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Our Lady of Victory Church (Wanghailou) 望海楼教堂Wànghǎilóu Jiàotáng
National heritage site · Tianjin, Tianjin
- Time needed
- 30–45 minutes
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Tianjin
- Region
- Tianjin
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Our Lady of Victory Church (Wanghailou)
A Gothic-style Catholic church beside the Sanchakou confluence, first built in 1869 and rebuilt in 1897 and 1904 after being burned in the Tianjin Incident of 1870 and in the fighting of 1900. The brick church has three towers on its front and a basilica-style interior with pointed arches and coloured glass. It is still used by the city's Catholic community and was listed as national heritage in 1988.
How to get to Our Lady of Victory Church (Wanghailou)
On Shizilin Street in Hebei District, beside the Hai River at Sanchakou, about 1.7 km north-west of Tianjin Railway Station.
Nearby
- Five Great Avenues 五大道 under 10 km
Leafy lanes of century-old villas from Tianjin's treaty-port days
Also within 20 km: Sanchakou Confluence (Grand Canal) 三岔河口 (under 10 km), Tianhou Palace (Tianjin Mazu Temple) 天后宫 (under 10 km), Ancient Culture Street (Guwenhua Jie) 古文化街 (under 10 km), Former Qianxiangyi Silk Store 谦祥益绸缎庄旧址 (under 10 km), Temple of Great Compassion (Dabei Yuan) 大悲禅院 (under 10 km), Tianjin Eye 天津之眼 (under 10 km).
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