Saint Joseph Cathedral

St. Joseph's Cathedral is a Catholic church on Nhà Chung Street, in the Hoàn Kiếm District of , . It is a late 19th-century Gothic Revival church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church in Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Also known as: “Nhà thờ chính tòa Thánh Giuse” and “St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Hanoi”
  • Address: 40 Nhà Chung, Hà Nội, Hàng Trống, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hoa Lo Prison and National Library of Vietnam.

Museum
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Hỏa Lò Prison was a prison in originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. is situated 440 metres southwest of Saint Joseph Cathedral.

Library
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The is the national library in and it is located in . It was established by a decree of 29 November 1917 as the central library of Indochina. is situated 300 metres south of Saint Joseph Cathedral.

Hospital
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Việt Đức Hospital is the largest surgical center of , situated at Trang Thi Street, . The Hospital was founded in 1904 as a part of Indochina Medical College by the French colonial governor Paul Doumer. is situated 190 metres west of Saint Joseph Cathedral.

Saint Joseph Cathedral

Latitude
21.02866° or 21° 1′ 43″ north
Longitude
105.84885° or 105° 50′ 56″ east
Levels
1
Height
6.3 metres (21 feet)
Open location code
7PH72RHX+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28912942
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q1923783
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Saint Joseph Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣若瑟主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “河内大教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖若瑟主教座堂”
  • Dutch: “Saint Joseph Cathedral”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس يوسف”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Joseph de Hanoï”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Joseph de Hanoï”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Joseph”
  • German: “Saint Joseph Kathedrale”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Hanoi”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di San Giuseppe”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di San Giuseppe”
  • Japanese: “ハノイ大教会”
  • Japanese: “聖ヨセフ大聖堂”
  • Korean: “성 요셉 성당”
  • Korean: “성요셉 성당”
  • Slovenian: “Stolnica sv. Jožefa, Hanoj”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Jose de Hanoi”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San José de Hanói”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San José”
  • Tagalog: “Katedral ng San Jose, Hanoi”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Святого Йосипа (Ханой)”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Святого Йосипа”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Chính tòa Hà Nội”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Lớn Hà Nội”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Lớn”

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