National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
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| Aerial view of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C., seen from the south west. the tribute of American Catholics to Our Blessed Mother as patroness of the country, the shrine is the largest Catholic Church in the United States. The Knight's tower is 329 feet high; the Dome 239 feet high and 109 feet in diameter. The architecture is contemporary but in the spirit of Romanesque and Byzantine. |
