailey Street junction connects the compound with the Central–Mid-Levels Escalator; the venue map also identifies street-level gates and accessible approaches.
Combine your visit
Suggested order for the visit:
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Parade Ground
Read the formal civic frontage and barrack buildings.
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Prison Yard
Compare the more functional enclosed architecture.
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Heritage galleries
Explore the open magistracy and prison displays.
This is an editorial sequence of named spaces or places. It does not imply a verified walking connection or promise opening, ticket availability or a journey time.
Find Tai Kwun
大馆 · 中西区
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