basilica
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The rue Lepic, the steep 1-kilometer stretch that punches up through the 18th arrondissement and leads the peloton toward the Sacré-Coeur basilica, is a more recent addition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The pope is scheduled to preside over Mass from that basilica on April 22, the last full day of his trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Framed by white roses on the central balcony of the Vatican's basilica, the pope called on "those who have the power to unleash wars" to choose peace.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
The Vatican announced on Monday a new real-time booking system for access to the basilica, fuelled by a network of sensors that monitor how many people are inside.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
St Mark’s basilica revealed to Monteverdi a new world of possibility; as far as I know, this is the only example in Western music of a building changing the course of history.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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He will be laid to rest in the Basilica of St Mary Major, one of four major papal basilicas in Rome.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2025
His mosaics decorate churches and basilicas around the world, including at the Vatican.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2023
With their crystalline mosaics and thin, pure light, these humbly elegant basilicas conjure the time when a strange, fervent, unyielding new cult rose from the ashes of empire.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2023
In bordering Umbria, thousands more were damaged when small churches and large basilicas crumbled.
From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2022
Moreover, heathen temples were occasionally converted into churches, whilst basilicas were sometimes used for Christian services just as they were.
From Architecture by Bell, Nancy R E Meugens
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