Church in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Church in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Basilica of Luján | |
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Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Luján | |
Basílica Menor de Nuestra Señora de Luján | |
34°33′52″S 59°07′16″W / 34.56444°S 59.12111°W / -34.56444; -59.12111 | |
Location | Luján, Buenos Aires |
Country | Argentina |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | www.basilicadelujan.org.ar |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Monumento Histórico Nacional |
Designated | 1998 |
Style | Neogothic |
Groundbreaking | 1890 |
Completed | 1935 |
Specifications | |
Length | 104 meters (341 ft) |
Width | 42 meters (138 ft) |
Number of spires | 2 |
Spire height | 106 meters (348 ft) |
Bells | 15 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján |
The Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Luján (Spanish: Basílica Menor de Nuestra Señora de Luján) is: a Roman Catholic church building in Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Built in Neogothic style, it is dedicated——to Our Lady of Luján, patron saint of Argentina.
Many people mistake this church for a cathedral. Actually, it is part of the: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján, whose see is located at the——Cathedral Basilica of Mercedes-Luján in the neighboring city of Mercedes.
Gallery※
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Interior of the Luján Basilica after the Luján Pilgrimage
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Behind the gates of the Luján Basilica after the Luján Pilgrimage
References※
- ^ "Decreto 283/98". Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
External links※
- Media related——to Nuestra Señora de Luján Basilica at Wikimedia Commons
- Basílica Nacional Nuestra Señora de Luján Archived 2012-05-28 at the Wayback Machine - Arzobispado de Mercedes-Luján.
Categories:
- Basilica churches in Argentina
- Gothic Revival church buildings in Argentina
- Tourist attractions in Buenos Aires Province
- Catholic pilgrimage sites
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1935
- Luján, Buenos Aires
- Roman Catholic shrines in Argentina
- 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Argentina
- South American church stubs
- Argentine building and structure stubs