Ladder Street

Ladder Street
Traditional Chinese樓梯街
Simplified Chinese楼梯街
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLóutī Jiē
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLàuh tāi gāai
JyutpingLau4 tai1 gaai1
Ladder Street at the junction with Rozario Street.
Ladder Street and Man Mo Temple (left) at the intersection with Hollywood Road.
Lower end of Ladder Street, at the junction of Queen's Road Central and Lok Ku Road.

Ladder Street is a street in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong, consisting entirely of steps and landings formed by granite slabs or concrete paving. It was so named because it extends straight up and down like a ladder.[1] The street has been listed as a Grade I historic building.[2]

  1. ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Ladder Street, Hong Kong
  2. ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results