Historic Site
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Bethanie Church → Academy's School of Film and Television
After three years of restoration, Bethanie has been transformed from a former French Mission sanatorium into the Academy's Landmark Heritage Campus.
Background of the site
Brief information
- Location:139 Pokfulam Road
- Constructed in 1875 and restoration was complete in 2006
- Grade I
History
- Bethanie was built by the Missions Etrangeres de Paris (French Mission) in 1875 and was used by them as a sanatorium for a century - was the first sanatorium in Hong Kong and the far east- The building was sold in the 1970s and used by the University of Hong Kong from 1978 to 1997- Bethanie is reborn as the new home of the Academy's School of Film and Television in 2006
Architecture Merit
- The chapel is built in neo-gothic style- the floor tiles in the ground floor corridor and in the chapel were imported form France.- Many special architectural features including flying buttresses, glazed roof, octagonal cowsheds
Reason for preservation
High historical value- Bethanie was built by the Missions Etrangeres de Paris (French Mission) in 1875 and was used by them as a sanatorium for a century - was the first sanatorium in Hong Kong and the far east
Special architectural features and relics- The chapel is built in neo-gothic style- the floor tiles in the ground floor corridor and in the chapel were imported form France.- Many special architectural features including flying buttresses, glazed roof, octagonal cowsheds etc.
The public can use the heritage in their daily life and know more about the history of Hong Kong.
Advantages of the preservation plan
The heritage features has been preserved and retained.
the Academy has focused on the heritage and cultural aspects- the Academy has engaged in three years of 'detective' work all over the world and many researches tracking down missing components that disappeared since the building was sold. Most of these components...
After three years of restoration, Bethanie has been transformed from a former French Mission sanatorium into the Academy's Landmark Heritage Campus.
Background of the site
Brief information
- Location:139 Pokfulam Road
- Constructed in 1875 and restoration was complete in 2006
- Grade I
History
- Bethanie was built by the Missions Etrangeres de Paris (French Mission) in 1875 and was used by them as a sanatorium for a century - was the first sanatorium in Hong Kong and the far east- The building was sold in the 1970s and used by the University of Hong Kong from 1978 to 1997- Bethanie is reborn as the new home of the Academy's School of Film and Television in 2006
Architecture Merit
- The chapel is built in neo-gothic style- the floor tiles in the ground floor corridor and in the chapel were imported form France.- Many special architectural features including flying buttresses, glazed roof, octagonal cowsheds
Reason for preservation
High historical value- Bethanie was built by the Missions Etrangeres de Paris (French Mission) in 1875 and was used by them as a sanatorium for a century - was the first sanatorium in Hong Kong and the far east
Special architectural features and relics- The chapel is built in neo-gothic style- the floor tiles in the ground floor corridor and in the chapel were imported form France.- Many special architectural features including flying buttresses, glazed roof, octagonal cowsheds etc.
The public can use the heritage in their daily life and know more about the history of Hong Kong.
Advantages of the preservation plan
The heritage features has been preserved and retained.
the Academy has focused on the heritage and cultural aspects- the Academy has engaged in three years of 'detective' work all over the world and many researches tracking down missing components that disappeared since the building was sold. Most of these components...