Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Manizales
Manizales, Colombia · built 1939
The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary (Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora del Rosario), also known as Manizales Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral located in front of the Plaza de Bolívar in the historic center of Manizales, Colombia. At 119 m (117 m from the base of the building), it is the tallest cathedral in Colombia and Hispanic America, and the tallest Neogothic church in the Americas. It was the tallest building in Colombia for 33 years, from 1936 to 1969. It is one of three neogothic religious architectural jewels of Manizales, along with the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Los Agustinos). The cathedral is a National Monument of Colombia (declared in 1984) and was elevated to the rank of minor basilica by Pope Pius XII in 1951.
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