Back كاتدرائية الضريح الوطني لعيد الحبل بلا دنس Arabic Basílica de la Immaculada Concepció (Washington) Catalan Bazilika Neposkvrněného početí Panny Marie (Washington) Czech Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception German Basílica del Santuario Nacional de la Inmaculada Concepción Spanish باسیلیکای عبادتگاه ملی لقاح معصوم Persian Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Finnish Basilique de l'Immaculée-Conception de Washington French Nacionalna bazilika u Washingtonu Croatian Basilika Tempat Ziarah Nasional Perawan Maria Dikandung Tanpa Noda, Washington, D.C. ID
| Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | |
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| National and Patronal Church of the United States of America | |
 View from south in 2010 | |
  Location of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. | |
| 38°56′0″N 77°0′02″W / 38.93333°N 77.00056°W | |
| Location | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Address | 400 Michigan Avenue NE |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Tradition | Roman Rite, various Eastern Catholic liturgies |
| Website | nationalshrine |
| History | |
| Status | |
| Dedication | Immaculate Conception |
| Dedicated | November 20, 1959 |
| Consecrated | September 23, 1920 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Maginnis & Walsh |
| Architectural type | Basilica |
| Style | Byzantine Revival and Romanesque Revival |
| Groundbreaking | May 16, 1920 |
| Completed | December 8, 2017 |
| Specifications | |
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| Length | 459 feet (140 m)[1] |
| Width | 240 feet (73 m)[1] |
| Nave width | 157 feet (48 m)[1] |
| Height | 329 feet (100 m)[1] |
| Dome height (outer) | 237 feet (72 m)[1] |
| Dome height (inner) | 159 feet (48 m)[1] |
| Dome diameter (outer) | 108 feet (33 m)[1] |
| Dome diameter (inner) | 89 feet (27 m)[1] |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Washington |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Wilton Daniel Gregory |
| Rector | Walter R. Rossi |
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The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic minor basilica and national shrine in Washington D.C.. It is the largest Catholic church building in North America[2] and is also the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C.[3][4][a] Its construction of Byzantine and Romanesque Revival architecture began on 23 September 1920.
The basilica is[3] dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Immaculate Conception, designated as the principal Patroness accorded by Pope Pius IX on February 7, 1847. Pope Pius XI donated a mosaic rendition of the image in 1923. It serves as the patronal church of the Catholic Church in the United States.
Pope John Paul II raised the National Shrine to the status of Minor Basilica via his Pontifical decree Clarum Constat Templum on October 12, 1990.[b] At this shrine, Pope Benedict XVI bestowed a Golden Rose on April 26, 2008, and Pope Francis canonized Junípero Serra here on September 23, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Architectural Details of the Basilica" (PDF). Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. March 15, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "20 Largest Churches in the World". Wander. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception". National Shrine. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009.
- ^ "The National Shrine". SkyscraperPage.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
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