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  St. Joseph's Cathedral

 

Vietnam

The 31 meter high Neo-Gothic, Saint Joseph's Cathedral in the northern Vietnamese city of Hanoi, is named for the father of Jesus Christ.

 

It was built by a French missionary and was consecrated on 24 December 1886, making it the city's oldest church. In the front stands a statue of Our Lady, akin to the Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica in Ho Chi Minh City (fig.).

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