Wangfujing Catholic Church

Created by two missionaries, Italian Lissi and Portuguese Anvinsi, two missionaries in Sichuan in the late Ming Dynasty. In the early Qing Dynasty, the Qing soldiers were sent to Beijing, and they were on duty at the Su Wangfu. 12 years (1655), the ancestors were given a house and an open space (that is, the present site), and they built a church in the open space, that is, the second holy church in Beijing (the first is the South Hall), which is the earliest East Hall. In the East Church, the center is the Church of God, sitting east to west, a total of about 30, the church stands three crosses, large in the middle, small on both sides. There are 18 round brick pillars supporting the church, and many oil paintings such as the crucifixion are hung on both sides. There are classrooms in the south and west of the hall, and there is a courtyard in the east. There are flower ponds, bungalows and buildings for priests. There are many statues painted by court painter Lang Shining in the east hall, which was abolished after the fire of Jiaqing 12 years (1807). In 1884, the Roman-style lobby was rebuilt and burned in the Boxer Movement. In 1904, the "scorpion compensation" was rebuilt (France and Ireland jointly built), now the East Hall. The East Hall courtyard, the center is the Church of God, sitting east to west, 25 meters wide, a total of about 30, located on the blue stone foundation, the church stands three crosses, the middle is large, the sides are small. There are 18 round brick pillars supported, 65 cm in diameter, square foundation, and many oil paintings such as Jesus' crucifixion hanging on both sides of the hall. It covers an area of nearly 10,000 square meters. For the key protection of cultural relics in Dongcheng District.

Wangfujing Catholic Church, one of the four major Catholic churches in Beijing! It was built in 1655 and was damaged three times in more than 200 years. It was not rebuilt until 1905, and the current building continues to this day!

The existing church building of Wangfujing Catholic Church is a three-story Roman-style building, which integrates many elements of traditional Chinese architecture in the treatment of architectural details. The whole building successfully integrates the style of Chinese and Western architecture, and the architectural style is very distinctive. In 2000, with the transformation of Wangfujing Street, the Beijing Municipal Government invested in the construction of a square in front of the church, thus making Wangfujing Catholic Church a landscape of Wangfujing Pedestrian Street, and Wangfujing Catholic Church became a Catholic church known to the most citizens in Beijing.

Passing by, encountering, just look at it. There are too many people, and I can't take all photos.

A historic church, it is fashionable today.

The Catholic Church, located at the northern end of Wangfujing in Beijing, has an elegant environment and is one of the punch-in places to visit Wangfujing.

Fantastic old church. A must see when in Beijing.