Gyeongdong Cathedral, Mokpo

Gyeongdong Cathedral, Mokpo was built in 1954 with the support of the St Columban Foreign Mission Society of Ireland, for missionary work in the island districts now under the jurisdiction of Sinan-gun, and it is the oldest surviving cathedral building in the Mokpo area. It stands in the port area at the heart of the Mokpo coast, a stone building with a grand exterior, and it is valued highly in religious and local historical terms, being regarded by the local community as one of the buildings representative of the old town centre of that period.

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Where it is

Region

Mokpo, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Registered Cultural Heritage · 국가등록문화유산