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Church of Santa Cruz

Name: Church of Santa Cruz
Address: Wat Kanlaya, Thon Buri, Bangkok, TH
Telephone: 0 24720153-4
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Church of Santa Cruz Visits should get permission from the bishop responsible beforehand.From the Chao Phraya River Visible church domes over the cross emblazoned on the octagonal bell tower, known as the Temple of Santa Cruz. This is historical. And a center of the Christian faith since the Thonburi era.

Portuguese is the language brochure that Wat Maha Kang Kaen the historic district, said that the temple was set up after the King Taksin the Great salvage independence and establish the era.

Later in the year 2378 Archbishop Palma de Vega, then build a second church was completed, which is like a Chinese temple in the name. "The Church of Santa Cruz," but the most popular is called "Temple Kudi Jean".

The church building is a prominent today was built in 2456 by Bishop know by the age of nearly a century ago to the present. The one-story Italianate architecture, aka neo classical mixing the Magnolia Hotel.

Features tower is similar to City Hall dome adorned with crosses on the canopy. The brick building with stucco designs decorations magnificent hall contains a lower arches which support each other. Stained glass half circle at the story from the Bible.

Church of Santa Cruz, this is an important religious sites, along with ancient Kudi Jean community. Bangkok's Chao Phraya river and a long one.

Tel : 0 24720153-4