Cathedral of Maringá

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Catedral Basílica Menor Nossa Senhora da Glória
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Year consecrated	1959
Location
Location	Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
Architecture
Architect(s)	José Augusto Bellucci
Type	church
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 m in height. It was completed in 1972 and is the tallest church building in the Americas and the 18th tallest in the world.

Architect 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 August 15, 1958. The church was built between July 1959 and May 10, 1972, the 25th anniversary of the city.

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External links[]

• 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

Coordinates: 23°25′35″S 51°56′18″W / 23.42639°S 51.93833°W / -23.42639; -51.93833

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