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Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal. The stunning ceiling, wood carvings, stained glass windows and massive organ of this gorgeous Gothic Revival church will leave you awestruck. Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sat, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sun, 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- 110 Notre-Dame Street West, Montréal, H2Y 1T1, CA
- basilique@fabriquenotredame.ca
Dec 12, 2019 · Three churches have been built on the site: The first burned down, the second was outgrown, and the third is the Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate, a Gothic Revival style church that took...
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- Interior Renovations and Redecoration in The 20th Century
- Heritage Recognition
When Ville-Marie (later to become the city of Montréal) was founded in 1642, a small chapel was built inside the stockade, at la Pointe-à-Callière, and the Jesuits who took charge of it dedicated it to the Virgin Mary (Notre Dame, meaning Our Lady) When a community of Sulpician priests later arrived from France, the need arose to replace the small ...
Starting in 1872, the interior of the church was redecorated under the direction of Montréal architect Victor Bourgeau (1809–1888), who chose colours and motifs reminiscent of the interior of Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. The process of transforming the sanctuary and the confessionals, installing new mouldings and painting them took nearly 10 years. Th...
On 21 April 1982, Notre-Dame Church was declared a minor basilica by apostolic brief. Its historical, architectural and artistic value, as well as its religious importance, were thus recognized. In 1984, Pope John Paul II visited the Basilica, and in 2000, the funeral of former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau was held there. In 1989, the Basi...
Description of Historic Place. The Old Centenary Methodist Church is a stone Gothic Revival church built on the highest point of the early City of Saint John. Its lot fronts onto three streets. The building displays beautiful Gothic arches and stained glass windows. It was built in 1878.
St. Patrick's Church, St. John's; St. Paul's-Avenue Road United Church; St. Peter & St. Paul's Anglican Church (Ottawa) St. Raphael the Archangel Church (Montreal) St. Thomas Aquinas Church (Toronto) Saint-Dominique Church (Quebec City) Saint-Édouard Church; Saint-Joachim de Pointe-Claire Church; Church of Saint-Pierre-Apôtre (Montreal)
The Ecclesiologists studied medieval churches and their furnishings with a view to the “restoration of mutilated Architectural remains” and the revival of ritualistic worship in a Gothic setting. Between 1841 and 1868, their views were expressed in a quarterly journal and in pamphlets like A Few Words to Church Builders. The Oxford Society ...
Apr 13, 2023 · With its two soaring towers, the basilica is a splendid and dramatic example of the Gothic Revival style, with a grand and colourful interior filled with hundreds of intricate wooden carvings and religious statues, as well as a Casavant Frères pipe organ that dates back to 1891.
