Seoul Anglican Cathedral

Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Nicholas
Seoul Anglican Cathedral
Seoul Anglican Cathedral (exterior: west end)
Map
37°34′02″N 126°58′33″E / 37.5671°N 126.9759°E / 37.5671; 126.9759
LocationSeoul
CountrySouth Korea
DenominationAnglican
Architecture
Architect(s)Arthur Stansfield Dixon
StyleRomanesque Revival
Groundbreaking1922 (1922)

The Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Nicholas (Korean대한성공회 서울주교좌대성당), or the Seoul Anglican Cathedral, is an Anglican cathedral in Downtown Seoul, South Korea. It is the mother church of both the Anglican Church of Korea and the Diocese of Seoul. Its location is adjacent to Deoksugung, the British Embassy in Seoul, Seoul Metropolitan Council, and Seoul City Hall.

Construction began in 1922 to a design by English architect Arthur Stansfield Dixon.[1] The Cathedral is known for its Romanesque Revival architecture, together with its mosaic murals. In 1985, a Harrison & Harrison pipe organ was installed in the Cathedral's west end. Expansion of the Cathedral began in 1991 and was completed in 1996. In 1978, the Cathedral was designated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government as Tangible Cultural Property No. 35.[2]

  1. ^ Turner, Joe (2014-02-04). "Arts & Crafts Architecture in Birmingham II: AS Dixon & the Birmingham Guild of Handicraft «  Birmingham Conservation Trust". Birmingham Conservation Trust. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  2. ^ "정동야행". 정동야행 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-09-11.