Ruins of St. Paul`s

The Ruins of St. Paul`s are the memory of the greatest creation of the Christian East—the Cathedral of the Mother of God, the heart of the vast complex of the College of St. Paul. Built by the Jesuits between 1602 and 1640 (the architect, according to tradition, was a Japanese Christian), the complex included the cathedral itself, a university (the first of its kind in Western style in East Asia), an extensive library, a printing press, and fortifications.