St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax)

The St. Mary's Basilica in Halifax, Canada, is a Catholic cathedral. The diocese of Halifax belonging to the same church is its largest religious building. The facade and the spire are made ​​of white granite.

Building

Construction of the St. Mary's Basilica was 1820. The St. Martin-in -the-Fields architecturally modeled after the cathedral was consecrated on 19 October 1899. In 1950 the Church by Pope Pius XII was. elevated to the status of a basilica. Between 1991 and 1992, the tower was for 1.8 million Canadian dollars restored and repaired. With 60.4 meters of the church tower is the tallest granite existing in North America.

Equipment

The organ was built in 1960 by the organ builders Casavant. The instrument has 46 registers ( 2,856 pipes ) on three manuals and pedal. The play and Registertrakturen are electro- pneumatically.

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