St. Joseph's Church, Beijing
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St. Joseph's Church (simplified Chinese: 大圣若瑟堂; traditional Chinese: 大聖若瑟堂), commonly known as Wangfujing Church (Chinese: 王府井天主堂) or Dongtang (Chinese: 東堂, the East Cathedral), is an early 20th-century Romanesque Revival church that is one of the four historic Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing. It is located in the Dongcheng District of the city at 74 Wangfujing Street.The construction of the church was finished in 1655 by Jesuit missionaries. Due to renovations and reconstruction, the current structure dates back to 1904. The church is the second oldest in Beijing after the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
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Baishu Hutong, Dongcheng District Donghuamen (首都功能核心区)
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N 39.915833333333 ° | E 116.40583333333 ° |
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王府井天主堂 (东堂)
Baishu Hutong
100010 Dongcheng District, Donghuamen (首都功能核心区)
Beijing, China
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