The Cathedral of Our Lady, Shuozhou (Chinese: 朔州主教座堂; pinyin: Shuòzhōu Zhǔjiàozuòtáng) is the cathedral of Shuozhou in Shanxi, China.[1]
History
The Cathedral of Our Lady was originally built in 1913 with a Gothic architecture style.[1] Since 1946, it was successively occupied by the He Long No.3 Middle School, Suimeng Military District and Shuo County Normal School.[1]
The bell tower was smashed by the Red Guards during the ten-year Cultural Revolution.[1] The Cathedral of Our Lady was returned to the church in 1996. Renovations and rebuilding to the cathedral began in 1998 and were completed in July 2000.[1]
Architecture
The Cathedral of Our Lady is located in the west and faces the east with a Gothic architecture style. It is 40 metres (130 ft) long, 16 metres (52 ft) wide and 12 metres (39 ft) high. It has two 32.8-metre (108 ft) high bell towers.