Shenyang Catholic Church Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Shenyang Catholic Church, also known as Shenyang Nanguan Church, was originally built in 1878 (the fourth year of Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty) by the French missionary Tufang John. It was burned down by the Boxers in 1900. The existing building was rebuilt on the original site in 1912 by the French Bishop Souberes of the Diocese of Southern Manchuria using the Boxer Indemnity in the Treaty of Xinchou. The church is located in the east courtyard, facing south, 66 meters long from north to south, 17 meters wide from east to west, and 40 meters high. It is a brick-concrete structure with a plain blue brick surface. There are two square cone-shaped spires protruding from the top of the front, side by side from east to west, and the upper part is decorated with a "cross" frame. With a construction area of ​​more than 1,100 square meters and 120 Chinese characters, its scale is one of the few in the country. The overall architectural pattern follows the architectural form of the European Renaissance and is a typical Gothic building.

Scenic spot features:

leisure, religion