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1. Officially the "Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception", this Roman Catholic cathedral was built in the early 20th Century and was consecrated in 1921. Pope John Paul II held mass here in 1993. In which state capital is the pictured cathedral located?
2. Land was designated for the pictured cathedral as long ago as 1792, but work on the Neo-Gothic structure did not begin until 1907. Memorial services have been held here for people as diverse as Eleanor Roosevelt, Neil Armstrong and Nelson Mandela. In which east-coast city is "The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul" located?
3. The cornerstone of Episcopalian "Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew", which is also known as Saint Andrew's Cathedral, was laid in 1867. Constructed in classic French Gothic style, it is located on a 7-acre site in Queen Emma Street. In which state capital is the pictured cathedral located?
4. Officially "The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary" but commonly known as Saint Mary's Cathedral, the pictured building was constructed in the 1950s to replace the original Roman Catholic sandstone church built in 1899 on land donated by Canadian Pacific Railway. In which Canadian city is it located?
5. Founded in 1822, the original church building was completed on this site two years later. A Romanesque Revival facade added in 1870 left the Episcopal "Christ Church Cathedral" looking much as pictured here. It is located at 421 South 2nd Street in which southern city?
6. The first church was built on this site in 1718. The second building here was destroyed in an 1888 fire that damaged much of the city, but the third incarnation was built in less than a year. Four years later, in 1793, it was given cathedral status, and thus "The Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France", also known as "Saint Louis Cathedral", was founded. In which city will you find the pictured Roman Catholic cathedral, one of the oldest in the U.S.?
7. Built in the 1820s, "Notre-Dame Basilica" is one of the world's finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture. It was the largest church in North America for much of the second half of the 19th-Century. Its famous organ comprises four keyboards and more than 7,000 pipes. In which North American city is the pictured cathedral located?
8. The impressively named "Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary" was the first Roman Catholic cathedral built in the United States. Pope John Paul II visited here in 1995 and Mother Theresa in 1996. The pictured building is one of two Catholic cathedrals in which city?
9. When it was built in 1819, the "Cathedral Church of St. Paul" became the third Episcopal parish in the city, joining that of Trinity Church and Christ Church (aka Old North Church), both of which pre-dated the American War of Independence. In which East Coast city is the pictured cathedral located?
10. The origins of "Saint Mary's Cathedral" date back to a small stone Catholic church named Saint Patrick's that was built in the 1850s when the city had a population of only around 600. The pictured building, built in the Gothic Revival style, was constructed a block from the original church between 1872 and 1884 once which city had been named as the state capital?
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