Loring Park: Basilica and Churches

Construction on the Basilica of Saint Mary at 88 North 17th Avenue began in 1907. As the country's first Basilica, it serves as an anchoring landmark on the north side of Loring Park. French architect Emmanuel Masqueray, who also designed the Saint Paul Cathedral, planned this Beaux Arts church, which was built of Minnesota granite and crowned by a 187-foot-high dome. Its interior contains a rich variety of church art, statues, frescoes, and stained glass. Other churches around Loring Park that enliven the urban landscape include Cathedral Church of Saint Mark at 519 Oak Grove Street and Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church at 525 Groveland Avenue.

Minneapolis, Minnesota · United States