Item Details
The National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
| Format | Postcard |
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| Description | 2 pages |
| Language | English |
| City, State | Washington, DC |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Subject | Fine Arts |
| Notes | The tribute of American Catholics to Our Blessed Mother as Patroness of the country, the Shrine is the largest Catholic church in the United States. The Knights' Tower is 329 feet high; the Dome 239 feet high and 109 feet in diameter. The architecture is contemporary but in the spirit of Romanesque and Byzantine. |
| Collection | James R. Tanis Collection of Church Postcards |
| Contributor | Princeton Theological Seminary |
| Rights |  Copyright Not EvaluatedDigitized collections are made accessible for purposes of education and research.
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