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About St. Michael's Cathedral
The church occupies a site of 11,480 square metres with a floor area of 1,877 square metres. Its plan is cruciform, and a spire rises on each wing of the main body to a height of 56 metres, each carrying a cross 4.5 metres tall. The twin towers are what make the building visible from the streets of the old town below.
Inside, the hall is 18 metres high and holds a thousand people. The decoration is in an Italian Renaissance manner rather than a Gothic one, and the vault carries painted religious images. Shandong listed the church as a provincial cultural heritage protection unit in 1992, and in 2006 it was made a national key cultural heritage protection unit as one of the group of German buildings in Qingdao.
What to look for
- The two 56-metre spires on the wings of the church, each topped by a cross 4.5 metres high
- The cruciform plan of the building, readable from the outside
- The 18-metre-high nave, decorated in an Italian Renaissance manner
- The painted religious images on the vault above the hall
Location & getting there
Getting to St. Michael's Cathedral
Check which interiors and courtyards are accessible. Active places of worship and protected monuments may have different visitor rules.
- Search for 浙江路天主教堂 with 青岛市 and 市南区.
Find St. Michael's Cathedral
浙江路天主教堂 · 市南区
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Sources & visit information
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