The cathedral has been the mother church of the Anglican Church of Korea since 1891, when it was founded as a Korean traditional building by Bishop John Corfe, the first Anglican missionary bishop to Korea. In 1922 Bishop Mark Trollope began constructing the present Romanesque style church designed by Arthur Dixon, an English architect, and it was consecrated in 1926. The unfinished parts of the original design were finally completed in 1996. The architecture itself is distinguished by the harmony of a typical classical Western style with several aspects of traditional Korean beauty, and it is designated as Tangible Treasure of Seoul City (No. 35). The cathedral is also a memorable cornerstone of the Korean democratic movement of the 1980s. As a sacred space in the heart of the city of Seoul, the cathedral stands at the centre of the ecumenical movement, various cultural events, and social justice activities as well as liturgical life and the Christian faith. Under the mission plan of M.N. Trollope, the third Bishop of the Anglican Church of Joseon, the cathedral was constructed in design by English architect Arthur Dixon on a plot of land where a traditional Korean style cathedral, established in 1891, used to stand. In 1926, the construction was halted leaving the building partially completed. The cathedral was used in that state for 70 years, and then reconstructed laer in 1996 to what it is now based on the original design. It is known in Asia as well as in Korea for its Romanesque architecture. Various elements of traditional Korean architecture including the decorative techniques are found throughout the building.

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