St. Jacobi Church, Wuhu
| St. Jacobi Church, Wuhu | |||||||
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芜湖圣雅各教堂 | |||||||
 St. Jacobi Church, Wuhu in 2012 | |||||||
  St. Jacobi Church, Wuhu Location in Anhui | |||||||
| 31°19′42″N 118°23′01″E / 31.32845°N 118.383496°E | |||||||
| Location | Jinghu District, Wuhu, Anhui, China | ||||||
| Denomination | Protestantism | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Status | Parish church | ||||||
| Founded | 1883 | ||||||
| Architecture | |||||||
| Functional status | Active | ||||||
| Architectural type | Church building | ||||||
| Style | Gothic architecture | ||||||
| Specifications | |||||||
| Floor area | 389-square-metre (4,190 sq ft) | ||||||
| Materials | Granite, bricks | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 芜湖圣雅各教堂 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蕪湖聖雅各教堂 | ||||||
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St. Jacobi Church, Wuhu (Chinese: 芜湖圣雅各教堂) is a Protestant church located in Jinghu District, Wuhu, Anhui, China.[1]
History
St. Jacobi Church's history stretches back to 1883, founded by the Episcopal Church.[1]
In June 2011, the church was moved 10-metre (33 ft) eastward.[1][2] The church was inscribed as a municipal cultural relic preservation organ in October 2001 and a provincial cultural relic preservation organ in December 2012, respectively.[1]
Architecture
The church has a width of 16.29-metre (53.4 ft), a depth of 27.87-metre (91.4 ft) and a construction area of 389-square-metre (4,190 sq ft).[3] The bell tower is 25-metre (82 ft) high and adopts Gothic architectural style.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Wu Anya (吴安亚) (10 June 2011). 128岁圣雅各教堂昨搬新家(图). Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Zhang Tao (张涛) (15 June 2011). 芜湖圣雅各教堂整体平移(图). Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b Shui Congze (水从泽); Ma Fei (马飞) (24 December 2010). 安徽芜湖127岁哥特式老教堂将东移10米. Chinanews.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
Further reading
- Weihong, Luo (1 May 2014). 中国基督教（新教）史 [History of Protestantism in China] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai People's Publishing House. ISBN 9787208121324.