Located at 156 Tran Phu Street, Da Nang Cathedral was constructed by Louis Vallet, a priest who sketched the overall building on the land around the Rue du Musée (the present Tran Phu Street). Construction began in February 1923.   The candy-pink cathedral is nearly 70m high and was the only church built in Da Nang by the French colonialists.  It was constructed in a Gothic style. The grotto of Our Lady is behind the church, and its decoration is an adaptation of the grotto in Lourdes, France. Da Nang Cathedral has many names: Tourane Cathedral (in the French colonial period), but local people often call it the Con Gà (rooster) Cathedral because of the weathercock made of light alloy on top of the steeple.  According to an explanation from the priest, the rooster on top of the cathedral is not the emblem of France.  In fact it is a symbol associated with St Peter's story, written in the Gospels, reminding believers of repentance and awakening. In...

The church, located on Ong Ich Khiem Street, is one of the biggest Protestant churches in Da Nang.   The church was designed and constructed by American missionaries R A Fabbray, Paul M Hoaster and G Loyd Huglers in 1913, and it started classes for Bible teaching in 1920.  The church was rebuilt with solid materials in 1922 and restored with a modern architectural style in 2000.

Caodaism was established in Tay Ninh Province in 1926.  In Da Nang, it has two sects: Caodaism Missionary and Caodaism Tay Ninh.   Caodaism Missionary The headquarters of the Caodaism Missionary Society is at 63, Hai Phong Street, Da Nang.  The temple is a smaller, simpler version of the one in Tay Ninh.  It has three gates.  The left-hand gate to the complex is for women, the right-hand gate is for men, and the central gate is used for priests only.  The altar reflects the three major bodies of Caodaism’s organisational structure: Legislative (Bat Quai Dai), Judicial (Hiep Thien Dai) and Executive (Cuu Trung Dai).  A sign reading “Van giao nhat ly” (all religions have the same reason) hangs from the ceiling in front of the altar.  Behind the gilded letters is a picture of the founders of five of the world’s great religions.  From left to right are Mohammed, Laotse, Jesus, Buddha and Confucius. The Da Nang Caodaism Missionary Society has...