Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic minor basilica and national shrine in Washington D.C. It is the largest Catholic church building in North America and the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C.
- Catholic church
- …lies at an elevation of 203 feet (62 metres)
- …is also known as “Shrine of the Immaculate Conception”
- …dates from 1920
- …has 2 floors
- Opening hours: April–October 7:00 AM–7:00 PM and November–March 7:00 AM–6:00 PM
- Description: architectural structure in Washington, DC, USA
- Address: 400 Michigan Avenue Northeast, Washington, DC 20017
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Edgewood and Brookland.
Brookland
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Latitude
38.93336° or 38° 56′ 0″ north
Longitude
-77.00069° or 77° 0′ 3″ west
Open location code
87C4WXMX+8P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building = church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = catholic
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception” goes by many names.
كاتدرائية الضريح الوطني لعيد الحبل بلا دنسArabic
Andre Maria Sortzez Garbiaren santutegi nazionalaren basilikaBasque
Penniliz Santual Broadel an DinammgrouetBreton
Basílica de la Immaculada ConcepcióCatalan
Basílica de la Immaculada Concepció (Washington)Catalan
圣母无玷始胎全国朝圣所圣殿Chinese
圣母无玷始胎国家朝圣地圣殿Chinese
Nacionalna bazilika u WashingtonuCroatian
Bazilika Neposkvrněného početíCzech
Bazilika Neposkvrněného početí Panny MarieCzech
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate ConceptionDanish
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate ConceptionDutch
Basiliek van het Nationaal Heiligdom van de Onbevlekte OntvangenisDutch
Baziliko de la Senmakula KoncipiĝoEsperanto
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate ConceptionFinnish
Βασιλική του Εθνικού Ιερού της Αμώμου ΣυλλήψεωςGreek
Basilika Tempat Ziarah Nasional Perawan Maria Dikandung Tanpa Noda, Washington, D.C.Indonesian
Basilika Tempat Ziarah Nasional Perawan Maria Tak BernodaIndonesian
Basilica del santuario nazionale dell’Immacolata ConcezioneItalian
無原罪の御宿りの聖母教会Japanese
성모 무염시태 국립 대성당Korean
원죄 없이 잉태되신 성모 국립 대성당Korean
Marijos Nekaltojo Prasidėjimo nacionalinė šventovė bazilikaLithuanian
Den ubesmittede unnfangelsens nasjonalhelligdomNorwegian
Den ubesmittede unnfangelsens nasjonalhelligdomNorwegian Bokmål
باسیلیکای عبادتگاه ملی لقاح معصومPersian
Bazylika Niepokalanego PoczęciaPolish
Bazylika Niepokalanego Poczęcia w WaszyngtoniePolish
Bazilica Altarului Național al Imaculatei ConcepțiiRomanian
Базилика Непорочного ЗачатияRussian
Базилика Непорочного зачатия Пресвятой Девы МарииRussian
Bazilika Marijinega brezmadežnega spočetja, WashingtonSlovenian
Basilika ng Pambansang Dambana ng Inmaculada ConcepcionTagalog
Базиліка Непорочного ЗачаттяUkrainian
بے عیب تصور کے قومی مزار کا باسیلیکاUrdu
Vương cung thánh đường Đền thánh Quốc gia Đức Mẹ Vô Nhiễm Nguyên TộiVietnamese
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate ConceptionWestern Frisian
بے عیب تصور دے قومی مزار دا باسیلیکاWestern Panjabi
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