Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul

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Roman Catholic cathedral cathedral basilica church building minor basilica

The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul is the principal Roman Catholic church and a prominent historic landmark in Philadelphia, known for its grand Renaissance Revival architecture and role as the seat of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral → cathedral basilica → church building → minor basilica →
architecturalStyle	Italian Renaissance Revival → Renaissance Revival architecture →
city	Philadelphia →
constructionEnd	1864 →
constructionStart	1846 →
country	United States of America →
dedicatedTo	Saint Paul → Saint Peter →
denomination	Catholic Church →
diocese	Archdiocese of Philadelphia →
facing	Logan Square →
governingBody	Archdiocese of Philadelphia →
hasDome	true →
hasDomeQuantity	1 →
hasFunction	episcopal seat → parish church →
hasSpireQuantity	0 →
heritageDesignation	listed on the National Register of Historic Places →
heritageStatus	prominent historic landmark in Philadelphia →
isCathedralOf	Archdiocese of Philadelphia →
isLandmarkOf	Philadelphia →
locatedIn	Center City, Philadelphia → Pennsylvania → Philadelphia →
locatedOn	Benjamin Franklin Parkway →
material	brick → brownstone →
notableFeature	Corinthian portico → large central dome → massive masonry walls with small upper windows → richly decorated interior →
NRHPType	contributing property to a historic district →
openToPublic	true →
partOf	Logan Square neighborhood →
region	Northeastern United States →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
rite	Latin Rite →
significance	largest Catholic church in Pennsylvania → principal church of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia →
status	active church →
usesLanguage	English → Latin →
yearCompleted	1864 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Parkway Museums District →	hasAttraction
Benjamin Franklin Parkway →	hasInstitution