西港城係一個愛德華風格嘅標誌性建築，位於上環，裡面主要有布料、工藝品舖頭。呢個建築於1990年被古物古蹟辦事處定為法定古蹟。🏛

呢棟四層高嘅大廈於1906年完工，採用當時英國流行嘅安妮女王復興式建築風格。四個角落嘅塔上都有一種被「包紮」嘅磚頭砌法🧱，俾人一種多色嘅效果。建成初期嘅外牆顏色係藍色，後來就改為紅色，以配合建築風格。

建築物前身屬於一個大型街市建築嘅一部分，由十九世紀已經開始運作，而西港城就係建築嘅北座。喺興建港鐵上環站🚇 嘅時候，南座已經被拆除，後來建成上環市政大廈。北座就得以保留並由當時嘅土地發展有限公司翻新。

西港城亦曾於2003年再次翻新🛠，由兩層擴建至四層。同時，附近人行天橋同港鐵通風口（圖4）都進行咗重新設計同翻新，務求同西港城融為一體。喺通風口隔離，市建局仲特別加建鐘樓🕰、拱形牌坊，增添西港城嘅懷舊氣息。不過兩者都已喺2016年被拆除。

目前，西港城係香港現時保存歷史最悠久嘅街市建築。頂樓設有大型懷舊酒樓及宴會廳🥂，而一樓有布料店同咖啡店。呢棟大廈運用咗活化再利用嘅概念，為歷史建築帶嚟生氣。

Western Market is an iconic Edwardian-style building featuring shops selling fabric, arts and crafts in Sheung Wan. It was identified by the Antiquities and Monuments Office as one of the Declared Monuments in 1990. 🏛

Completed in 1906, the four-storey building is in Queen Anne Revival style that was popular in the British Empire at the time. The brickwork on the four corner towers is "bandaged"🩹, giving a polychromatic effect. It was blue but was later painted red to suit the architectural style.

The building is actually a north block extension of a larger market complex that was in operation from the 19th century. The South Block was demolished during the construction of the MTR Sheung Wan Station 🚉, and was later rebuilt to be the Sheung Wan Civic Centre. The North Block was preserved and renovated by Land Development Corporation.
 
In 2003, the remaining market block was again refurbished 🖼, this time by the Urban Renewal Authority, and was expanded from 2 storeys to 4 storeys. To match the design with the market block, the neighbouring footbridge and the MTR vents (pic 4) were also redesigned and repainted. In particular, a clock tower🕰 and an arch with the market’s name were erected next to the vents to enhance the nostalgia of the market. However, both of them were later removed in 2016. 

At present, it is the oldest surviving market building in Hong Kong. There is a large restaurant and banquet hall🥂 on the top floor, with fabric merchants and cafes on the first floor. The concept of adaptive reuse was adopted to bring life to this historic building.

🏗️ 作者 Builder: Nazzxzx
📸 攝影 Photography: Howard