St. Joseph Cathedral

西开教堂

The West Open Church is the largest Romanesque building in Tianjin, and one of the ten largest churches in China. The official name is St. Joseph's Church. If you come to Tianjin, it is a must-see. Open free of charge, pay attention to the rules.

Tianjin is one of the most famous landmarks, close to the commercial street, and there are many people visiting on the way!

The Catholic Church of the West Kai Chapel, also known as the West Kai Church and the Old West Kai Church, was built by the French missionary Dubois in the fifth year of the Republic of China (1916 A.D.). The floor of the West Kaido Church is a Latin "ten" shape, three huge domes up to 45 meters in a row in the shape of "good", three domes are slightly extended, the surface of the green copper covered, the giant dome for wooden support, each dome on a bronze cross. There was a legend of a mysterious event.

The West Open Church was first located in the Dushan Road of Binjiang Road, Heping District, Tianjin, and was located in the northeast of the southwest. It was called the Catholic West Open Church, and later it was called the West Open Church and the old West Open Church because of its area. The West Open Church was built in 1916 by the French missionary Dubao. The building area 1891.95 square meters, can accommodate 1,500 people at the same time, the plane is cross. The three dome roofs are slightly extended upwards, the surface is covered with green copper plates, the giant dome is supported by wood structure, and each dome has a bronze cross. It is the largest Romanesque building in Tianjin City, and it is also a cathedral of Catholic Tianjin parish.

A century history to see Tianjin, a thousand years history to see Beijing summer, the next day of 12 th riot Jinjing 6 West Kai Church I feel it is worth to see, the West Kai Church is very good location, just near the subway station Yingkou Road, in addition to the subway station 🚇 can walk past, The church ⛪ can be visited, and the instructors worship and pray inside. The choirs come on Sundays, the Christian faith in Jesus Christ has eternal life, the key is to see if you believe in Christianity, if not this faith, it's okay to see the architecture of the church, sit on the inside benches, and the people who visit are very conscious, In addition to appreciation and taking pictures 📷, there is no talk, no noise, no discussion, everyone is very qualified, of course, there is a belief in this can be taught.

This church is very unique and one of the best in China.

A century of history, a thousand years of history, a summer of Beijing, 12 days of runaway Tianjin 11 West Open Church 5 Tianjin West Open Catholic Church, built by French missionaries in 1913, very Western Catholic Church aesthetic feeling. At the entrance stood four outstanding Catholic missionaries who came to China in the 16th and 17th centuries. The interior was the statue of the Virgin Mary, Jesus and the 12 disciples of Jesus. The oil paintings were the last dinner transcripts of the world famous paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, Italy. The stained glass painting is a picture of Jesus saving the human race, the altar and organ, and the prayer room are all Western Catholic church style. The art is of high value.