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It is hand-built from hundreds of thousands of granite and has the reputation of Notre Dame de Paris. It is not only the most magnificent two-tower Gothic church in the country but also in Southeast Asia, and one of the four all-stone Gothic churches in the world. On December 3, 1863, the church held a grand foundation ceremony. Since this day is the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the church is also the main guarantee of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, hence the name Sacred Heart Cathedral. Approaching the church, the front two-story rose window with a diameter of nearly 7 meters, the overall shape is like a radiant sun, the cross window and 24 petals are metaphorical to the allusions in the Bible. Entering the interior of the church, looking up, the church's wide dome, like a wave of waves spread out to the front. On both sides of the wall, from the custom-made stained glass in the Philippines, the glass is drawn with a biblical story, which is called "the Bible of the illiterate person". Whenever the sun passes through the stained glass, it creates a beautiful and magical light effect, and the strong religious atmosphere is so fascinating. The most amazing thing about the stone chamber church is that from the height of the sky, the plane of the church is a Latin "ten" shape, which in the Catholic culture sings the life dedication of Jesus carrying the cross, and is also a symbol of the sun, fire, and light. , showing the pursuit of "the light of God" by the believers. Many people who have lived in downtown Guangzhou for a long time said that "there has never been such a special aspect of the stone room."
Posted: Jan 21, 2019
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