Wooden Church - Interesting tourist destination in Kon Tum

Located on the blue and poetic Dak Bla river, Kom Tum city always attracts many tourists to touch the wild and majestic features of the vast green forest and the ancient construction of stilt houses. of the Ba Na people. Especially, in the middle of the immense plateau, the centuries-old wooden church is always the pride of the people of Kom Tum.

Come to forest mountain city, located on Nguyen Hue Street, Thong Nhat ward, Kon Tum city center. You will see a warm brown rising from the bell tower of a wooden church with the age of nearly a hundred years reaching the blue sky. It has a unique architecture, prominent with a beautiful deep brown wood color that attracts visitors

Kom Tum's wooden church is a closed building, including a synagogue, a guest house, a communal house, a gallery of ethnic culture and religion. Lost in the park, bewildered under the statue of Our Lady holding the Baby Jesus, made from a block of wood and rustic carving.

This church is called Kon Tum Cathedral, but people like to call it the wooden church for intimacy. because the church's raw materials are mainly chit wood, handcrafted by talented artisans from Binh Dinh, Quang Nam.

It’s not fussy, and don’t use nails or other adhesives, the wooden trunks when sawed or chiseled are attached by mortise.

In particular, the walls are built completely from straw mixed soil. You will be amazed by the stained-glass frames depicting the biblical texts on the statues, which both brighten the natural light and create a splendor for the inner cathedral.

Stepping inside the chapel, space is vastly expanded, the light bulbs are decorated with patterns of Tay Nguyen identity. Gives you a feeling of being close to this place and equally solemn.

Kon Tum's wooden church building is a unique and harmonious combination between the Roman architectural style and the traditional style of Ba - Na stilt house. Nearly a century in the sun and wind of Tay Nguyen, the church is still firm with time.