Dalat Main Cathedral or Da Lat Chicken church (Vietnamese: Nhà thờ Chánh Toà Đà Lạt or Nhà thờ Con Gà)

Dalat Main Cathedral or Da Lat Chicken church is the largest Catholic church in Dalat. In addition to a church, religious works are also a famous tourist attractions of Dalat.

Dalat Cathedral is the largest church of the whole Diocese of Dalat is also one of the first ancient architecture built by the French. The church is located at Tran Phu street in the center of Da Lat city, opposite Le Dai Hanh street.

History of building Da Lat Chicken Church

relate to the development of Dalat city, Dalat Main Cathedral is one of the important milestones of the formation and development.

After Dr. Alexander Yersin found the city of Dalat in June 1893, Father Robert of the Catholic Church of Paris came here to study and evangelize the ethnic minorities. In 1917, another priest, Nicolas Couveur, came to Dalat to look for a place to build a nursing home for the clergy and he built a nursing house at the back of the church. Dalat Main Cathedral. In early May 1920, Bishop Quinton issued a decision authorizing the establishment of the Diocese of Da Lat.

On July 19, 1931, Da Lat Chicken Church has officially started construction, the construction was divided into 3 periods and built for 11 years. Until January 25, 1942, the church was officially completed.

The architecture of the church is designed according to the Roman Catholic churches in Europe, which is a typical architectural style in Roman architecture.

The base of the church is designed in the shape of the cross, length 65m, 14m wide and the bell tower up to 47m. If you stand on the tower, you can see the panoramic city center, Langbiang Mountain, and other nearby areas.

Inside the cathedral church is divided into 3 compartments, the large room in the middle consists of rows of prayer tables and chairs, the main hall and two compartments on each side with tables and paths. At the ceiling of the church are colored by many colorful glasses bought directly from France to be installed, mirrors reflecting the colors of the light that make the cathedral scene more virtual.

And the reason why the church is called Chicken Church because the top of the bell tower is placed a black bronze statue, this is the mascot symbol of France, Goloa chicken, Not far from the tower about 100m you can clearly see the rooster statue located on the cross of the bell tower.

Every Christmas, every year, it attracts thousands of domestic and foreign visitors to attend the ceremony. every day you can visit the church free of charge if, at the right time the church is celebrating, you can go to the cathedral to admire the entire interior of the church.

The top famous tourist attractions near Dalat Cathedral

Dalat Cathedral is located near several renowned Da Lat tourist attractions. This makes it ideal for visitors to embark on an enchanting exploration tour around the city.

• Xuan Huong Lake: 1.2 kilometers away from the cathedral.
• Lam Vien Square: 1.2 kilometers away from the cathedral.
• Bao Dai Palace 3: 1.8 kilometers away from the cathedral.
• Dalat Train Station: 2.3 kilometers away from the cathedral.
• Dalat Flower Park: 2.7 kilometers away from the cathedral.