St Joseph’s Cathedral

St Joseph’s Cathedral, also known as Nha Tha Lon, is the oldest Roman Catholic Church in Hanoi and was consecrated on the night of Christmas in 1886. Built by the French on the site of a demolished pagoda; St Joseph’s Cathedral is known simply as the “Big Church” among the Vietnamese of Hanoi and is designed to resemble the Notre Dame in Paris.

Address: Nha Chung Street, Hanoi