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.
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Has Building Type
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.
In Style
Source Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, located there.
Sources
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.
View the Source 2. Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata 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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