Basilica of the National Vow

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The Basilica of the National Vow is a monumental neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church in Quito, Ecuador, renowned as one of the largest and most impressive of its style in the Americas.

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Label Occurrences
Basilica of the National Vow canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic church ⓘ
basilica ⓘ
church building ⓘ
neo-Gothic building ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Basílica del Voto Nacional ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neo-Gothic ⓘ
city Quito ⓘ
consecrationYear 1988 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1884 ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Ecuador ⓘ
dedicatedTo Sacred Heart of Jesus ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
function place of worship ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
hasBellTowers yes ⓘ
hasClock yes ⓘ
hasFeature flying buttresses ⓘ
gargoyle-like sculptures ⓘ
large central nave ⓘ
rose windows ⓘ
side chapels ⓘ
twin front towers ⓘ
hasInteriorFeature stained glass windows ⓘ
hasObservationArea clock towers ⓘ
upper walkways ⓘ
hasStyleInfluence European Gothic cathedrals ⓘ
height approximately 115 meters ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Quito ⓘ
isMajorLandmarkOf Quito ⓘ
languageOfNativeName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Historic Center of Quito ⓘ
Quito ⓘ
locatedOn Calle Carchi ⓘ
Calle Venezuela ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
nativeName Basílica del Voto Nacional ⓘ
notableFor being one of the largest neo-Gothic churches in the Americas ⓘ
panoramic views of Quito from its towers ⓘ
overlooks Historic center of Quito ⓘ
region Andean region of Ecuador ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Catholicism ⓘ
roofType vaulted roof ⓘ
towerCount 2 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1978 ⓘ
usedFor public visits ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ

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Historic Center of Quito → hasPart → Basilica of the National Vow ⓘ