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Saint Patrick's Basilica (French: Basilique Saint-Patrick de Montréal) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica located on René-Lévesque Boulevard in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Known for its historical ties to the Irish-Canadian community, the basilica celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1997. Originally, French-speaking Catholics congregated at the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours church in Old Montreal, but a surge of Irish immigrants around 1817 led to overcrowding. By 1825, the growing congregation was relocated to the Church of the Recollets, yet by 1841, the community had grown to 6,500, necessitating a larger space.The site for Saint Patrick’s was purchased, and construction commenced in September 1843. Situated on a slope overlooking the neighborhoods of Point St. Charles, Goose Village, and Griffintown, Saint Patrick's became Montreal’s oldest English-speaking Roman Catholic church. Its first mass took place on March 17, 1847, St. Patrick’s Day. The church’s initial organ, built by Samuel Russell Warren in 1850, was later followed by organists like Adélard Joseph Boucher and Joseph-A. Fowler.On December 10, 1985, the Quebec government declared Saint Patrick’s a historic monument, and in 1996, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada. Elevated to a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II on St. Patrick's Day in 1989, the Gothic Revival structure—designed by P. L. Morin and Father Felix Martin—stands 71 meters long and 32 meters wide, with a steeple reaching 69 meters.Inside, French fleur-de-lys and Irish shamrock motifs adorn the heavily decorated interior. The 25-meter columns are crafted from white oak encased in marble, and the church has three altars, four rosette stained-glass windows by New York artist Alex S. Locke, and 150 saintly oil paintings. The Casavant Frères pipe organ, installed in 1895, is fully electropneumatic.Decorative additions by artists Guido Nincheri in 1922 and Victor Marion in 1931 enhanced the church. A unique 1,800-pound sanctuary lamp, installed in 1896, is North America's only one of its kind, with six angels standing two meters tall.St. Patrick's Chimes, a ten-bell set, includes the oldest bell, 'Charlotte,' cast in 1774. The bells were restored in 1989, and the organ has been rebuilt several times since its installation in 1852, incorporating elements from St. Antony's Church in 1972. Four major restorations have taken place, most recently costing $5 million, with $1.4 million from the Quebec Government.Two famous parishioners are honored inside: Pew 240 marks where Thomas D’Arcy McGee, a Father of Confederation, once sat, and a plaque at the rear commemorates poet Émile Nelligan’s baptism on Christmas Day 1879.The basilica stands at 460 René-Lévesque Boulevard West, at Saint-Alexandre Street, accessible from the Square-Victoria-OACI or Place-des-Arts metro stations in downtown Montreal.

The Ljubljana Cathedral, known officially as Saint Nicholas's Church and also referred to as Saint Nicholas's Cathedral, the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, or simply the Cathedral (Stolnica), is situated in Ljubljana, Slovenia's capital. Originally constructed as a Gothic church, it underwent a transformation in the early 18th century, becoming a Baroque architectural marvel. Its distinctive green dome and twin towers make it a prominent landmark in the city, gracing Cyril and Methodius Square (Ciril-Metodov trg) near the Ljubljana Central Market and Town Hall.The church features an eastern-facing octagonal dome and two belfries on the western side. Matej Medved constructed the dome, replacing a painted one in 1841, while Jurij Pajk handled the carpentry. The belfries, adorned with gilded apples, were built in 1705–06 and house relics and inscriptions. Six bells, including Slovenia's second oldest from 1326 and others by Gasparo de Franchi and the Strojne Livarne factory, chime from the towers. The facades exhibit niches with statues of bishops, saints, baroque frescoes, and ancient Roman tombstones. A sundial with a Latin motto and a Gothic pietà adorn the walls, while sandstone statues of bishops and saints fill the niches. Bronze sculptured doors from 1996 mark the church's entrances, one commemorating Slovenian Christianity's 1250th anniversary with depictions of Slovene history, and the other honoring Ljubljana's 20th-century bishops by Mirsad Begić, alongside an added automatic electric door.

The Cathedral Church of the Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception (Latin: Ecclesia Cathedralis Nostrae Dominae Immaculatae Conceptionis; Korean: 천주교 서울대교구 주교좌 명동대성당), informally known as Myeongdong Cathedral, is the national cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul. Located in the Myeongdong neighborhood of Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea, it is the seat of the Archbishop of Seoul. The shrine is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Immaculate Conception honored as the principal Patroness of Korea by a Pontifical decree accorded by Pope Gregory XVI in 1841. The cathedral serves as a community landmark, tourist attraction, and a notable symbol of Roman Catholicism in Korea. The Korean government assigned the cathedral as a historic site (No. # 258) on 22 November 1977, making it a cultural property and asset of the country. At first, Emperor Gojong of Korea opposed the construction of the cathedral and threatened to confiscate the land in 1887. On 28 April 1888, he tasked the trade minister Byong-Sik Cho to press the American, Russian and Italian governments to stop funding the cathedral, and the Korean government placed a decree of restriction against the circulation of gold currency, in an attempt to slow construction. Accounts say Gojong supported this move, partly due to his disdain that a building was built higher than his palace. Nevertheless, he eventually became convinced of the value of having a Christian cathedral, and conceded to hold the cornerstone ceremony on 5 August 1892. Construction cost approximately US$60,000, supported by the Paris Foreign Missions Society.

The L-shaped building complex joins two properties from the 17th century. Reconstruction was completed according to plans drawn up by architect Fr. Schatten in 1818, connecting the early-classicist building on Lossi Square with that facing Pikk Jalg Street through construction of a new shared facade. Integrated into the enfilade of rooms in the building's bel etage is an impressive hall room with a stucco frieze. In rooms on the ground floor, painted ceilings with wooden beams from the Baroque period have been preserved. Some rooms still contain tiled stoves and fireplaces from different eras and styles as well as remarkable works by master carpenters, most notably the on-of-a-kind inlays in ceiling and wall panelling in the style of the Italian Renaissance in the small room on the lower floor. In 1841 the property came into the possession of Alexander von der Pahlen (1819-1895) of Palmse, who later became captain of the Estonian Knighthood as well as initiator of the Tallinn - St. Petersburg railway line and Honorary Citizen of Tallinn. An epitaph bearing the family's coat of arms can be found in the Dome Church. His daughter, Isabella von der Pahlen, married von Ungern-Sternberg, an internationally renowned graphologist, lived in the house until 1915. The Republic of Estonia acquired it in 1921 and used it, among other purposes, as official residence for its head of state. After Estonia regained independence, the building became the residence of the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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