The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic minor basilica and national shrine in Washington, D.C., and is the largest Catholic church building in North America as well as the tallest habitable building in the city. Its construction, in the Neo-Byzantine and Romanesque Revival styles, began in 1920.
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountWashington, D.C., United States 2 Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account Connections
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
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Source Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Wikipedia)
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Source Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Wikipedia)
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1. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation- Wikipedia "Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception" intro (read live, w-fk-arch-rel2-0927c, R-K)
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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., and is the largest Catholic church building in North America as well as the tallest habitable building in the city. Its construction, in the Neo-Byzantine and Romanesque Revival styles, began in 1920.
Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Basilica)
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 and the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C. Its construction, in the Neo-Byzantine and Romanesque Revival styles, began in 1920.
The church is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, the United St
Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Shrine)
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 and the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C. Its construction, in the Neo-Byzantine and Romanesque Revival styles, began in 1920.
The church is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, the United St
- In Style: Byzantine Revival Architecture, infobox architectural_style field: Byzantine Revival and Romanesque Revival
Uses Element: Masonry, Wikipedia article
The shrine was built in the style of medieval churches, relying on thick masonry walls and columns in place of structural steel and reinforced concrete.
View the Source 2. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1961)
Wikidata item Q82387, property P571: 1961
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Washington, D.C., United States
Wikidata item Q82387, property P131/P17 (location): Washington, D.C., United States
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