The City of God Temple in Shanghai
No.1 Yicheng Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
Description:
The temple "City of God" in Shanghai is an ancient church that was part of the complex of buildings of the fortress city.
The fortress city was founded in 68 BC, then due to multiple wars was subjected to repeated destruction. At the moment, of all the ancient buildings, only the temple “City of God” has survived.
The temple was restored and fully restored in 2005-2006. Now this shrine is a place of worship of adherents of Taoism.
The building of the temple is an impressive fortress of dark stone with several tiers of roofs in the form of pagodas. The temple gate is decorated with golden hieroglyphs and Chinese red lanterns.
The interior of the temple is painted in light and gold tones, the railings of the stairs are decorated with red wood.
Around the temple are kiosks with Chinese souvenirs.
