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St Mary of the Angels Basilica, Geelong

Victoria, Australia · built 1938

The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels is a Roman Catholic basilica located in Yarra Street, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Since the completion of the Gothic Revival bluestone building in 1937, St. Mary of the Angels has had the tallest bluestone spire in Australia, at 150 feet (46 m), and has the fourth-tallest non-cathedral spire in Australia Pope John Paul II raised the shrine to the status of Minor Basilica on 9 June 2004. It is the third tallest building in Geelong, with a total height of 210 feet (64 m) from the pavement, and is a major landmark in the city.

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