Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Yamoussoukro

Faits

• The basilica is the tallest house of worship on the continent of Africa.
• The renaissance revival-styled church is faced in Italian marble and features 386 columns.
• The church dome, one of the largest in the world, is 60 m in height and measures 90 m in diameter at its base.
• Pope John Paul dedicated the cathedral in 1990 to a crowd of 300,000
• The church can hold 18,000 worshipers.
• The church measures 149 m (489 ft) to the top of the dome, and 158 m (518 ft) to the tip of the cross that rises above the dome.
• The basilic is modeled after the St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.