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Sacred Heart Cathedral
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Introduction
Stone Heart Cathedral In 1861, the unequal treaty between China and France stipulated that France forced the government to rent the original of the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi to build a church. The laying of the foundation stone was held on December 8, 1863, and construction was completed in 1888, which lasted 25 years. The church suffered major damage during the Anti-Japanese War and the “Cultural Revolution” and then it was repaired many times. After the completion of the third major repair in the autumn of 2006, it was reopened. It is the cat of the Catholic Diocese of Guangzhou and one of the most magnificent Gothic buildings with two spires in China. It is also the largest Catholic building in Southeast Asia. has the reputation of “Paris of the Far East”. In 1996, it was announced by the State Council as the fourth batch of national key cultural rel protection units.
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The church belongs to the Gothic architectural style, with a Latin cross plan, and a pair of towering double-spire stone towers on both sides the front gable, 58.5 meters high, with an octagonal pointed cone at the top, and the stones are connected by iron parts.
The church has than 600 square meters of colored glass windows, with a circular rose window with a diameter of nearly 7 meters on the front and side walls, inlaid with, blue, purple, yellow and other colored glass with fine stone carvings. The windows of the gate and the surrounding walls are all palms, with red, yellow, blue green colored glass embedded in the windows, depicting the good deeds of the saints and the story of the Bible.
Witnessing the modern history of Guangzhou, reflecting the social, political, and cultural background of the time, as well as the exchange and collision of and Western cultures, its architectural style, carvings, stained glass, etc., all have extremely high artistic standards, and it is an outstanding representative of Gothic architectural art. the cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Guangzhou, it carries profound religious and cultural connotations.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart of Guangzhou, as a popular tourist attraction, attracts numerous visitors every day. However, the official statistics released its specific number of visitors per year is 150,000. The Sacred Heart Cathedral has become a hot spot for check-ins on social media, attracting a number of tourists. There are also many tourists from other cities and even abroad who come to visit and experience its unique architectural charm and strong religious atmosphere.
The Gothic spire of the Sacred Heart Cathedral pierces the sky, with its grayish-white granite walls exuding a sacred solemnity; the arcade, meanwhile, stretches into a warm-colored, bustling street scroll, where Baroque carvings and sliding doors interweave a lively atmosphere. Over the past century the sublime nature of Gothic architecture and the earthy character of Lingnan arcades have coexisted harmoniously, with the grandeur of Western architecture complementing the of local commercial residences.
The organ’s sound, wrapped in the harmony of the choir, spreads out, and the light from the stained glass windows leaks down like broken gold, falling the palms of the hands folded together. The priest’s recitation is deep and thick, the believers lower their heads, and the candlelight trembles gently under the stone. When the service is over, footsteps tap lightly on the tiles, and the sunlight cuts out the bright and dark at the threshold, separating the piety from the worldly affairs