The Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica (English Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica , French Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame ) is the oldest church in Ottawa and the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall . The church is located on Sussex Drive in the Lowertown neighborhood, not far from the National Gallery of Canada, east of the city center. The building is dominated by the double tower facade. As is typical for Eastern Canada, their tips are coated with silver-colored metal. Between the towers there is a gilded Madonna statue on the roof edge of the nave .
The current cathedral replaced a small wooden church from 1832. It was demolished in 1841 in favor of the larger church. They were designed by the local builders Antoine Robillard and Father Cannon in the neoclassical style. The construction work on the nave was completed in 1844, and the main structure was completed in 1846. However, the spiers were not completed until 1866. Pope Leo XIII. In 1879 the church was elevated to the status of a minor basilica because of its significant history and rich furnishings . The church was extensively renovated and restored in the 1990s. The service will be held in both English and French.
View through the nave
Vaulted ceiling
View of the altar
window
organ
The first organ was inaugurated in 1850. It was built by the organ builder Joseph Casavant and had 18 registers . In 1892 the instrument was reorganized by Casavant's sons. At that time it had 52 stops on three manuals and a pedal and was equipped with electro-pneumatic action - a novelty in organ building at that time. Today the instrument has 72 registers: the main organ on the west gallery has 52 registers on three manuals and pedal, the choir organ has 17 registers on three manuals and pedal, and can be played from the main organ.
