Myeongdong Cathedral

#summervacay Though not a basilica, Myeongdong Cathedral—officially the Cathedral Church of the Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception—serves as the seat of the Archbishop of Seoul and is widely considered the spiritual heart of Catholicism in Korea .Built in a Brick Gothic Revival style and completed in 1898, it was the first masonry Gothic church in Korea .King Gojong laid the cornerstone, and the design was by French missionary Fr. Coste #travel #naturalwonders #citydaytours #myitinerary #afternoonteatime