Lovers of the Holy Cross and Thu Thiem Church

The central courtyard of the monastery seen from above - sketch by artist Tran Binh Minh

Thu Thiem Church - sketch by architect Bui Hoang Bao

Sketch by Ho Le Gia Bao - Student of Van Lang University

Next to the Thu Thiem Lovers of the Holy Cross Congregation is the Thu Thiem Church, built by French missionaries in 1859 for the Lovers of the Holy Cross nuns and local parishioners to attend mass. The building has been renovated many times, with a three-story facade that gradually gets smaller as it gets higher. The bell tower has five bells cast in France between 1889 and 1892.

Thu Thiem Church - sketch by architect Tran Xuan Hong

Chapel - sketch by artist Tran Binh Minh

Chapel in the monastery - sketch by architect Bui Hoang Bao

The chapel in the monastery was built in 1956 - sketch by architect Linh Hoang

In 1956, a new chapel was built on the grounds of the Thu Thiem Congregation of the Lovers of the Holy Cross. Later, the convent built an elementary and high school to accommodate hundreds of students.

After 1975, the above-mentioned Catholic private schools were publicized (and successively dismantled and relocated elsewhere after 2012).

Sketch by Vo Duc Lam - Student of Danang University of Architecture

Detail of the three-story roof of the church - sketch by architect Linh Hoang

Bell tower with 5 bells from the late 19th century - sketch by architect Linh Hoang

Sketch by Architect Pham Minh Duc

The buildings here have the appearance of Indochinese architecture (a combination of Asian and European architectural styles with symmetry, thick yellow painted walls, tiled roofs, wide corridors along the building to prevent direct radiation, louvered doors, louvers for natural ventilation...).

In 2019, the Congregation of the Lovers of the Holy Cross and Thu Thiem Church were recognized as city-level architectural and artistic relics.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/goc-ky-hoa-dong-men-thanh-gia-va-nha-tho-thu-thiem-185240629213601864.htm