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Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

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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.

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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Basilica 1
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Shrine 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Washington, D.C., United States 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1961 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 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)
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article (standing)
    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.
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2. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata 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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