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 is also the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: April—October 7:00 AM—7:00 PM and November—March 7:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: architectural structure in Washington, DC, USA
- Also known as: “Shrine of the Immaculate Conception”
- Address: 400 Michigan Avenue Northeast, Washington, DC 20017
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint John Paul II National Shrine and Gibbons Hall.
Saint John Paul II National Shrine
Museum
Photo: Waszyngton, Public domain.
The Saint John Paul II National Shrine is a national shrine in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. It is a place of prayer for Catholics and welcomes people of all faiths. Saint John Paul II National Shrine is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Gibbons Hall
University building
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gibbons Hall is a female dormitory for 138 upper-class students and one of 10 housing options for students at The Catholic University of America. Constructed in 1911 and named for the university's first chancellor, Cardinal James Gibbons, it was renovated in 2009. Gibbons Hall is situated 590 feet southeast of Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Caldwell Hall
University building
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caldwell Hall is a male dormitory for 42 upper-class students and one of 10 housing options for students at the Catholic University of America. Cardinal James Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, and President Grover Cleveland dedicated the building on May 24, 1888. Caldwell Hall is situated 810 feet north of Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Edgewood and Brookland.
Edgewood
Neighborhood
Edgewood is a neighborhood located in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. Edgewood is bounded by Michigan Avenue NE to the north, Rhode Island Avenue NE to the south, North Capitol Street to the west, and the Washington Metro's Red Line to the east.
Brookland
Suburb
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Brookland, Petworth, and Takoma are three relatively quiet neighborhoods east of Rock Creek Park. Following the "White Flight" after desegregation and the 1968 riots, these neighborhoods were left underpopulated, overwhelmingly African-American, and much less wealthy than the Upper Northwest, just across Rock Creek Park.
Michigan Park
Neighborhood
Michigan Park is a neighborhood in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. in the Upper Northeast area element. The boundaries of Michigan Park and North Michigan Park neighborhoods are contested due to the history of racial disparity between the two, but…
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
- Categories: architectural structure, national shrine, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.93336° or 38° 56′ 0″ northLongitude
-77.00069° or 77° 0′ 3″ westElevation
203 feet (62 metres)Inception
1920Levels
2Open location code
87C4WXMX+8POpenStreetMap ID
way 297739340OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap 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.
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية الضريح الوطني لعيد الحبل بلا دنس”
- Basque: “Andre Maria Sortzez Garbiaren santutegi nazionalaren basilika”
- Breton: “Penniliz Santual Broadel an Dinammgrouet”
- Catalan: “Basílica de la Immaculada Concepció (Washington)”
- Catalan: “Basílica de la Immaculada Concepció”
- Chinese: “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”
- Croatian: “Nacionalna bazilika u Washingtonu”
- Czech: “Bazilika Neposkvrněného početí Panny Marie”
- Czech: “Bazilika Neposkvrněného početí”
- Dutch: “Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception”
- Dutch: “Basiliek van het Nationaal Heiligdom van de Onbevlekte Ontvangenis”
- Esperanto: “Baziliko de la Senmakula Koncipiĝo”
- Finnish: “Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception”
- French: “Basilique de l’Immaculée-Conception de Washington”
- French: “basilique du sanctuaire national de l’Immaculée Conception”
- French: “Basilique du sanctuaire national de l’Immaculée Conception”
- German: “Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception”
- German: “Nationalheiligtum Basilika der Unbefleckten Empfängnis”
- Greek: “Βασιλική του Εθνικού Ιερού της Αμώμου Συλλήψεως”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Tempat Ziarah Nasional Perawan Maria Dikandung Tanpa Noda, Washington, D.C.”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Tempat Ziarah Nasional Perawan Maria Tak Bernoda”
- Italian: “basilica del santuario nazionale dell’Immacolata Concezione”
- Italian: “Basilica del santuario nazionale dell’Immacolata Concezione”
- Japanese: “無原罪の御宿りの聖母教会”
- Korean: “성모 무염시태 국립 대성당”
- Korean: “원죄 없이 잉태되신 성모 국립 대성당”
- Lithuanian: “Marijos Nekaltojo Prasidėjimo nacionalinė šventovė bazilika”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Den ubesmittede unnfangelsens nasjonalhelligdom”
- Norwegian: “Den ubesmittede unnfangelsens nasjonalhelligdom”
- Persian: “باسیلیکای عبادتگاه ملی لقاح معصوم”
- Polish: “Bazylika Niepokalanego Poczęcia w Waszyngtonie”
- Polish: “Bazylika Niepokalanego Poczęcia”
- Portuguese: “Basílica do Santuário Nacional da Imaculada Conceição”
- Romanian: “Bazilica Altarului Național al Imaculatei Concepții”
- Russian: “Базилика Непорочного зачатия Пресвятой Девы Марии”
- Russian: “Базилика Непорочного Зачатия”
- Slovenian: “Bazilika Marijinega brezmadežnega spočetja, Washington”
- Spanish: “Basilica del santuario nacional de la inmaculada concepcion”
- Spanish: “Basilica del Santuario Nacional de la Inmaculada Concepción”
- Spanish: “Basílica del Santuario Nacional de la Inmaculada Concepcion”
- Spanish: “Basílica del Santuario Nacional de la Inmaculada Concepción”
- Spanish: “Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception”
- Tagalog: “Basilika ng Pambansang Dambana ng Inmaculada Concepcion”
- Ukrainian: “Базиліка Непорочного Зачаття (Вашингтон)”
- Ukrainian: “Базиліка Непорочного Зачаття”
- Urdu: “بے عیب تصور کے قومی مزار کا باسیلیکا”
- Vietnamese: “Vương cung thánh đường Đền thánh Quốc gia Đức Mẹ Vô Nhiễm Nguyên Tội”
- Western Frisian: “Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception”
- Western Panjabi: “بے عیب تصور دے قومی مزار دا باسیلیکا”
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