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Amalfi Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Amalfi; Cattedrale di Sant'Andrea) is a medieval Roman Catholic cathedral in the Piazza del Duomo, Amalfi, Italy. It is dedicated to the Apostle Saint Andrew whose relics are kept here. Formerly the archiepiscopal seat of the Diocese of Amalfi, it has been since 1986 that of the Diocese of Amalfi-Cava de ...
The abbey church became a cathedral on the formation of the Diocese of Saint-Denis by Pope Paul VI in 1966 and is the seat of the Bishop of Saint-Denis, currently (since 2009) Pascal Delannoy. Although known as the "Basilica of St Denis", the cathedral has not been granted the title of Minor Basilica by the Vatican. [8]
St. Vitus Cathedral: 7,440 [citation needed] 1344–1929 Prague Czech Republic: Catholic Basilica Natn. Shrine of the Immaculate Conception: 7,097 [47] 10,234 10,000 1920–2017 Washington, DC United States: Catholic Interior area only for the upper church / upper floor. [47] Cathedral of La Plata: 6,968 [citation needed] 1884–1932 La Plata
Saint Pierre Cathedral in Geneva, Switzerland is the principal church of the Reformed Protestant Church of Geneva. Previously it was a Roman Catholic cathedral, having been converted in 1535. It is known as the adopted home church of John Calvin , one of the leaders of the Protestant Reformation .
Modern cathedrals frequently lack the grandeur of those of the Medieval and Renaissance times, focusing more on the functional aspect of a place of worship. However, many of the grand and ancient cathedrals that remain today were originally built to much smaller plans, and have been successively extended and rebuilt over the centuries.
Largest church in Austria by area, but two metres shorter than St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna since no building in Austria-Hungary was allowed to be higher than St. Stephen's Cathedral (also the reason why there are no taller churches in Budapest and Prague) 11: St. Peter's Church: 132.2 m (436 ft) 1878: Hamburg Germany: Lutheran
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This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world by year of inscription, selected during the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee. [1] [2] The first World Heritage Site in the list is the Galápagos Islands. [3]