Magnificent momentum

The church is tall and magnificent, with Latin cross plane and typical Gothic architectural style. Sitting on the east and west sides of the church, the front is narrow and the back is wide, with many corners and windows. The building area is about 1625 square meters (another way of saying it is more than 2,600 square meters, which may occupy an area), and it can accommodate thousands of people for mass. The altar is located at the eastern end. There are sharp minute towers (towers) on both sides of the front, which are stone square, and the top of the tower is about 60 meters high. The left and right sides are dome-shaped, which is a typical high-straight style. Everything is full of upward momentum and covered with slender spires and narrow windows, further increasing the height of the tower.

Two bell towers (towers) sandwich the gables of the central church hall, with crowded windows on both sides. The three main doors on the ground floor are pointed arches with exquisite flowers carved on them. At the back end of the church, there are two minarets about 55 meters high. The front and rear towers correspond to each other and are made of blue bricks, which make the whole church more magnificent. Its roof is a pointed roof unique to Gothic architecture. Medieval Europeans thought that this towering roof would bring them closer to God. There is a cross on the roof, long windows on four walls, and a clock on the south wall of the bell tower. The clock has been running for decades.

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The main hall of the church is tall, spacious and magnificent. The central corridor is high and deep. The ground is paved with bluestone. There are two rows of square columns (about 40) in the hall. The stigma is carved with hollow flowers. The dome and walls are painted with exquisite patterns, sculptures and figures. The top of the towering dome is covered with religious murals (mostly colorful flower patterns), and the slender columns are covered with exquisite carvings, which are full of mysterious religious atmosphere, giving people a deep shock and making people feel solemn, solemn and magnificent. The lighting inside the church is also sufficient, and its windows are inlaid with colored glass, which produces strong light and color effects under the sunlight. Especially at sunrise, the eastern shrines are brightly colored; At sunset, the west entrance is brightly lit.

In the south of the church, there is also a two-story circular corridor complex centered on the bell tower. The bell tower with a square spire is four stories high, and there are two western-style circular corridors on the east and west sides. It is reported that this hospital is an independent building courtyard, formerly known as North China Monastery.

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