Cathedral of Maringá

Roman Catholic cathedral in Brazil

Catedral Basílica Menor Nossa Senhora da Glória

Religion
Affiliation| Roman Catholic
District| Archdiocese of Maringá
Ecclesiastical or organizational status| Cathedral, minor basilica
Year consecrated| 1959
Location
Location| Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
Geographic coordinates| 23°25′35″S 51°56′18″W﻿ / ﻿23.42639°S 51.93833°W﻿ / -23.42639; -51.93833
Architecture
Architect(s)| José Augusto Bellucci
Style| Brutalism
Completed| 1972
Specifications
Capacity| 4,500
Height (max)| 124 m (407 ft)
Website
http://www.arquimaringa.org.br

Catedral Basílica Menor Nossa Senhora da Glória (or simply Catedral de Maringá Cathedral of Maringá) is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in downtown Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, reaching 124 metres (407 ft) in height. It was completed in 1972 and is the tallest church building in the Americas and the 18th tallest in the world.[1]

Architect José Augusto Bellucci was inspired by the Soviet Sputnik satellites when he designed the cathedral's modernist, conical shape. The design was idealized by the archbishop Dom Jaime Luiz Coelho.

The foundation stone, a piece of marble from St. Peter's Basilica in Rome blessed by Pope Pius XII, was laid on 15 August 1958. The church was built from July 1959 until 10 May 1972, the 25th anniversary of the city.

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## References

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1. ^ "Maringá and its historical heritage: A case study on the cathedral of the Assumption". Acta Scientiarum. Technology. doi:10.4025/actascitechnol.v35i4.11063.

## External links

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* Cathedral of Maringá Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
* SkyscraperPage.com
* Programa Meu Paraná, part one
* Programa Meu Paraná, part two
* Programa Meu Paraná, part three

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