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St Michael the Archangel Church, Gaoqiao Ranbujia

高桥染布架圣弥额尔总领天神堂gāo qiáo rǎn bù jià shèng mí é ěr zǒng lǐng tiān shén táng

The Lujiayan church founded in 1891 by French priests, cleared in 2001 and rebuilt from 2008 at Chunhui Yuan.

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Architect: Not recorded
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Status: Visitor access not yet confirmed

A pale stone Gothic church with a tall clock tower topped by a dark slate spire and a gabled front, above green trees and a wet paved plaza. — The honey-coloured stone church with a tall clock tower and slate spire, seen across the wet paved forecourt.
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What you're looking at

A recent church replacing the Lujiayan building

A tall church nave with white roof trusses, rows of pale wooden pews and a dark carved altarpiece on a golden-yellow end wall. — The nave, with white vaulted trusses, polished dark aisle, wooden pews and a carved altarpiece against a golden wall.
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A colourful winged statue of a warrior angel standing over a dark figure and red flames, flanked by white flower pots. — A painted statue of St Michael the Archangel trampling a demon, set on a low platform with flames.
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Looking up at a stone church tower with arched belfry windows and a slate spire, beside a long side wall with tall pointed windows. — The stone tower and the nave's side wall, with tall narrow windows.
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A stone church with a central tower and slate spire above dark green trees, with a pale columned building at the edge of the frame. — The gabled front and spire rising above dark trees, with a pale classical building at the right edge.
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Looking up at a stone church front with a stepped gable, three small pointed windows, and large arches at the entrance. — The arched porch and stepped gable of the front, with small pointed windows.
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A stone church tower with a dark slate spire and a roof with gabled dormers, against a pale sky, with a lamp post at right. — The tower and the dormered roof of the church seen from below, with a lamp post leaning across the frame.
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A broad flight of granite steps leading to a curved balcony with railings, and a large crucifix above an arched window on a white wall. — The entrance staircase and gallery, with a wooden crucifix above the arched window.
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The story

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How to visit

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莱阳路4288弄2号

2, Lane 4288, Laiyang Road, Pudong, Shanghai

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Sources

1.Pudong New Area Gazetteer 1993-2009, main religious venues, Catholic churches (浦东新区志(1993-2009) · 第三章主要宗教活动场所及其活动 · 第三节天主教堂), Shanghai Local Chronicles Office — 第三节高桥天主堂gazetteer
2.Chuansha County Gazetteer, continuation, main churches (川沙县续志 · 第二节主要教堂), Shanghai Local Chronicles Office — 二、陆家堰念经点gazetteer