Da Lat Cathedral

Da Lat Cathedral, known to many as the Chicken Church, is located on Tran Phu Street, about 600m from Xuan Huong Lake and Da Lat Market. The church is one of the symbols of this city of thousands of flowers, built from 1931 to 1942, when completed, the church became the center of Da Lat diocese. The name chicken church comes from the top of the bell tower has a bronze rooster with the function of making a lightning rod against lightning, this bronze chicken can rotate around the axis for people to determine the direction of the wind. And in the Bible, the image of the rooster reminds him of the image of Saint Peter denying Christ three times before the rooster crows, when the sound of the rooster awakens him to repentance. Chicken church with typical architecture of the Roman school of architecture, the inside is divided into three compartments, a large space in the middle and two small compartments on either side, the attic is decorated with 70 colored glass panels. depicting images of saints of the Catholic Church, all imported directly from France. On Christmas nights, the church is beautifully decorated, making the church attractive to many domestic and foreign tourists to visit. Coming here, you can not only visit the ancient architecture but also have the opportunity to learn about the history of Da Lat through stories about the church.

Ticket price: Free

Open: 5:15-18:15