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Sacred Heart Cathedral, Jinan 洪家楼天主教堂Hóngjiālóu Tiānzhǔjiàotáng
National heritage site · Jinan, Shandong
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Jinan
- Region
- Shandong
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Sacred Heart Cathedral, Jinan
The cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan, built in 1901–05 with Boxer indemnity money and extended in 1906, in twin-towered Gothic Revival style on a Latin-cross plan. It was designed by the Franciscan brother Korbinian Paugger and built by local stonemasons, with 48 m stone towers and black Chinese roof tiles over the nave. It was closed in 1966 and reopened on Christmas Day 1985.
How to get to Sacred Heart Cathedral, Jinan
On Hongjialou North Road beside Hongjialou Square and Shandong University's Hongjialou campus, about 5 km north-east of central Jinan. It is a working cathedral, so visits fit around services.
Nearby
- Mount Tai 泰山 50 km
China's most sacred peak, climbed by emperors and by night hikers chasing sunrise
Also within 20 km: Daxinzhuang Site 大辛庄遗址 (under 10 km), Best Spring Under Heaven Scenic Area (Baotu Spring and Daming Lake) 天下第一泉景区 (under 10 km), Former Cheeloo University Buildings 原齐鲁大学近现代建筑群 (under 10 km), Shandong Ancient Architecture Museum 山东古建筑博物馆 (under 10 km), Thousand Buddha Mountain 千佛山 (under 10 km), Wei'er Road Historic Buildings, Jinan 纬二路近现代建筑群 (under 10 km).
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