Beitang cathedral

The Church of the Saviour, also known as the Xishiku Church or Beitang, is a historic Catholic church in the Xicheng District, , China.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church in Beijing
  • Also known as: “Beitangs Catholic Church”, “Church of the Saviour”, “Church of the Saviour, Beijing”, “Xishiku Cathedral”, and “Xishiku Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forbidden City and China Geological Museum.

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The , located at the centre of , was the main palace of Imperial China for five centuries, until the early 20th century. It today houses the Palace Museum, one of China's largest national museums, with an extensive collection based on the former imperial collection.

Museum
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The Geological Museum of China, built in 1916, is a geological , boasting 200 thousand specimens. This museum is located in the Xisi area of and opened on October 1, 1959. is situated 590 metres southwest of Beitang cathedral.

Park
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is a public park and former imperial garden immediately northwest of the in , . First built in the 12th century, Beihai is among the largest of all surviving Chinese gardens and contains numerous historically important structures, palaces, and temples.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shichahai and Xicheng.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the northern portion of Xicheng District, , . As of 2020, its total population was 75,447. The subdistrict was named after , a collection of three lakes within the subdistrict.

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District is a district in central . Visitors come here for the Houhai area to join the bar and restaurant cluster by the lake or to explore the remains of the wealthier part of historical Beijing nearby.

Suburb
Financial Street Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the center of Xicheng District, , . As of 2020, its total population is 54,849.

Beitang cathedral

Latitude
39.92391° or 39° 55′ 26″ north
Longitude
116.37253° or 116° 22′ 21″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 442393124
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q2032749
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Urdu—“Beitang cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Кафедральны сабор Сішыку”
  • Catalan: “església del Salvador”
  • Catalan: “Església del Salvador”
  • Chinese: “北堂”
  • Chinese: “西什库天主堂”
  • Chinese: “西什库教堂”
  • Chinese: “西什庫天主堂”
  • Chinese: “西什庫教堂”
  • Dutch: “Christus de Verlosserkerk (Beijing)”
  • Dutch: “Christus de Verlosserkerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه المخلص”
  • Esperanto: “Kristana preĝejo Ŝjiŝiku”
  • French: “cathédrale de Xishiku”
  • French: “cathédrale du Saint-Sauveur”
  • French: “Pé Tang”
  • French: “Pe-Tang”
  • French: “Pé-Tang”
  • German: “Bei tang”
  • German: “Erlöserkirche (Peking)”
  • German: “Erlöserkirche”
  • German: “Jiushizhu tang”
  • German: “Xishiku jiaotang”
  • German: “Xishiku tianzhutang”
  • German: “Xishiku-Kathedrale”
  • Hungarian: “A Megváltó temploma”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Juru Selamat, Beijing”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Juruselamat, Beijing”
  • Italian: “Beitang”
  • Italian: “chiesa del Salvatore”
  • Italian: “Chiesa del Salvatore”
  • Italian: “Xishiku Church”
  • Japanese: “西什庫教堂”
  • Korean: “시스쿠 천주당”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Beitang-kirken i Beijing”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Beitang-kirken”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Beitangkirken i Beijing”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Beitangkirken”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Canchikou-kirken”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Canchikou”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Den hellige frelsers kirke”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nordkirken”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Xishiku-kirken”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Xishiku”
  • Norwegian: “Beitangkirken i Beijing”
  • Polish: “Katedra Xishiku”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор Сишику”
  • Spanish: “iglesia del Salvador”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia del Salvador”
  • Urdu: “نجات دہندہ کا چرچ، بیجنگ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 天主教北京教区西什库教堂 and Beijing No. 39 Middle School.

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