St Joseph Catholic Cathedral
Located at one end of a pedestrianised shopping street, this Romanesque styled catholic cathedral was built by French missionaries in 1917. It has a length of 60 metres and a width of 30 metres. The twin bell towers on its facade rise 47 metres into the air. The cathedral was badly damaged during the Cultural Revolution and then again by the Tang Shan earthquake in 1976. It was then extensively restored in 1979 and was officially re-opened on the Feast of Our Lady's Assumption on August 15th 1980.



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