# Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Washington DC, United States

The largest Catholic church in North America, this Neo-Byzantine and Romanesque basilica was begun in 1920 and largely completed by 1959. Its mosaic-covered domes, more than 80 chapels, and towering form crown the campus near Catholic University.

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Coordinates: 38.93333, -77.00056

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