Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | cathedral, Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Britannica (original) (raw)

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design by Latrobe

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  In Benjamin Latrobe
  …most famous work is the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Roman Catholic cathedral of Baltimore (begun 1805), a severe, beautifully proportioned structure slightly marred by the onion-shaped domes added, after Latrobe’s death, to the towers above the portico. Also in Baltimore is his Exchange (1820).
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history of Baltimore

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  In Baltimore: The contemporary city
  …the United States, and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1806–21) was the nation’s first Roman Catholic cathedral; St. Mary’s Seminary and University was founded in 1791. The Shot Tower (1828) is a 234-foot (71-metre) shaft once used to manufacture round shot.…
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