Notre-Dame Basilica (Montreal)

Notre-Dame Basilica
Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal
The church building's exterior, 2017
Notre-Dame Basilica Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal is located in Montreal
Notre-Dame Basilica Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal
Notre-Dame Basilica
Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal
45°30′16″N 73°33′22″W / 45.50444°N 73.55611°W / 45.50444; -73.55611
Location110 Notre-Dame Street West
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H2Y 1T2
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitebasiliquenotredame.ca
History
StatusMinor basilica
DedicationMary
DedicatedJuly 1, 1829
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)James O'Donnell
StyleGothic Revival, English Gothic
Groundbreaking1823
Completed1865 (facade)
Construction cost£47,446 (1832)
Specifications
Length79 metres (259 ft)
Width46 metres (151 ft)
Height60 metres (200 ft)
MaterialsStone, which came from the Tanneries quarry in Griffintown
Administration
ArchdioceseMontreal
Official nameNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Church / Basilica National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1989

Notre-Dame Basilica (French: Basilique Notre-Dame) is a minor basilica of the Catholic Church in the historic Old Montreal district of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. It is located at 110 Notre-Dame Street West, at the corner of Saint Sulpice Street. It is situated next to the Saint-Sulpice Seminary and faces the Place d'Armes square.

The interior of the church is amongst the most dramatic in the world and regarded as a masterpiece of Gothic Revival architecture.[1] The vaults are coloured deep blue and decorated with golden stars, and the rest of the sanctuary is decorated in blues, azures, reds, purples, silver, and gold. It is filled with hundreds of intricate wooden carvings and several religious statues. Unusual for a church, the stained glass windows along the walls of the sanctuary do not depict biblical scenes, but rather scenes from the religious history of Montreal. It also has a Casavant Frères pipe organ, dated 1891, which comprises four keyboards, 99 stops using electromagnetic action and an adjustable combination system, 7000 individual pipes and a pedal board.[2][3]

Approximately 11 million people visit Notre-Dame Basilica every year, making it one of the most visited monuments in North America.[4] In 2023, Notre-Dame was named the 6th most beautiful building in the world by Angi, a home service publication which analyzes TripAdvisor reviews. The publication ranked Notre-Dame de Paris second and Barcelona's Sagrada Família first.[5]

  1. ^ Shingler, Benjamin (16 April 2019). "Are Montreal's historic churches safe from fire?". CBC News. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. ^ "The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Montréal". Quebec Religious Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 9 February 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Interior Design". Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal.
  4. ^ Curtis, Christopher (16 April 2019). "Notre-Dame de Paris fire: How safe are Montreal's heritage churches?". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Le plus beau bâtiment du monde est en Catalogne".

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