Cathedral of St. Sebastian ( port. Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião ) - Cathedral in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil .
| Cathedral | |
| St. Sebastian's Cathedral | |
|---|---|
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| A country |  Brazil |
| Location | |
| Denomination | Roman catholic church |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of San Sebastian do Rio de Janeiro |
| Architectural style | |
| Architect | |
| First mention | 1964 year |
| Height | |
| condition | active temple |
| Site | |
The building was built in the style of modernism by the architect Edgar Fonseca in 1964 - 1979 . The Cathedral is dedicated to St. Sebastian , the patron saint of the city and is the department of the Archdiocese of San Sebastian do Rio de Janeiro . Prior to this, from the middle of the 18th century, the cathedral was the Church of Our Lady of Karmil , today it is a social department .
The cathedral is located in the city center. The building has a conical shape with an internal diameter of 96 m and an external 106 m. Height - 75 m. Inside, there can be up to 20,000 people . The length of rectangular stained-glass windows reaches 64 m.
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- ↑ archINFORM - 1994.