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Visit Lãng Vân Parish Church in Ninh Bình, the largest church in Vietnam. Admire its Gothic architecture, explore its sprawling campus, and discover its underground hall.

Highlights

• Marvel at the largest church in Vietnam, with a 127-meter bell tower
• Admire the church's Gothic architecture and intricate interior details
• Explore the church's sprawling 14,200-square-meter campus
• Discover the church's underground hall, designed as a community space
• Enjoy the church's stunning views of the surrounding rice fields

Description

Visit Lãng Vân Parish Church, the largest church in Vietnam, located in the northern province of Ninh Bình. Marvel at the structure, measuring 108 meters long and 43 meters wide, which took a decade to complete. Admire the church's main bell tower, reaching 127 meters high, accompanied by two auxiliary towers at 60 meters. The church can accommodate up to 5,000 people, in addition to its basement level which can hold around 800 people. Explore the interior, meticulously crafted with distinctive architectural details. The ceiling of the church is decorated with a large mural of The Last Supper. The church's layout, seen from above, forms the shape of a Christian cross. Discover the church's sprawling 14,200-square-meter campus in the Phat Diem Diocese, long known for its blend of Vietnamese and European religious architecture. The church sits on a sprawling 14,200-square-meter campus in the Phat Diem Diocese, long known for its blend of Vietnamese and European religious architecture. Lang Van takes that tradition and amplifies it: nearly 4,000 square meters of floor space arranged in the form of a cross; a nave wide enough to hold 5,000 worshippers; and a vertical profile that dominates the flat rural landscape. The main bell tower soars close to 110 meters including the cross, placing it among the tallest bell towers nationwide, flanked by two 60-meter auxiliary towers that create a striking three-tower façade visible from kilometers away. Engineers had to build the structure as if it were a small skyscraper. The foundation of the central tower rests on 1.6-meter-wide bored piles drilled 40–50 meters deep into bedrock, ensuring the stability of the enormous Gothic-style complex. Inside, pointed arches, soaring vaults and long sightlines give the sanctuary its dramatic sense of height and space. For the nearly 4,000 parishioners of Lang Van, more than 1,200 of whom work as builders, this project represents a generational dream. Their previous church, built in 1933, could hold only about 1,000 people. As the community grew, so did the desire for a grander place of worship. Site clearance began in 2014 and the first stone was blessed in early 2015, marking the start of one of the most ambitious parish-led construction efforts in modern Vietnam. Hidden beneath the sanctuary is another unexpected feature: a 1,000-square-meter underground hall, 15 meters deep, with room for 700–800 people. Designed both as a community gathering place and an emergency shelter, it reflects the parish’s vision of the church as a space for worship and resilience alike. With its monumental scale, sharp Gothic arches and rare architectural ambition, Lang Van Church is emerging as one of Vietnam’s newest must-see landmarks. Visitors to Ninh Binh, a province already famous for karst mountains and ancient temples, now have a towering new destination rising proudly above the rice fields, built by the hands of the very community it serves.

Includes

Visit to Lang Van Church View of the 127-meter bell tower Access to the church's interior and underground hall Tour Guide Car Tickets Water

Important Information

• The church is the largest in Vietnam and took a decade to complete The church can accommodate up to 5,000 people The layout forms the shape of a Christian cross The church features a large mural of The Last Supper on the ceiling The church is located in Ninh Binh Province, known for its spiritual significance and blend of Vietnamese and European architecture

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