Great Dome

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architectural dome church dome landmark

The Great Dome is the prominent central dome crowning the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., serving as a major architectural and visual landmark of the church.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Great Dome canonical	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architectural dome ⓘ church dome ⓘ landmark ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neo-Byzantine architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanesque Revival architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception NERFINISHED ⓘ Catholic University of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Church domes in the United States ⓘ Domes in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Roman Catholic church architecture in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dedicatedTo	Blessed Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination	Catholic ⓘ
function	architectural landmark ⓘ visual focal point of basilica ⓘ
hasRole	major architectural and visual landmark of the church ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of the largest Roman Catholic church in North America ⓘ
locatedIn	Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedInArea	Northeast Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInCity	Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedInNeighborhood	Brookland NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	masonry ⓘ tile cladding ⓘ
notableFor	central position in basilica design ⓘ large scale ⓘ prominent silhouette on Washington, D.C. skyline ⓘ
partOf	Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfStructure	superstructure of the basilica ⓘ
position	central dome ⓘ crowning dome of basilica ⓘ
relativeToBuilding	crowns the main crossing of the basilica GENERATED ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousSiteType	Marian shrine ⓘ
roofType	tiled dome ⓘ
symbolizes	Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ heaven ⓘ
usedFor	architectural expression of Marian devotion ⓘ liturgical symbolism ⓘ
visibleFrom	Brookland neighborhood ⓘ Catholic University of America campus NERFINISHED ⓘ surrounding areas of Northeast Washington, D.C. ⓘ

Referenced by (1)

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Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception → hasFeature → Great Dome ⓘ