St Patrick's Basilica, Waimate

St Patrick's Basilica is a church in Waimate in New Zealand's Canterbury Region, known for its style of architecture. It is an Italianate-Romanesque style with an arcaded portico, and the tower is impressively louvred. The church was built in 1908–1909, with the tower added in 1912. The basilica is listed by Heritage New Zealand as a Historic Place, Category 1. The basilica was built to a design by Francis William Petre and has been described as his most original work. The church was designed to seat 600 people. It is constructed of concrete reinforced with iron hoops in some parts and with steel bands and rods in others, covered by faces of brick, and Oamaru stone is used in piers, mouldings and for facing some walls. Inside the church, there is a pipe organ, a marble altar and a notable sanctuary window.

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