Description
Each year, approximately 40,000 religious pilgrims and curious visitors pass through the doors of OLV National Shrine and Basilica. Completed in 1925 and formally dedicated in 1926, this special place serves as Venerable Nelson Baker's tribute to the woman with whom he credited all of his success: the Blessed Mother under the title of Our Lady of Victory. The European-style church is an architectural wonder, containing many notable features. Among them: a dome that, at the time of its construction, was second in size only to the U.S. Capitol building and two religious items - the tintinnabulum and the canopeum - that can only be found in appropriately designated basilicas. The Shrine is also the final resting place of Father Baker himself.
This tour can also be experienced in 360 video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SN7zPae59w
Type of Resource
PanoramaTour