The Wooden Church in Dalat with a Unique Architectural Style

Cam Ly Church is about 5km from the center of Da Lat city (Lam Dong province), located on a hill on Nguyen Khuyen street (ward 5, Da Lat city).

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Cam Ly Church - is a spiritual sanctuary of the people of Da Lat city. This place was inspired by the name of the waterfall in Da Lat. It is also known as Son Cuoc Church.

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Cam Ly Church was built by a French priest named Marius Boutary. The church was started at the end of 1959. It was completed and put into operation in 1967.

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The architectural style of the church is inspired by the communal roof of the ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands.

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Right in front of the main gate of this church are two images of a tiger and a phoenix. The tiger symbolizes strength and the phoenix symbolizes wisdom. The Central Highlands people always feel safe thanks to the protection of these regal creatures.

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The roof is more than 17m high in the shape of a communal house and is covered with 80,000 tiles, with a total weight of up to 90 tons.

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Inside the synagogue is a simple rectangular space with an area of ​​324 square meters. The ceiling is textured with thousands of interlocking wooden slats, and the walkway is paved with stone.

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Cam Ly Dalat Church is not only a spiritual and religious spot for worshipers to pray or a place to visit for tourists, but it is also an orphanage that takes in and raises countless orphans and poor children in the region.

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