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An Anglican church whose brick spire stands out sharply among the town's timber Western buildings.
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The Nippon Sei Ko Kai Hirosaki Ascension Church building is a building constructed in 1920 (Taisho 9) in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, as the church of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai Hirosaki Ascension Church. It was designated a Prefectural Treasure in 1993 (Heisei 5). Built in 1920 (Taisho 9), this church building is characterised by red English-bond brick, with a bell tower placed to the right of the front and buttresses on the outer walls, in the Gothic style.
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Founded / opened:1920 Architect / artist:James Gardiner Highlights / collection:Brick Gothic cathedral Genre:Architecture
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