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St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Catedral de San José
St. Joseph’s Cathedral (40 Nha Chung Street, Hanoi) – this is a Roman Catholic cathedral which was built in the 1880s by the French after they conquered Hanoi. It was built on land formerly belonging to Bao Thien pagoda.
The architecture with domes of the cathedral follows the Gothic style and design of Paris Cathedral. It is 64.5m in length, 20.5m in width with two bell towers of 31.5m-height. Though the appearance of the cathedral, from the doors, the colorful window glass, to the religious paintings for decoration follows Western style, the main interior part is decorated in Vietnamese way with two typical colors yellow and red. Outside, in front of the cathedral is the statue of Mother Maria. Free admission.