4 most beautiful ancient churches in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - Nghe An is a locality that owns many beautiful churches, including some built in the 19th century. For a long time, ancient churches have not only been places for religious activities of parishioners but also attractive destinations for tourists from all over the world.
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| Located in Bao Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, Bao Nham stone church is located on a campus of 7,750m². According to the remaining documents, in the early 80s of the 19th century, Adolphe Klinglé - a French priest also known as Co Thong came here to preach and chose this "prime" location to build a church. He believed that this area had a similar location to France, where there was a church built by himself as a priest. Photo courtesy of Thanh Cuong |
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| The church has Gothic architecture, modeled after the Luocxơ church (France); construction began in the fall of 1888. After 16 years of construction, in the spring of 1904, Bao Nham stone church was officially completed. Photo courtesy of Thanh Cuong |
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| The church is 37m high and 14m wide. There is a 28m high bell tower, on top of which is placed a rooster made of Antimony alloy, 0.8m long and 0.35m wide, which can rotate in the wind. Photo courtesy of Thanh Cuong |
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| This building was considered by the French to be one of the most unique churches in Indochina at that time and had the best acoustics compared to other churches in Vietnam. Photo courtesy of Thanh Cuong |
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| Xa Doai Church is one of the largest and oldest churches of Vinh diocese. The church was built in 1846, first consecrated in 1979 and solemnly consecrated in 2014. The church was designed in European Gothic style, influenced by the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris (France). Photo courtesy of Canh Nam |
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| Although not as tall and majestic as other churches, Xa Doai Church impresses with its low-vaulted architecture in the front room and the spacious and airy high-vaulted sanctuary inside. Those who love European-style architecture cannot miss this place. Photo courtesy of Canh Nam |
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| Manh Son Parish is one of the oldest parishes, established in 1914. Photo courtesy |
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| Manh Son Church has a unique architecture with the main color yellow. Photo courtesy |
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| Cau Ram Church was built around 1888 in Vinh city. This is the place where more than 6,000 parishioners from 10 parishes hold ceremonies and chant prayers: Cau Ram, Vinh My, My Hau, Xuan Am, Yen Phap, Vinh Giang, Trung My, Yen Due, Tan Yen and Yen Xa. |
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| Cau Ram Church is designed with many symmetrical windows, each window has very beautiful paintings. |
