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The beautiful churches of Hanoi

The value of the architecture and exquisite beauty of the Hanoi Cathedral and the Cua Bac Church are still praised after nearly 100 years.

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The Hanoi Cathedral is located on Nha Trung Street. This area is the venue of tourists and young people.

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The church was built by brick, at a cost of about 200,000 francs, from 1884 to 1888.

churches, hanoi The cathedral is considered one of the oldest and most beautiful churches in Vietnam.  

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The cathedral, with its curved arches, was built in the Gothic style of European architecture, in the form of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

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The Cua Bac Church, located on Phan Dinh Phuc Road, was designed by a French architect. It was built in 1931-1932. The work does not follow the rules of symmetry and has a high bell tower on the right.

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The Ham Long Church on Ham Long street was designed by a Vietnamese architect, Doctor Than, who studied in France. It was completed in 1934. 

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The work is not too complicated but it has a vast campus and it was built with local materials.

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Phung Church is located on the road of the same name. It was built in 1910.

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This work is in the neoclassical architectural style of France.

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Thinh Liet Church is located on Giap Bat Road. It was also designed by Doctor Than and built in 1911.

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The church has an asymmetric structure, with Gothic style and Vietnamese-styled red tile roofs.

 
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