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Sacred Heart Hall (Stone Chamber)

It is the largest Gothic stone structure building in China and the main church of the Catholic diocese in Guangzhou. Because the church is built of granite, it is commonly called "stone room".

After the Second Opium War, the French government, based on the unequal treaty Tianjin Treaty, threatened the Qing court to confiscate the Catholic Church in Guangzhou to compensate for the losses during the religious ban, and forced the government to lease the former Governor's Office of Guangdong and Guangxi to build this church. Gothic style of Cologne Cathedral designed by French engineer Guillemin. The groundbreaking ceremony was officially held on February 8, 1863. All the stones were excavated in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and the construction project was huge, which lasted for 25 years and was completed in the 14th year of Guangxu (A.D. 1888). The general manager in charge of construction is Cai Xiao from Jieyang, Guangdong. The project cost 400,000 francs.

Sacred Heart Church has a total construction area of 2,754 square meters, with churches, bishops' houses and more than one church on the east and west sides. The plane of the church is Latin cross, facing south, and the south facade is 58.5 meters high, which is divided into three floors. There are three pointed arches on the ground floor, a round rose window carved with stone on the second floor and a bell tower on the third floor. A pair of octagonal spires, steep and steep. The East Tower is equipped with four big bronze clocks from France, and the West Tower is equipped with original mechanical clocks. The pointed arch window, rose window, parapet and interior decoration of the whole building are exquisite. The headdress of beam-column is deformed wheat ears, the foundation of beam-column is rock-solid, and the water outlet is lion style in China traditional style.

1996 1 1 the State Council was declared as a national key cultural relics protection unit. 65438-0990 Approved by the Ministry of Construction, National Cultural Heritage Administration and China Architectural Society as national excellent modern architectural units.

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