Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń

Licheń Stary, Poland · built 2004

The Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń [ˈlixɛɲ] (Bazylika Najświętszej Maryi Panny Licheńskiej) is a Catholic church at the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, Queen of Poland, in the village of Licheń Stary near Konin in the Greater Poland Voivodeship in Poland. It is the largest church in Poland and one of the largest church buildings in the world. The building was designed by Barbara Bielecka and built between 1994 and 2004. The construction was funded by pilgrims' donations. With a tower measuring 141.5 meters in height, it is one of the tallest and largest churches in the world. Pope John Paul II raised the shrine to the status of minor basilica on 25 February 2005.

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