Historic Gothic Revival cathedral in Portland, Maine, built in 1866-69, is the tallest building in Portland and the third tallest in Maine
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The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is an historic cathedral in Portland, Maine that serves as seat of the Diocese of Portland. The church, an imposing Gothic Revival structure built in 1866-69, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is the tallest building in Portland and the third tallest in Maine.
The church is an imposing masonry structure, built of red brick, with sandstone trim and a slate roof. The main façade has a central entrance recessed in a sandstone Gothic arch, with a large stained glass rose window above. The main tower rises to the right of the main entrance, with buttressed corners, narrow Gothic windows, and an octagonal spire. Windows on the side walls are also Gothic, with buttressing between.
The interior of the cathedral is 186 by 70 feet (57 m x 21 m). The nave is 150 feet (46 m) long, rises 70 feet (21 m), and holds almost 1,000 worshipers. The tallest of the cathedral's three steeples is, at 204 feet (62 m), the tallest structure in the city of Portland.
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