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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Xianwumen

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, colloquially known as the Xuanwumen church or Nantang to the locals, is a historic Catholic church located in the , , Xicheng District, near the .
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: catholic cathedral in Beijing, China
  • Also known as: “Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception”, “Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Nantang)”, “Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Beijing”, “Nantang”, and “Xuanwumen church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Xuanwumen and National Centre for the Performing Arts.

Metro station
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Xuanwu Men Station is an interchange station between Line 2 and Line 4 of the Beijing Subway. It is named for , a former gate in Beijing's city wall that was demolished during construction of the subway. is situated 160 metres southwest of Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Xianwumen.

Theater building
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The , colloquially described as The Giant Egg, is an arts centre containing an opera house in Xicheng, , . is situated 1¼ km east of Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Xianwumen.

Hospital
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is a hospital, which is situated 540 metres east of Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Xianwumen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xicheng and Chongwen.

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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.

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, formerly District, is an area in . Its main attraction is the Temple of Heaven.

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Dongcheng District is in . It means "east city" and appropriately enough covers the eastern half of the old, imperial city. Most visitors to the city will come here to visit both Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, the former imperial palace.

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Xianwumen

Latitude
39.89951° or 39° 53′ 58″ north
Longitude
116.36921° or 116° 22′ 9″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 442394489
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q1188864
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Xianwumen” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “南堂”
  • Chinese: “宣武門天主堂”
  • Chinese: “宣武门天主堂”
  • Chinese: “宣武门教堂”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van de Onbevlekte Ontvangenis (Beijing)”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van de Onbevlekte Ontvangenis”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه الحمل الطاهر”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo Senmakula koncipiĝo de Maria”
  • French: “Cathédrale de l’Immaculée Conception de Pékin”
  • French: “cathédrale de l’Immaculée-Conception de Pékin”
  • French: “Cathédrale de l’Immaculée-Conception de Pékin”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Pékin”
  • German: “Kathedrale der Unbefleckten Empfängnis”
  • German: “Nan tang”
  • German: “Nantang”
  • German: “Südliche Kathedrale”
  • Hungarian: “Szeplőtelen fogantatás katedrális”
  • Hungarian: “Szeplőtelen Fogantatás katedrális”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Beijing”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Perawan Tak Bernoda, Beijing”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale dell’Immacolata Concezione di Pechino”
  • Italian: “cattedrale dell’Immacolata Concezione”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale dell’Immacolata Concezione”
  • Italian: “Nantang”
  • Japanese: “宣武門天主堂”
  • Korean: “쉬안우먼 천주당”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Himmelens Herres Hall”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nantang-kirken i Beijing”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nantang-kirken”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nantangkirken i Beijing”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nantangkirken”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sørkirken”
  • Norwegian: “Nantangkirken i Beijing”
  • Polish: “Katedra Niepokalanego Poczęcia w Pekinie”
  • Polish: “Nantang”
  • Russian: “Собор Непорочного Зачатия Пресвятой Девы Марии”
  • Russian: “Собор Непорочного Зачатия”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción (Pekín)”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción”
  • Tagalog: “Katedral ng Inmaculada Concepcion, Beijing”
  • Turkish: “Günahsız Gebelik Katedrali (Pekin)”
  • Turkish: “Günahsız Gebelik Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Непорочного Зачаття Пресвятої Діви Марії (Пекін)”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Непорочного Зачаття Пресвятої Діви Марії”
  • Urdu: “بے عیب تصور کا کیتھیڈرل، بیجنگ”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ chính tòa Đức Mẹ Vô nhiễm Nguyên tội, Bắc Kinh”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 北京市第二医院 and 宜宾市人民政府驻北京联络处.

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