Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Yamoussoukro Basilique de Notre Dame de la Paix de Yamoussoukro
Yamoussoukro Ivory Coast
Status:
built
Construction Dates
Began
1985
Finished
1990
Building Uses
- religious
Structural Types
- church
Heights
Value
Source / Comments
Spire
518 ft
Roof
489 ft
''
Dome
197 ft
''
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Description • Architect: Pierre Fakhoury
• Constructor: Dumez
• This basilica is not a cathedral, meaning that it is not the seat of a diocese or archdiocese.
• Guinness World Records lists it as the largest church in the world, having surpassed the previous recordholder, St. Peter's Basilica, upon completation. It has a total surface of 30,000 m², holding 18.000 worshipers, faced in Italian marble featuring 386 columns. Now it is world's tallest dome.
• The cornerstone was laid on August 10, 1985, and it was consecrated on September 10, 1990, by Pope John Paul II.
• The cost of the basilica doubled the national debt of Ivory Coast.
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