Rio de Janeiro Cathedral
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian stands in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is the seat of the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro, housing the cathedra of the city's archbishops. Dedicated to Saint Sebastian, the city's patron saint, it was begun in 1979 to designs by Edgar de Oliveira da Fonseca. Built largely of concrete in the modern style, it rises to 75 metres.
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- Built
- Type
- cathedral
- Materials
- concrete
- Height
- 75 m
- Place
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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