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The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace (French: Basilique Notre-Dame de la Paix, pronounced [bazilik nɔtʁə dam də la pɛ]) is a Catholic minor basilica dedicated to Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, the administrative capital of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast).
Basilica of the Sacred Heart: 8,000 [citation needed] 1905–1970 Koekelberg Belgium: Catholic Basilica of Our Lady of Peace: 7,989 30,000 [36] 18,000 [37] 1985–1989 Yamoussoukro Ivory Coast: Catholic The basilica proper is 7,989 m 2. [38] Exterior area includes rectory and villa. Hagia Sophia: 7,960 [citation needed] 255,800 [39] 532–537
Catholicism arrived in Ivory Coast through the arrival of French settlers. The Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian church, and its largest religious grouping. There are an estimated 2.8 million baptised Catholics in Ivory Coast, 17.2% of the population (according to the 2014 Census), [ 2 ] in 15 dioceses .
The tallest Catholic, as well as the tallest domed church building, is the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace (158 m) in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast. The tallest church building with two steeples as well as the tallest cathedral is Cologne Cathedral (157.4 m) in Cologne, Germany.
Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida: 1955– Aparecida Brazil: 170.1??? Winchester Cathedral: 1079 – c. 1400: Winchester United Kingdom: Longest medieval cathedral still intact 167.8? 84: 58.5: St Albans Cathedral: c. 1080 –1200: St Albans United Kingdom: 165? 75? Ely Cathedral: c. 1081 –1189: Ely United Kingdom: 161. ...
Basilica of Our Lady of Peace: Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast Dumez: Modeled after the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. World's tallest dome. 1997 – 2018 140.0 459.32 MTN Sundome: Johannesburg, South Africa Sports arena [59] since 2018 247 810.37 Glory Dome: Abuja, Nigeria
Basilica of Our Lady of Peace ~111 m ~111 m ~119 m 149 m [1] 157.89 m [1] 90 m Yamoussoukro Ivory Coast: People's Salvation Cathedral: 106 m [2] [3] 106 m [2] [3] 121.1 m 127.1 m [4] 135 m [4] 16.8 m 29.4 m Bucharest Romania: The tallest unpenetrated (without oculus) dome in the world. The tallest and largest (by volume) Orthodox church ...
Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Yamoussoukro [22] 158 m (518 ft)-1990 Ivory Coast: Yamoussoukro: Tanzania Ports Authority Headquarters [23] 157 m (515 ft) 40: 2016 Tanzania: Dar es Salaam: New Administrative Capital Building C07 [24] [25] 155 m (509 ft) 32 2023 Egypt: New Administrative Capital: New Administrative Capital Building C08 [26] [27 ...