Mountain Lodge was the former summer residence of the Governor of Hong Kong on Victoria Peak on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The second building was a two storey Renaissance style home and was demolished in 1946. The site is now the Victoria Peak Garden, a public park.
Read more about Mountain Lodge: 2007 Archaeological Discovery, History - A Sanatorium, The First Mountain Lodge, The Second Mountain Lodge, 1920 Through Demolition, Plans
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