💒ST. JOSEPH'S CATHEDRAL🇻🇳 is the oldest church in Hanoi. Having gone through two fierce wars, the church keeps standing peacefully in the bustling city and has witnessed many ups and downs of Hanoi. Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hanoi is a Roman Catholic metropolitan archdiocese of Vietnam. It is one of the earliest in the history of the Catholic Church in Vietnam. The creation of the diocese in present form was declared 24 November 1960. It is one of the first architectural works built by the French colonial government in Indochina. Despite fierce wars devastating nearly all of Hanoi, St Joseph’s Cathedral still miraculously stands intact. It is now packed with hundreds of locals and tourists coming every day to explore its unique architecture and long-lasting history. St. Joseph's Cathedral lies in the Old Quarter of Hanoi, at the intersection of Nha Chung, Ly Quoc Su, and Nha Tho Streets. Close to Hoan Kiem Lake, the church features twin bell towers and stained windows. During the French colonial period, Catholicism was widely spread, and St Joseph’s Cathedral became the center of Catholicism in Northern Vietnam. There were daily and weekly ceremonies organized in the cathedral at that time. It served as a religious destination for thousands of Catholics in the Northern region as well as a hiding spot for Vietnamese revolutionary soldiers. In 1954, after the retreat of French colonists from Northern Vietnam, the cathedral was closed and put under the administration of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam government. It was not until Christmas in 1990 that the cathedral was opened again for the Catholics. The cathedral has an ancient and peaceful beauty in the bustling Hanoi. It is 64.5 meters in length and 20.5 meters in width. The facade is made up of two square bell towers with a height of 31.5 meters and a big clock, which resembles the famous Notre-Dame in Paris. In front of the cathedral, there is a copper statue of Mother Maria, and the surroundings are decorated with iron gates, flowers, and trees. St. Joseph’s Cathedral is a classic work of Gothic architecture in Vietnam. Its design features colorful tall glass windows and high domes, and there are pictures of Jesus Christ all around. In addition to the Gothic style, the cathedral’s architecture also has some features of the Vietnamese style. The frame of the building is made of baked clay bricks, red tiles, and pasteboard walls. Worship altars are also decorated with red and golden gilded wood, a common element in traditional Vietnamese temples. #Hanoi #Vietnam #StJosephsCathedral #StJoseph #Cathedral #Church #Archdiocese #RomanCatholic #French #IndoChina #Catholics #Gothic #DemocraticRepublicofVietnam #Bicol #NagaCity #nagacitycamsur #DOJ #OCP #ocpnagacity #Prosecutors #prosecutoralexctejerero #travelorders #leisure #tiktok #euroairlink #cebupac #cebupacificairlines #TikTokShopSVChallenge #WoWSulitDeal #vinpearl @A and J @A and J