Tuesday, 29 May 2012 21:21

Churches in Dalat

Churches in Dalat
The Church is constructed from 1931 to 1942 with the length of 65 meters, width of 14 meters and height of 47 meters. You can see the top of the tower from many places in the city. The upper part of the walls is decorated with 70 colored plates of glass which bear the stamp of the Europe architecture style in medieval period. Every year, in Christmas day, people visit this church to experience the sacred atmosphere and also to go for sightseeing. Besides, Dalat also comprises many smaller churches each of which has distinctive features.

Domaine De Marie Church

Domaine De Marie Church is situated on a nice hill on Ngo Quyen Street, more than 1 kilometer to the southwest of Dalat City center. This domain possesses a special architecture pattern which bears the Europe architecture style of the 17th century. It is constructed from 1930 to 1943 including a chapel and two rows of houses behind the Abbey named Filles de la charité de saint Vincent de Paule). Before 1975, this is the main abbey with more than 50 female nuns, most of which are Vietnamese who carry out social activities like opening Orphanages, kindergarten. Currently, other areas in the church have been used for public interest purposes. After 1975, the name “Domaine” was Vietnamized into “Đồi Mai Anh”. Behind the church is a flower garden where visitors can observe the precious Hai Tien flower blooming beautifully.

CamLy church

Cam Ly Church is located on a hill near Cam Ly waterfall in Dalat city.

This church owns a original architecture style which is somehow like that of the communal house of Tay Nguyen people. Cam Ly church is the only one which is constructed for ethnic minority groups. That is why it reflects a original nuance which is completely different from those built for Kinh people. For ethnic minority people, this church is the home of the God and Yang (the God of Tay Nguyen ethnic groups). People started to build this construction at the end of 1959 and it is completed 8 years after that. The two roofs of the church shape like the hacks of 17 meters high, covered by 80 000 pieces of tile with the total weight of 90 tons. It took a long time and strength to complete all the parts of the construction. In front of the main gate located the statue of a tiger and a phoenix – familiar animals in spiritual and real life of ethnic minority people. The interior part of the church comprises a total area of 400 square meters. When you walk in, you will feel a solemn and marvelous atmosphere which is created by the effect of the architecture. The architects have successfully applied the art of organization and the architecture solution to harmoniously combine the natural and pure way of thinking of ethnic minority people with profound humanism philosophy.

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