Details
Keywords Change this
Church, Foma, Forgotten Masterpieces, Religious
Project timeline
1985 – 1990
Type
Religious
Location Change this
Rue de St.FranceYamoussoukro
Cote d'Ivoire
Current state
Original
Also known as Change this
Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
Architect Change this
Client Change this
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Cost Change this
$300000000 million
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May 03rd, 2019
Basilique Notre-Dame de la Paix de Yamoussoukro Change this
Description Change this
Contrary to common belief, the world's largest Catholic church is to be found not in Rome but in Yamoussoukro, a small city in the war-torn African state of Côte d'Ivoire. The massive Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro, whose architecture is clearly inspired by the Basilica of St. Peter's in Rome, can comfortably seat 7,000 worshippers in its air-conditioned interior, and there is standing room for 11,000 in the nave. The three-hectare marble-clad plaza between the Basilica's colonnades can host as many as 180,000 more, meaning that the city's entire population of 200,000 could conceivably attend Mass at the same time.
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