Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours, Thrissur

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Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours
Front of the Basilica
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10°31′16″N 76°13′05″E / 10.521°N 76.218°E / 10.521; 76.218
Location	Thrissur, Kerala
Country	India
Denomination	Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Website	[1]
History
Status	Minor Basilica
Founded	1929
Architecture
Architect(s)	Ambrose Gounder
Style	Gothic
Specifications
Number of spires	3
Spire height	79 metres (259 ft)
Administration
District	Thrissur District
Archdiocese	Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur
Clergy
Archbishop	Andrews Thazhath

Our Lady of Dolours Basilica alias Puthenpally (Malayalam: പുത്തൻപള്ളി, meaning: New Church) is a minor basilica of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in Thrissur City in Kerala, India. The tallest church in India and the third tallest in Asia, it is famous for its Gothic style architecture. Built in fine Indo-Gothic style with an area of 25,000 square feet (2,300 m²), it has soaring belfries at the entrance, double-storeyed aisles all along the nave and transepts, and eleven altars, five on either side of the main one. It is the largest church in Kerala and its exuberant interior decorations include fine specimens of murals, icons and statues of saints, and scenes from the Scriptures.