Sacred Heart Cathedral (Guangzhou)
| Sacred Heart Cathedral | |||||||||||
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The southern front façade | |||||||||||
Sacred Heart Cathedral | |||||||||||
| 23°7′2.34″N 113°15′17.4″E / 23.1173167°N 113.254833°E | |||||||||||
| Address | 56 Yide Road | ||||||||||
| Country | China | ||||||||||
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| Groundbreaking | June 28, 1861 | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 耶穌聖心主教座堂 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 耶稣圣心主教座堂 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Jesus's Sacred Heart Cathedral | ||||||||||
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| The Stone House | |||||||||||
| Chinese | 石室 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Stone Room | ||||||||||
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The Sacred Heart Cathedral, properly the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and also known as the Stone Chamber or Stone House by locals, is a Gothic Revival Roman Catholic cathedral in Guangzhou, China. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Guangzhou. The cathedral is located at 56 Yide Road (一德路56号), on the north bank of the Pearl River at the heart of the old district. It is one of the few cathedrals in the world to be entirely built of granite, including all the walls, pillars, and the twin towers.