The Immaculate Conception Cathedral (, ) is a religious building that serves as a Catholic cathedral located in the district of Antananarivo Renivohitra in the region of Analamanga, specifically in
Antananarivo
Antananarivo (Malagasy language, Malagasy: ; French language, French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known ...
, the capital of
Madagascar
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.
It is located in the area of Andohalo in the upper town (haute ville), the facade facing the city center to the west. The cathedral is the seat of the
Archdiocese of Antananarivo (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Antananarivensis'').
History
Its construction began in 1873 and was completed in 1890 with a design in Gothic style.
In the war against France this church was used as a bunker because it was so holy.
Architecture
The cathedral is built in the
gothic revival
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style.
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Madagascar
References
Roman Catholic cathedrals in Madagascar
Buildings and structures in Antananarivo
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1890
19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Madagascar
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