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Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

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The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, officially the Insigne y Nacional Basilica de Santa Maria de Guadalupe, is a Catholic basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary in her invocation as Our Lady of Guadalupe, located at the foot of the Hill of Tepeyac in the Gustavo A. Madero borough of Mexico City. It belongs to the Primate Archdiocese of Mexico through its Guadalupana Vicariate.

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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Basilica 1
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Church 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1974 2
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Standing 1
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Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Church 1
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1. Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    It belongs to the Primate Archdiocese of Mexico through the Guadalupana Vicariate, which since November 4, 2018, is in the care of Monsignor Efraín Hernández Díaz, who has the title of general and episcopal vicar of Guadalupe and abbot of the basilica.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Basilica)
    The Basilica of Santa María de Guadalupe, officially called Insigne y Nacional Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe (in English: Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) is a basilica of the Catholic Church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary in her invocation of Our Lady of Guadalupe, located at the foot of the Hill of Tepeyac in the Gustavo A. Madero borough of Mexico City. It belongs to the Primate Archdio
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Church)
    The Basilica of Santa María de Guadalupe, officially called Insigne y Nacional Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe (in English: Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) is a basilica of the Catholic Church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary in her invocation of Our Lady of Guadalupe, located at the foot of the Hill of Tepeyac in the Gustavo A. Madero borough of Mexico City. It belongs to the Primate Archdio
  • In Style: Baroque Architecture, Infobox style field: Mexican Baroque
  • Uses Element: Reinforced Concrete, Article text
    Having a circular shape to symbolize the tent that housed the Ark of the Covenant on its march through the desert, the building was built with reinforced concrete for the roof structure, covered with green oxidized copper sheets.
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2. Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Wikidata)
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  • Wikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1974)
    Wikidata item Q305419, property P571: 1974
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico
    Wikidata item Q305419, property P131/P17 (location): Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico
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