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Sacred Heart Cathedral 石室圣心大教堂Shíshì Shèngxīn Dàjiàotáng
National heritage site · Guangzhou, Guangdong
- Time needed
- Under 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Guangzhou
- Region
- Guangdong
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Sacred Heart Cathedral
Built between 1863 and 1888 by the Paris Foreign Missions Society on the site of the former Liangguang viceroy's office, the cathedral is a Gothic Revival church made entirely of granite, which is why locals call it the 'Stone House'. Its twin-spired façade was modelled on the Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde in Paris, and the stone was quarried in Kowloon and shipped up the Pearl River. It is the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou and holds regular Masses.
How to get to Sacred Heart Cathedral
On Yide Road in Yuexiu District near the Pearl River, a few minutes' walk from Yide Lu station on Metro Line 6.
Nearby
- Canton Tower & Pearl River 广州塔 under 10 km
A slim-waisted tower glowing over the Pearl River in China's Cantonese food capital
Also within 20 km: Temple of the Five Immortals 五仙观 (under 10 km), Huaisheng Mosque and Guangta Minaret 怀圣寺光塔 (under 10 km), Guangzhou Uprising Memorial Museum (Guangzhou Commune Site) 广州起义纪念馆 (under 10 km), Guangdong Customs House 粤海关大楼 (under 10 km), Beijing Road Pedestrian Street 北京路 (under 10 km), Shamian Island 沙面 (under 10 km).
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