133 Cathedral in length, width is 35m cathedral. Furniture including the electric church, and the two sides extra time, followed by a sequence chapel. Can accommodate 1200 people. Sanctuary where the main altar is made of marble monolith 6 angel-shaped supporting the altar. Altar is divided into three compartments, as well as the sculptures of classic content Catholicism. On the wall there are 56 stained glass panels with the description of the characters, events in the Bible, but also interspersed with many graphics and iconic Oriental. Unfortunately, the glass door of this little intact.
Above the main door is hung above - which contains pipe organ, one of the oldest guitar Vietnam. But now the guitar was broken completely.
The steeple of the church originally only 36,6m high and no roof. After the bell tower was renovated and additions peaked roof (1895); whose height is 57,6m - the highest church steeple Vietnam. Bell tower containing two large bells 6 (6 negative): Tower right contains 4 eggs, is the sound sol, si, re, mi; the left tower contains 2 results, is the sound dollars, dollars. This bell was manufactured in France and there are very sophisticated textures. Only on Christmas Eve, all six new bells sounded the same, as far as 10km bells ...
On the front building, between two bell towers, under the roof top with a clock. Looking on the facade works, this side of the timepiece as a window, but inside it is a quite bulky apparatus, weighing more than 1 ton. The watch is manufactured in Switzerland in 1887, and though old and primitive, it still works pretty accurate.
Our Lady of Peace statue placed in the center of the front garden Cathedral by sculptor G . Ciocchetti carried out in 1959 in Italy. Mary statue upright, holding globe, on a globe with a cross attached, Lady pensive eyes looking up at the sky as if in prayer ...
Notre Dame Cathedral is a masterpiece worthy is architecture, is a typical work contributes to urban appearance Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City. Works also noted the introduction and exchange of culture and acculturation - architecture East - West. There architects have succeeded in a genre of works in Western culture, but construction in the East; with structures and new materials, but in line with the social conditions of indigenous and climate. Not only tourists in far, but those people go through daily Saigon still admired the majestic beauty that is still simple, but solemn close. Over the years and changes, work still exists in the heart of Saigon, as an urban milestone.
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