Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool

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Roman Catholic cathedral landmark modernist building

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, is the modernist Roman Catholic cathedral of the Archdiocese of Liverpool, renowned for its circular design, striking lantern tower, and prominent position at the heart of the city.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral 3
Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
modernist building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool ⓘ
surface form: Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral

Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King ⓘ
Paddy’s Wigwam ⓘ
archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool ⓘ
surface form: Archdiocese of Liverpool
architect Frederick Gibberd ⓘ
architecturalStyle Modernist architecture ⓘ
capacity around 2,000 people ⓘ
churchProvince Province of Liverpool ⓘ
cityLandmarkStatus major landmark of Liverpool ⓘ
completedDate 1967 ⓘ
consecrationYear 1967 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
cryptArchitect Edwin Lutyens ⓘ
dedicatedTo Solemnity of Christ the King ⓘ
surface form: Christ the King
denomination Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
floorPlanType circular plan ⓘ
function seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool ⓘ
governingBody Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool ⓘ
surface form: Archdiocese of Liverpool
groundbreakingDate 1962 ⓘ
hasCrypt Lutyens-designed crypt ⓘ
hasFeature crown-like exterior form ⓘ
large stained-glass lantern ⓘ
hasOrgan pipe organ ⓘ
height 82 metres ⓘ
approximately 269 feet ⓘ
heritageStatus Grade II* listed building ⓘ
liturgicalOrientation altar centrally located ⓘ
liturgicalRite Roman Rite ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
Liverpool ⓘ
Merseyside ⓘ
material aluminium ⓘ
glass ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ
nearbyLandmark Liverpool Cathedral ⓘ
notableAspect designed for post–Vatican II liturgy ⓘ
notableFeature concrete and glass construction ⓘ
lantern tower ⓘ
large circular sanctuary ⓘ
radial chapels ⓘ
originalPlan intended as part of a much larger Lutyens cathedral scheme ⓘ
positionInCity at the northern end of Hope Street ⓘ
primaryUse cathedral church ⓘ
publicAccess open to visitors ⓘ
tourism popular tourist attraction in Liverpool ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King → alsoKnownAs → Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool ⓘ
Province of Liverpool → hasCathedralOfMetropolitanSee → Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool ⓘ
this entity surface form: Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Frederick Gibberd → notableWork → Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool ⓘ
this entity surface form: Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool → alsoKnownAs → Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool ⓘ
this entity surface form: Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral