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https://ift.tt/33Jg5Q6 https://ift.tt/2BjjMj6 Catedral de María Reina del Mundo, Montreal, Canadá, 2017-08-12, DD 46-48 HDR.jpg Cathedral-Basilica of Mary, Queen of the World, Montreal, Canada. The construction of the cathedral, ordered by Ignace Bourget, began in 1875 in order to replace the former Saint-Jacques Cathedral which had burned in 1852. The building is a scale model of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome and the new church was consecrated in 1894. In 2000 the cathedral was designated a National Historic Site of Canada. October 18, 2019