Church of the Saviour (Beitang) 西什库教堂Xīshíkù Jiàotáng

About Church of the Saviour (Beitang)

Beijing's Catholic cathedral, founded in 1703 on land given by the Kangxi Emperor near the palace and moved here in 1887 when the Guangxu court wanted the old site, with its grey-stone Gothic façade completed in 1890. The church was besieged during the Boxer uprising of 1900, and after restoration in 2018 it is again the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Beijing.

How to get to Church of the Saviour (Beitang)

On Xishiku Street west of Beihai Park, about 10 minutes' walk from Xisi metro station.

Nearby

• Beihai Park 北海公园 under 10 km
  A former imperial lake garden crowned by a white Tibetan-style stupa on its island
• Prince Gong's Mansion 恭王府 under 10 km
  A Qing courtyard mansion and rock garden, home first to a corrupt minister, then a prince
• Forbidden City 故宫 under 10 km
  Six centuries of imperial power behind vermilion walls in the heart of Beijing
• Shichahai 什刹海 under 10 km
  Three linked lakes ringed by hutongs and lakeside bars, with open-air skating in winter
• Drum and Bell Towers 钟鼓楼 under 10 km
  Beijing's old timekeeping towers, with drum performances and views over the hutong roofs

Also within 20 km: Guangji Temple 广济寺 (under 10 km), Pagoda of Monk Wansong 万松老人塔 (under 10 km), Former National Library of Peiping 北平图书馆旧址 (under 10 km), Temple of Ancient Monarchs 历代帝王庙 (under 10 km), Mei Lanfang Memorial Museum 梅兰芳纪念馆 (under 10 km), Dagaoxuan Hall 大高玄殿 (under 10 km).

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