Basilique Notre-Dame du Cap - Notre-Dame du Cap Basilica - Trois-Rivières, Québec
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N 46° 22.078 W 072° 29.931
18T E 692379 N 5137972
La Basilique Notre-Dame du Cap, construite en 1954, est une église située à Trois-Rivières, au Québec. Notre-Dame du Cap Basilica, built in 1954, is a church located in Trois-Rivières, Québec.
Waymark Code: WM13FK5
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 12/01/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 9

"La basilique Notre-Dame-du-Cap est un lieu de culte de tradition catholique édifié de 1954 à 1965. Le vaste bâtiment en pierre présente un plan octogonal prolongé par quatre bras de transept. Son toit pyramidal en cuivre est surmonté d'un clocher. La façade principale comporte un portail monumental inscrit dans un arc parabolique, tandis que les murs pignons des transepts sont percés d'une rosace et de fenêtres en mitre. L'édifice est flanqué de deux rampes d'accès terminées par des édicules et formant un passage couvert. Une sacristie rectangulaire est accolée au chevet. La basilique est implantée à proximité du fleuve Saint-Laurent sur un site comprenant plusieurs autres bâtiments religieux et divers aménagements paysagers. Elle constitue le coeur du sanctuaire marial de Notre-Dame-du-Cap dans le secteur Cap-de-la-Madeleine de la ville de Trois-Rivières."

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"The Notre-Dame-du-Cap basilica is a place of worship in the Catholic tradition built from 1954 to 1965. The vast stone building has an octagonal plan extended by four transept arms. Its pyramidal copper roof is surmounted by a bell tower. The main facade has a monumental portal inscribed in a parabolic arch, while the gable walls of the transepts are pierced with a rose window and miter windows. The building is flanked by two access ramps terminated by aids and forming a covered passage. A rectangular sacristy is attached to the apse. The basilica is located near the St. Lawrence River on a site comprising several other religious buildings and various landscaping. It constitutes the heart of the Marian shrine of Notre-Dame-du -Cap in the Cap-de-la-Madeleine sector of the city of Trois-Rivières. "
Type of Church: Basilica

Status of Building: Actively in use for worship

Date of organization: 11/01/1717

Date of building construction: 01/01/1954

Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Sanctuaire marial de Notre-Dame-du-Cap -Marian Shrine of Notre-Dame-du-Cap

Archdiocese: Montréal

Diocese: Saint-Jean - Longueuil

Address/Location:
626, rue Notre-Dame Est
Trois-Rivières, Québec Canada


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Dominant Architectural Style: Not listed

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