Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian

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Roman Catholic church building cathedral modernist building

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian is the modernist Roman Catholic cathedral of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, renowned for its striking conical design and vast stained-glass windows.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic church building ⓘ cathedral ⓘ modernist building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião NERFINISHED ⓘ Catedral Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ
architect	Edgar de Oliveira da Fonseca NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Modernist architecture ⓘ
capacity	about 20,000 people standing ⓘ
cityPatron	Saint Sebastian NERFINISHED ⓘ
completionYear	1979 ⓘ
consecrationYear	1979 ⓘ
constructionStartYear	1964 ⓘ
country	Brazil ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Sebastian NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
diameter	approximately 106 metres ⓘ
feature	bell tower ⓘ central skylight cross ⓘ crypt ⓘ four large stained-glass windows ⓘ stained-glass windows rising from floor to ceiling ⓘ underground museum of sacred art ⓘ
floorArea	approximately 8,000 square metres ⓘ
function	seat of the Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
governingBody	Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ
groundbreakingDate	1964 ⓘ
hasDiocese	Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDomeType	central oculus at the top of the cone ⓘ
hasLatinName	Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMainEntranceOn	Avenida Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ
height	approximately 75 metres ⓘ
inspiredBy	Mayan pyramids ⓘ
isCathedralOf	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ
liturgicalRite	Roman Rite ⓘ
locatedIn	Centro, Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
material	reinforced concrete ⓘ
municipality	Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ
near	Lapa neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	large interior space without columns ⓘ striking conical design ⓘ vast stained-glass windows ⓘ
patronSaint	Saint Sebastian NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholicism
servesAs	metropolitan cathedral of Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ
shape	conical ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ

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

Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro → hasCathedral → Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian ⓘ