Notre Dame Cathedral a highlights of Saigon

In the early years of it, colonial administration in Vietnam, the French government to build a church when planning to build the city. In August 1876, Saigon Bishop launched a contest to design a Cathedral. Architects J. Bourad 's design surpassed 17 others and was selected to build the 1,877 m, which was completed in 1880. He himself is a successful bidder and direct supervision of work.

All necessary documents, to cement and steel rods and screws have been from France. Specifically, the brick facade to cover the orders from Marseille (France), was without any mortar code, and always maintain a rosy-red Brilliance, no dusts nor moss and lichens. Therefore, the church's overall radiance and resplendence compared with the background of green shady perennials.

With a length of 93m, 35.5m wide and 57m in height (from ground to the bell tower), the Cathedral, is not large because it may look, order a great appeal, not only for its beauty of examples of Romanesque gothic architecture, but also for its original interior and only rare antiquities.

First, the six big bell, with a total weight of 28,850 kg, listening to the six notes of music, so, la, ti, do, re and mi, is made in France and to operate in Sai Gòn 1879. In the tower are four bells hung so, do, and MI, and in the tower on the left, and two is the bell.

The design decoration on each bell is very sophisticated, and therefore is one of the largest bell in the world with weight of 8785 kg, diameter 2.25 m and height 3.5 m (the hanger) . So the bell, the bass in the choir, resounds only once a year on Christmas Eve.

To the sound of a bell, it is necessary to have three or four men strong to seal the starter that it can unsettle the higher its suspension bolt, then turn on the three-phase electrical for motorcycles to go on. On Sundays and festivities, a bell tolled three, but on week days, only one is a bell, or the re-mi, at 5 and 5.30 pm.

Although the lack of fa bell, ringing in the sound together at once, it is a marvelous Republic, with high and low melodies ringtone unlike any other church. The melodious tunes can be heard as far as the crow flies 10km.

Of a giant vault under the two bell towers are a rare antiquity. A RA, it has been implemented in Switzerland in 1887, weighing 1000 kg. This rough-timed the old time are correct for 125 years, however, the hearing device is not operating by the spring before.

The Cathedral's interior is the central nave and two aisles, with two chapels attached. All ornaments and decorative patterns in Romanesque and Gothic style, elegant yet solemn. Its high altar is made of marble monolithic six different angels canon support and monitor the table three times, each other is described a religious relic. Each chapel, Stained Glass window, or a vault and art work of all engulfed in the gentle light that gives you a feeling of peace and devotion.

In front of the Cathedral is a large park, with two cross streets as cross investment. In the center of a park in the state's marble Blessed Virgin, 4.2m high, weighs 3.5 tons. Hand kiss her on the world with a last trace of a snake on his, expressed a desire to bring peace to all humanity. For this very reason, the statue is also called the Virgin of Peace.

A work of art by artists G. Ciocchetti, it was shown in 1959, so the name of Notre Dame de Saigon (maiden name of his used to be the State Church, which has been developed and managed at the cost of French government).

In 1960, the Holy See Vatican City was established in Vietnam religious Order, the Bishop three residences in Hanoi, Hue and Saigon. It then bore the name Cathedral Saigon Bishopric Cathedral and in 1962, promoting it to the Vatican Basilica, so the full name of it Basilica Notre Dame de Saigon.

For 125 years, Notre Dame was not only a place for the Catholic congregations to perform the services and celebrations, but also switch to a homely symbol of Saigon as well as a preferred destination for tourism to the south, the city has a feature rich sunshine all year round.

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