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Sacred Heart Cathedral, Jilin 吉林天主教堂Jílín Tiānzhǔjiàotáng
National heritage site · Jilin, Jilin
- Time needed
- 30 minutes to 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Jilin
- Region
- Jilin
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Sacred Heart Cathedral, Jilin
A Gothic Revival Catholic church on the north bank of the Songhua River beside Jilin Bridge, completed in 1926 after French priests of the Paris Foreign Missions Society began building in 1917, with a cruciform brick-and-stone plan and a 45 m bell tower. It was the seat of the Jilin diocese until 1994, was occupied and damaged after 1966, and has been used for services again since repairs in the 1980s. State media noted in 2024 that sunlight through its stained glass draws photographers.
How to get to Sacred Heart Cathedral, Jilin
On Songjiang Middle Road at the north end of Jilin Bridge, about 2.4 km south-south-west of Jilin railway station; it is an active church, so check service times and be respectful.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Jilin Confucian Temple 吉林文庙 (under 10 km), Jilin City Museum 吉林市博物馆 (under 10 km), Former Jilin Machine Bureau 吉林机器局旧址 (under 10 km), Beishan Park 北山公园 (under 10 km), Dongtuanshan Site 东团山遗址 (under 10 km), Former Jihai Railway Terminus (Jilin West Station) 吉海铁路总站旧址 (under 10 km).
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