Cathedral of the Assumption

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The Cathedral of the Assumption, formally known as the Baltimore Basilica, is the first Roman Catholic cathedral built in the United States and a landmark of American religious and architectural history.

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Cathedral of the Assumption canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ
basilica ⓘ
historic church building ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Baltimore Basilica ⓘ
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ
architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
cityCenterLocation Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore ⓘ
completionDate 1821 ⓘ
consecrationYear 1821 ⓘ
constructionStart 1806 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
countryRank first Roman Catholic cathedral built in the United States ⓘ
dedicatedTo Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese Archdiocese of Baltimore ⓘ
elevationToBasilica 1937 ⓘ
founder John Carroll ⓘ
function cathedral church ⓘ
parish church ⓘ
governingBody Archdiocese of Baltimore ⓘ
hasDome true ⓘ
hasFeature central dome ⓘ
large classical portico ⓘ
twin towers ⓘ
heritageArea U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
inceptionCentury 19th century ⓘ
isPartOf Roman Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ
liturgicalRite Roman Rite ⓘ
locatedIn Baltimore ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Maryland ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
notableEvent hosted early American Catholic councils ⓘ
numberOfDomes 1 ⓘ
numberOfTowers 2 ⓘ
primaryUse Catholic liturgical services ⓘ
publicAccess open for tours ⓘ
open for worship ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
significance landmark of American architectural history ⓘ
landmark of American religious history ⓘ
status co-cathedral ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Baltimore Cathedral → alsoKnownAs → Cathedral of the Assumption ⓘ