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| Notre-Dame Basilica Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal | |
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&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Montr%C3%A9al-blank.png)  Notre-Dame Basilica Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal | |
| 45°30′16″N 73°33′22″W / 45.50444°N 73.55611°W | |
| Location | 110 Notre-Dame Street West Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 1T2 |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | basiliquenotredame |
| History | |
| Status | Minor basilica |
| Dedication | Mary |
| Dedicated | July 1, 1829 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | James O'Donnell |
| Style | Gothic Revival, English Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1823 |
| Completed | 1865 (facade) |
| Construction cost | £47,446 (1832) |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 79 metres (259 ft) |
| Width | 46 metres (151 ft) |
| Height | 60 metres (200 ft) |
| Materials | Stone, which came from the Tanneries quarry in Griffintown |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Montreal |
| Official name | Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Church / Basilica National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1989 |
Notre-Dame Basilica (French: Basilique Notre-Dame) is a minor basilica of the Catholic Church in the historic Old Montreal district of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. It is located at 110 Notre-Dame Street West, at the corner of Saint Sulpice Street. It is situated next to the Saint-Sulpice Seminary and faces the Place d'Armes square.
The interior of the church is amongst the most dramatic in the world and regarded as a masterpiece of Gothic Revival architecture.[1] The vaults are coloured deep blue and decorated with golden stars, and the rest of the sanctuary is decorated in blues, azures, reds, purples, silver, and gold. It is filled with hundreds of intricate wooden carvings and several religious statues. Unusual for a church, the stained glass windows along the walls of the sanctuary do not depict biblical scenes, but rather scenes from the religious history of Montreal. It also has a Casavant Frères pipe organ, dated 1891, which comprises four keyboards, 99 stops using electromagnetic action and an adjustable combination system, 7000 individual pipes, and a pedal board.[2][3]
Approximately 11 million people visit Notre-Dame Basilica every year, making it one of the most visited monuments in North America.[4] In 2023, Notre-Dame was named the 6th most beautiful building in the world by Angi, a home service publication which analyzes TripAdvisor reviews. The publication ranked Notre-Dame de Paris second and Barcelona's Sagrada Família first.[5]
- ^ Shingler, Benjamin (16 April 2019). "Are Montreal's historic churches safe from fire?". CBC News. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Montréal". Quebec Religious Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 9 February 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Interior Design". Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal.
- ^ Curtis, Christopher (16 April 2019). "Notre-Dame de Paris fire: How safe are Montreal's heritage churches?". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Le plus beau bâtiment du monde est en Catalogne".