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Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida

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The Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida is a Roman Catholic basilica in Aparecida, Brazil, dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Aparecida, the patroness of Brazil. It is the largest cathedral in the world by floor area and is the seat of the Archdiocese of Aparecida.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Basilica 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Aparecida, Brazil 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1955 2
Height (m)Sourced to the subject's own account
100 2
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Church 1
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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 Our Lady of Aparecida (Wikipedia)
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1. Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikipedia "Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida" intro (read live, w-fk-arch-rel2-0927c, R-K)
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    The Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida is a Roman Catholic basilica in Aparecida, Brazil, dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Aparecida, the patroness of Brazil. It is the largest cathedral in the world by floor area and is the seat of the Archdiocese of Aparecida.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Basilica)
    The Cathedral Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida (Portuguese: Catedral Basílica do Santuário Nacional de Nossa Senhora Aparecida) is a prominent Catholic basilica in Aparecida, Brazil. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Aparecida, the principal patroness of Brazil. It is the largest cathedral in the world, and the second largest Catholic church by interior
  • In Style: Romanesque Revival Architecture, Wikipedia article
    The structure is in the Romanesque Revival style and takes the form of a Greek Cross, with arms in length and in width.
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2. Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1955)
    Wikidata item Q2886950, property P571: 1955
  • Wikidata height (P2048) statement: 100.0
    Wikidata item Q2886950, property P2048 (height): 100.0 m (converted to metres, preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated)
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Aparecida, Brazil
    Wikidata item Q2886950, property P131/P17 (location): Aparecida, Brazil
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