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St. Joseph's Church, Beijing 王府井天主堂Wángfǔjǐng Tiānzhǔtáng
National heritage site · Beijing, Beijing
- Time needed
- Under 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Beijing
- Region
- Beijing
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About St. Joseph's Church, Beijing
Known as the East Church (Dongtang), this Catholic parish was founded in 1653 by the Jesuit missionaries Lodovico Buglio and Gabriel de Magalhães on land granted by the Shunzhi Emperor, and the present Romanesque Revival building dates from 1904. Still an active church, its grey-brick façade with three towers faces a square laid out on Wangfujing's shopping street in 2000.
How to get to St. Joseph's Church, Beijing
At 74 Wangfujing Street, a short walk from Jinyu Hutong station on Metro Line 8, or about 10 minutes' walk north of Wangfujing station on Line 1.
Nearby
- Forbidden City 故宫 under 10 km
Six centuries of imperial power behind vermilion walls in the heart of Beijing - National Museum of China 中国国家博物馆 under 10 km
Ancient bronzes, jades and porcelain in a vast museum beside Tian'anmen Square - Tiananmen Square 天安门广场 under 10 km
A vast ceremonial square below Tian'anmen gate, where the national flag is raised at dawn - Beihai Park 北海公园 under 10 km
A former imperial lake garden crowned by a white Tibetan-style stupa on its island - Qianmen Street and Dashilar 前门大街·大栅栏 under 10 km
A pedestrian avenue below Qianmen gate and a lane of shops trading since Qing times
Also within 20 km: Pudu Temple 普度寺 (under 10 km), Red Building of Peking University 北京大学红楼 (under 10 km), Imperial Historical Archives (Huangshicheng) 皇史宬 (under 10 km), Imperial Ancestral Temple 太庙 (under 10 km), Peking Legation Quarter (Dongjiaominxiang) 东交民巷 (under 10 km), Zhizhu Temple 智珠寺 (under 10 km).
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