Certainly one of Shanghai's most iconic landmarks, the double-spired Catholic cathedral in Xujiahui has a long and rocky history. It was built by French Jesuits between 1905 and 1910 from a Gothic-style design by English architect William Doyle. At the start of the Cultural Revolution it was ransacked by the Red Guards and turned into a state grain factory. It was finally restored to religious order in 1978.
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