St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Hanoi

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Roman Catholic cathedral church building landmark tourist attraction

St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Hanoi is a prominent late 19th-century neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church and landmark in Vietnam’s capital, often likened to a smaller version of Notre-Dame de Paris.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Hanoi Cathedral Parish	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ landmark ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neo-Gothic ⓘ
architecturalType	basilica-style church ⓘ
builder	French colonial authorities ⓘ
cityLandmarkOf	Hanoi ⓘ
completionYear	1886 ⓘ
consecrationYear	1886 ⓘ
constructionStartYear	1884 ⓘ
coordinateLocation	21.0286°N 105.8484°E ⓘ
country	Viet Nam ⓘ surface form: Vietnam
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
era	late 19th century ⓘ
facadeFeature	twin bell towers ⓘ
founder	French colonial government in Indochina ⓘ
function	place of worship ⓘ tourist sightseeing site ⓘ venue for Catholic liturgies ⓘ
hasFeature	altar with Gothic details ⓘ large central rose window ⓘ rib-vaulted ceiling ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ statue of the Virgin Mary in front courtyard ⓘ
heritageSignificance	one of the oldest churches in Hanoi ⓘ
historicalContext	French colonial period in Vietnam ⓘ
inspiredBy	Notre-Dame Cathedral ⓘ surface form: Notre-Dame de Paris
locatedIn	Hanoi ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Hoàn Kiếm District ⓘ
locatedInOldQuarter	Hoàn Kiếm District ⓘ surface form: Hanoi Old Quarter
mainFacadeOrientation	west ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ plaster ⓘ stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Joseph ⓘ
notableFor	central gathering place for Catholics in Hanoi ⓘ neo-Gothic facade weathered to dark grey ⓘ resemblance to Notre-Dame de Paris ⓘ
parish	St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Hanoi self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Hanoi Cathedral Parish
patronSaint	Saint Joseph ⓘ
publicAccess	open to visitors ⓘ
rite	Latin Rite ⓘ
status	cathedral ⓘ seat of the Archbishop of Hanoi ⓘ
towerHeight	about 31 meters ⓘ
usedFor	Christmas Mass celebrations ⓘ weddings ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hanoi → contains → St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Hanoi ⓘ

Hoàn Kiếm District → contains → St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Hanoi ⓘ

St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Hanoi → parish → St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Hanoi self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hanoi Cathedral Parish