Teachers and students of architecture and archaeology in Taiwan and Japan have expressed marvel that it is still in pristine condition after a more than 100-year history which included bombardment during the Sino-Japanese War.
在八年抗戰期間，日本統治下的台灣，遭遇了好幾次美軍飛機的轟炸，高雄的玫瑰堂和其他一些教堂，都被炸毀，台灣光復後，才全部重建。