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Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Taiyuan 太原天主堂Tàiyuán Tiānzhǔtáng
National heritage site · Taiyuan, Shanxi
- Time needed
- 30–60 minutes
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Taiyuan
- Region
- Shanxi
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Taiyuan
The cathedral of the Catholic diocese of Taiyuan, founded by Jesuits in 1635 and rebuilt after the earlier church was destroyed in 1900; the present building was completed in 1905. It is a Romanesque Revival church in rust-red brick with two bell towers about 36 m tall, standing on Jiefang Road among former church buildings. It was listed as a national monument in 2013.
How to get to Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Taiyuan
On Jiefang Road in the centre of Taiyuan. It is a working cathedral, so check service times before going.
Nearby
- Shanxi Museum 山西博物院 under 10 km
Bronzes of the ancient state of Jin, Buddhist statues and tomb treasures on the Fen River - Jinci Temple 晋祠 20 km
Song-dynasty halls, painted clay maidservants and a cross-shaped bridge at the Jin springs - Qiao Family Compound 乔家大院 50 km
Walled courtyards of a Qing merchant-banking family, the set for Raise the Red Lantern
Also within 20 km: Jin Merchants Museum (Former Shanxi Military Governor's Office) 山西督军府旧址 (under 10 km), Changjing Tower 唱经楼 (under 10 km), Grand Guandi Temple, Taiyuan 大关帝庙 (under 10 km), Taiyuan Ancient Mosque 太原清真古寺 (under 10 km), Peng Zhen Memorial Hall and Former CCP Taiyuan Branch Site 中共太原支部旧址 (under 10 km), Chongshan Temple 崇善寺 (under 10 km).
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