Cathedral of Our Lady, Shuozhou | |
Native Name: | 朔州主教座堂 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Pushpin Map: | China Shanxi |
Map Caption: | Location in Shanxi |
Coordinates: | 39.3224°N 112.4318°W |
Location: | Shuocheng District, Shuozhou, Shanxi, China |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Status: | Parish church |
Functional Status: | Active |
Architectural Type: | Church building |
Style: | Gothic architecture |
Groundbreaking: | 1998 |
Completed Date: | 2000 (reconstruction) |
Materials: | Granite, bricks |
Diocese: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Shuozhou |
The Cathedral of Our Lady, Shuozhou is the cathedral of Shuozhou in Shanxi, China.[1]
The Cathedral of Our Lady was originally built in 1913 with a Gothic architecture style.[1] Since 1946, it was successively occupied by the He Long No.3 Middle School, Suimeng Military District and Shuo County Normal School.[1]
The bell tower was smashed by the Red Guards during the ten-year Cultural Revolution.[1] The Cathedral of Our Lady was returned to the church in 1996. Renovations and rebuilding to the cathedral began in 1998 and were completed in July 2000.[1]
The Cathedral of Our Lady is located in the west and faces the east with a Gothic architecture style. It is 40m (130feet) long, 16m (52feet) wide and 12m (39feet) high. It has two 32.8m (107.6feet) high bell towers.