The façade
Grey brick, domes.
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A Catholic church on Wangfujing shopping street, also called the «East Church», one of Beijing's four historic Catholic churches. It was founded in 1653 by two Jesuit missionaries, the Italian Lodovico Buglio and the Portuguese Gabriel de Magalhães, on land granted by the Shunzhi Emperor; it was destroyed and rebuilt several times, and the present building dates from 1904. It is built in Romanesque Revival style in grey brick, with three small domes and arches, and in front lies a broad tree-lined square on the pavement where passers-by and skateboarders gather in the evening. The square is open to all and free, while the church itself opens for services and at set times, per visitor guides; respect worshippers if you go in.
Grey brick, domes.
An evening hangout.
Right beside it.
74 Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng District
Wangfujing StreetBeijing's best-known shopping street, a broad pedestrian avenue east of the Forb7 minutes walk4.3
Imperial Ancestral Temple (Taimiao)An imperial compound just outside the Forbidden City, east of Tiananmen Gate, wh15 minutes walk
Forbidden CityThe imperial palace complex in the heart of Beijing, built between 1406 and 142016 minutes walk4.7
Jingshan ParkAn imperial park of 23 hectares directly north of the Forbidden City, once a pri19 minutes walk4.5
Zhongshan ParkA park on the site of an old imperial altar south-west of the Forbidden City, we20 minutes walkThe square in front is always open, while the church opens for services and at set times; if you go in, keep quiet and respect worshippers.