Next to the gentle Dak Bla river, Kon Tum is a place tourists come to because of its wild and majestic beauty. In addition to the charming scenery, Kon Tum also contains the ancient features of churches, including a 100-year-old church.
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| Kon Tum wooden church is more than 100 years old and is made of Cypress wood (red cheese). |
Kon Tum wooden church is designed according to Roman architecture, combined with the stilt house architecture of the Ba Na people from the patterned lines to the highlights on the materials, so it is rich in cultural nuances and beliefs of the Central Highlands people. .
As the most ancient and beautiful relic in Kon Tum, the Cathedral is marked on the travel map of many tourists when coming to the romantic highland city.
The Cathedral is affectionately called the wooden church by the people here because this unique project is built entirely of wood, designed with classic Roman architecture combined with traditional copper stilt house architecture. Ba Na village here. Construction was started by a French priest in 1913 and completed in early 1918 and put into use until now.
For many years, exposed to the sun and wind of the Central Highlands, the church is still sturdy and full of antiquity.
Inside the church, there are many small rows of columns linked together by wooden arcs, forming an arch that supports the windows above, as if embracing those who enter the heart of the church. Inside the cathedral, there are many stained glass windows depicting biblical scriptures. These windows not only let in natural sunlight but also add a magnificent splendor to the cathedral.
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| A small corner at the wooden church. |
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| Explore the more than 100-year-old wooden church in Kon Tum |
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| Young girls show off their beauty in Kon Tum wooden church. |