HalifaxSights

Religious, Spiritual sights in Halifax

  1. A

    St George's Round Church

    St George's Round Church , built in 1800 according to the design specifications of the Duke of Kent, included separate seating areas for naval and civilian congregants. A rare circular Palladian church with a main rotunda 18m in diameter, it was damaged by fire in 1994. Tours are by arrangement. Tours of the 1756 Little Dutch Church, the second-oldest building in Halifax, can also be arranged through St George's.

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  2. B

    St Paul's Church

    Established in 1749 with the founding of Halifax, Anglican St Paul's Church once served parishioners from Newfoundland to Ontario. Designed by James Gibbs, a student of Sir Christopher Wren, it resembles St Peter's Church in London.

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  3. C

    Cornwallis St Baptist Church

    The Cornwallis St Baptist Church has been serving African Nova Scotians since the 1830s. Walk by on Sunday morning and hear the gospel music overflow its walls.

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