Beautiful churches in Ha Noi

Below are the best churches in Ha Noi.

Ham Long Church

Ham Long Church is located at No. 21 Ham Long Street, Hoan Kiem district

Ham Long Church is a Roman Catholic church in the center district Hoan Kiem of Ha Noi. This is the place for the religious life of Hanoi parishioners and the major church of Ham Long parish.

The work was designed by a Vietnamese architect. The 17m high church was completed in December 1934. The columns and altars are decorated with rope motifs like those on the tunic of the Francis order. The church’s patron saint is St. Anthony of Padua.

Today, Ham Long Church is one of the three major churches of Ha Noi, together with Cua Bac Church and Ha Noi Cathedral.

Ha Noi Cathedral

Cathedral is located on Nha Chung street

Cathedral is located on Nha Chung street, the residential area of the city, where the religious activities are held.

Large space inside the church is considered one of the most ancient and beautiful place of Viet Nam. Sanctuary zones carved withwooden flowers are combined with stained glass paintings.

The Catholic Church built a church of brick worth about 200,000 Francs from 1884 to 1888.

Cua Bac Cathedral

Cua Bac Cathedral at No. 56 Phan Dinh Phung Street.

Cua Bac Cathedral, one of the most beautiful churches in Ha Noi, is located in Ba Dinh District. The church was built in 1932 by the French priest cum architect, combining the Asian – European style. It does not follow the rules of symmetry, with a high bell tower on the right and in balance with the central dome.

The Cua Bac Cathedral is not only a religious address but also an architectural work with many unique features.

In November, 2006, the Cua Bac Catholic Church became the venue of joint worship service of the Vietnamese Catholics and Protestants with participation of the United States President George W. Bush, who was on an official visit to Viet Nam.

Phung Khoang Church

It is located in Phung Khoang Street, Thanh Xuan district.

The church is located in the village of Phung Khoang in Trung Van commune, Tu Liem district, Ha Noi, close to Ha Noi - Ha Dong road, about 10 km from the Sword Lake.

The space here is typical for a peaceful rural Viet Nam. The church was built in 1910, in French neoclassical architecture.

Thinh Liet Church

Thinh Liet Church is located in Giap Bat alley

It is also known as the Lang Tam or Thinh Liet Church. Buildings built in 1911 on a wide area, spacious located in Thinh Liet village, Hai Ba Trung district. This is a famous family that contributed many important figures for the Vietnamese dynasties from the early 15th century to the early 20th century, as well as many famous writers for Viet Nam during the five centuries.

King Le Hien Tong granted this family with a horizontal lacquered board with four letters "Son Nam Vong Toc" (A big family in Son Nam).

The church was built on the ground of the family temple of the Bui family.

                                                                                                                                                                    By Vien Nhu