Pointed towers
In white.
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A Gothic Catholic church in Xicheng, also called the Church of the Saviour or the «North Church», the current cathedral of the Archdiocese of Beijing. It traces its roots to a church the French Jesuits built in 1703 near the Zhongnanhai lakes, on land granted by the Kangxi Emperor in 1694 after the Jesuit physicians Gerbillon and Bouvet cured him of an illness. After the land was seized and later returned, a tall Gothic church was built on the old site in 1864 and then moved to its present site at Xishiku, where the new building was completed in 1888: a white façade with pointed towers, a large rose window and pointed arches, flanked by small Chinese pavilions. Entry is free and the grounds can be visited by day, per visitor guides. It is a working church, so respect service times.
In white.
On the façade.
Around it.
33 Xishiku Street, Xicheng District
Beihai ParkA former imperial garden north-west of the Forbidden City, first built in the tw11 minutes walk4.6
Jingshan ParkAn imperial park of 23 hectares directly north of the Forbidden City, once a pri19 minutes walk4.5
Prince Gong's MansionA Qing mansion and garden just north of the Shichahai lakes, built in 1777 for H21 minutes walk
Forbidden CityThe imperial palace complex in the heart of Beijing, built between 1406 and 142022 minutes walk4.7Xishiku is a white Gothic church and today's cathedral of Beijing, while Wangfujing Church is grey-brick Romanesque on the shopping street; both are free.