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Notre-dame Cathedral BasilicaThe Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica is the oldest church in Ottawa and the seat of the city's Catholic archbishop. It is located on Sussex Drive in the Lower Town part of the city. The site was originally home to the small wooden St. Jacques Church built in 1832. This structure was destroyed in 1841 to make way for a larger stone structure. The original design was for a Neo-Classical structure. In 1844, after the lower section was completed, it was decided to redesign it to be a more standard Neo-Gothic structure. Thus lower features, such as the main entrance, are Neo-Classical while the rest is Neo-Gothic. The main structure was finished in 1846, but it was not until 1858 that the steeples were installed. The steeples are topped with standard French-Canadian tin clochers. Its exterior is fairly reserved, but the interior is as ornate as any church in Canada. In 1847 it was elevated to a cathedral and in 1879 to a basilica. The church was recently renovated and restored in the late 1990s. External link
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