Wooden church in Kon Tum |
Welcoming tourists with meandering roads in fog early morning, but in blazing sunlight at noon, by romantic and blue Dak Blah river which interposes at the foot of imposing Ngoc Linh chain, Kon Tum town naturally and mightily turns up as its residents - people from Tay Nguyen (Tây Nguyên).
Kon Tum town attracts tourist right at the first sight from distance, where they may see the steeple of Kon Tum's church that imposingly rises up in warm brown in blue sky.
The wooden church at horizontal view |
Located in town, Kon Tum's wooden church was built in 1913 by a French priest, which is now an attractive place for tourists in Kon Tum.
Side view of the church |
The church stands on a vast area with various closed-loop works: church - lounge - exhibition centre of ethnic groups and religions - communal house. Besides, there is also an orphanage, a brocade weaving and sewing base, a carpentry base, which attract several tens of charitable laborers. From a long distance, the church is viewed as a wooden work in compliance with Roman design and tourist may see imposingly high steeple in sky. Pillars and wooden frames are tightly put together inside the church Ceilings, which have been beautiful and solid for over 80 years, are made of ratters, bamboo battens, soil, and straw. Holy palace of the church is decorated in compliance with design of Tay Nguyen's ethnic minorities, which is solemn but close-knit.
Inside the church |
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