Catholic Church of Mount Lu
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| Catholic Church of Mount Lu | |
|---|---|
庐山天主堂 | |
 Frontal view of the Catholic Church of Mount Lu | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Location | |
| Location | Mount Lu, Jiujiang, Jiangxi |
| Country | China |
| Geographic coordinates | 29°33′59.04″N 115°58′18.12″E / 29.5664000°N 115.9717000°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Louis-Elisée Fatiguet (樊体爱) |
| Date established | 1908 |
| Completed | 1908 |
Catholic Church of Mount Lu (simplified Chinese: 庐山天主堂; traditional Chinese: 廬山天主堂; pinyin: Lúshān Tiānzhǔtáng) is a Catholic Church on Mount Lu in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China.
History[edit]
The Catholic Church of Mount Lu was originally built in 1908, three years before the fall of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). It is said that the church was designed and built by French missionary Louis-Elisée Fatiguet (樊体爱).[1]
It was inscribed as a municipal-level protection unit by the Jiujiang Municipal Government in 1986.[citation needed]
Architecture[edit]
The church faces the south and its shape is like a rectangle. It is 18-metre (59 ft) long, 9-metre (30 ft) wide and 16-metre (52 ft) high. There is a cross on the roof.[2]
Gallery[edit]
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Stele in the Catholic Church of Mount Lu -
Gate of the Catholic Church of Mount Lu -
Internal of the Catholic Church of Mount Lu
References[edit]
- ^ Zhang Fuhe (2006). 《中国近代建筑研究与保护》 [The Research and Protection of Modern Chinese Architecture] (in Chinese). Beijing: Tsinghua University Press. p. 389. ISBN 7-80690-400-X.
- ^ Fang Guoquan; Su Mao; Fang Chun (2004). 《庐山旅游全书》 (in Chinese). Nanchang, Jiangxi: Jiangxi Art Publishing House. ISBN 9787302130857.