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7 Wonders of India: Santhome Cathedral

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Located towards the south of the Marina Drive, the length of nave of the Santhome Cathedral is 112 ft and width is 33 ft. There is a transept between the nave and sanctuary 104 ft in length and 25 ft wide. The tower upto the spire contains three storeys. The topmost one was constructed to hold a clock while the second is now the belfry. Santhome Cathedral Basilica in Chennai (India) is built over the Tomb of St Thomas. The cathedral at Santhome was built by the Portuguese between 14th and 15th century A.D. The cathedral has been built in a typical neo-Gothic style. The present Gothic Cathedral was blessed in 1896 and was raised to the dignity of a minor Basilica by Pope Pius XII on 16th March 1956.
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