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Overview
A Romanesque church built of Oya stone, among the largest surviving Oya-stone buildings and a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.
About this place
Matsugamine Catholic Church is a Catholic church and cathedral in Matsugamine, Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture. It was founded in 1888 as the Utsunomiya Catholic Church. The present cathedral was built in 1932 to a design by the Swiss architect Max Hinder. It is a Romanesque Revival building with a reinforced concrete frame using Oya stone, a speciality of Utsunomiya, and has twin towers topped with octagonal spires on the front.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1932 Architect / artist：Max Hinder Highlights / collection：Romanesque built of Oya stone, Twin towers Genre：Architecture
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