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Roman Catholic Cathedral Basilica
The largest Baroque church in Romania
Catedrala Romano-Catolică
The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, begun in 1752 and consecrated in 1780, is the largest Baroque church in Romania: a 70-metre nave lined with marble from Vașcău and Carrara. It keeps a reliquary with a fragment of the skull of Saint Ladislaus and was raised to minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1991.
- Built: 1752–1780
- Architect: Franz Anton Hillebrandt
- Style: Baroque
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