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  2. St. Louis Cathedral (New Orleans) - Wikipedia

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    As the French were Catholic, their church was prominently located on the town square. Construction of a larger brick and timber church was begun in 1725 and was completed in 1727. Along with numerous other buildings, the church was destroyed in the Great New Orleans Fire (1788) on Good Friday, March 21, 1788. [4]

  3. The Presbytere - Wikipedia

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    The Presbytère is an architecturally important building in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It stands facing Jackson Square , adjacent to the St. Louis Cathedral . Built in 1813 as a matching structure for the Cabildo , which flanks the cathedral on the other side, it is one of the nation's best examples of formal colonial Spanish ...

  4. St. Patrick's Church (New Orleans, Louisiana) - Wikipedia

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    St. Patrick's Church "confessions in English, French, Spanish and Italian" on billboard in 1941 New Orleans. St. Patrick's Church is a Catholic church and parish in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The parish was founded in 1833, and the current structure was completed in 1840.

  5. Immaculate Conception Church (New Orleans) - Wikipedia

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    Immaculate Conception church, locally known as Jesuit church, is a Roman Catholic church in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. The church is located at 130 Baronne Street, and is part of the local Jesuit community. The present church, completed in 1930, is a near duplicate of an earlier 1850s church on the same site. [1]

  6. List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans

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    This is a list of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans.The archdiocese encompasses eight civil parishes in Louisiana: St. Bernard, Jefferson (except Grand Isle) [note 1], Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, and Washington.

  7. French Quarter - Wikipedia

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    The French Quarter, also known as the Vieux Carré (UK: /ˌvjɜː kəˈreɪ/; US: /vjə kəˈreɪ/; [4] French: [vjø kaʁe]), is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. After New Orleans ( French : Nouvelle-Orléans ) was founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville , the city developed around the Vieux Carré ("Old ...

  8. Buildings and architecture of New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    Colorful architecture in New Orleans, both old and new. The buildings and architecture of New Orleans reflect its history and multicultural heritage, from Creole cottages to historic mansions on St. Charles Avenue, from the balconies of the French Quarter to an Egyptian Revival U.S. Customs building and a rare example of a Moorish revival church.

  9. Jackson Square (New Orleans) - Wikipedia

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    Jackson Square, formerly the Place d'Armes (French) or Plaza de Armas (Spanish), is a historic park in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960, for its central role in the city's history, and as the site where in 1803 Louisiana was made United States territory pursuant to the Louisiana Purchase.