Thread: Memory Lane (In my own language)

Originally Posted by nathanielnong

The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ shows the renovation of Assumption Cathedral, the principal Roman Catholic church of Siam/Thailand. The renovation in the Romanesque style started from 1910 and ended in 1918.

However, in 1942, during World War II, nearby buildings were destroyed by allied bombing which resulted in serious damage to the church. It underwent extensive restoration shortly afterwards, and was partly refurbished in the 1980s and 1990s.

Assumption Cathedral had been visited by two supreme pontiffs. First, in May 1984 the cathedral welcomed Pope John Paul II and on the 22nd of November 2019, Pope Francis visited the cathedral during his apostolic visit to Thailand where he conducted the holy mass with catholic youth from around the country, given that the church is the center of the Roman Catholic diocese there.

Forgot to pose the recent photos, sorry...