The Immaculate Conception Cathedral, also known as St. Mary's Cathedral or Urakami Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Motoomachi district of Nagasaki, Japan. Construction of the original brick Neo-Romanesque building began in 1895 and finished in 1925, when its twin 64 meter spires made it the largest Christian structure in the Asia-Pacific region. On August 9, 1945, the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki detonated only about 500 meters away in Urakami and completely destroyed the cathedral. A new reinforced concrete cathedral was completed by October 1959 on the same site, and brick tiles were added in 1980 to recall the appearance of the original French-influenced design. The rebuilt cathedral serves today both as a place of worship for Nagasaki's Catholic community and as a memorial to the victims of the bombing. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Source Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Nagasaki (Wikidata)
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1. Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Nagasaki (Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immaculate_Conception_Cathedral,_Nagasaki, lead definition
The Immaculate Conception Cathedral (無原罪の聖母司教座聖堂), also St. Mary's Cathedral, and often known as Urakami Cathedral (浦上天主堂, Urakami Tenshudō; Japanese pronunciation: [ɯ.ɾa.ka.mʲi | teɰ̃.ɕɯ.doː]) after its location Urakami, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Motoomachi, Nagasaki, Japan.
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The Immaculate Conception Cathedral, also known as St. Mary's Cathedral or Urakami Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Motoomachi district of Nagasaki, Japan. Construction of the original brick Neo-Romanesque building began in 1895 and finished in 1925, when its twin 64 meter spires made it the largest Christian structure in the Asia-Pacific region. On August 9, 1945, the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki detonated only about 500 meters away in Urakami and completely destroyed the cathedral. A new reinforced concrete cathedral was completed by October 1959 on the same site, and brick tiles were added in 1980 to recall the appearance of the original French-influenced design. The rebuilt cathedral serves today both as a place of worship for Nagasaki's Catholic community and as a memorial to the victims of the bombing.
Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1925)
completion_date/completed = 1925, 1959
Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Cathedral)
The Immaculate Conception Cathedral (無原罪の聖母司教座聖堂), also St. Mary's Cathedral, and often known as Urakami Cathedral (浦上天主堂, Urakami Tenshudō; Japanese pronunciation: [ɯ.ɾa.ka.mʲi | teɰ̃.ɕɯ.doː]) after its location Urakami, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Motoomachi, Nagasaki, Japan.
View the Source2. Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Nagasaki (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Nagasaki, Japan
Wikidata item Q571980, property P131/P17 (location): Nagasaki, Japan
In Style: Romanesque Revival Architecture, Wikidata P149
architectural style: Romanesque Revival architecture
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