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Once called the greatest church in the East, destroyed by the bomb and rebuilt; its scorched statues remain on site.
About this place
The Immaculate Conception Cathedral (無原罪の聖母司教座聖堂), also St. Mary's Cathedral, and often known as Urakami Cathedral (浦上天主堂, Urakami Tenshudō; Japanese pronunciation: [ɯ.ɾa.ka.mʲi | teɰ̃.ɕɯ.doː]) after its location Urakami, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Motoomachi, Nagasaki, Japan.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1959 Highlights / collection：Statue of a saint damaged by the bombing, Remains of the old cathedral Genre：Architecture, Sculpture
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Official website
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