category : Historic Churches
Designated a basilica in 1989. Northern Italian/Lombardy Romanesque style, with gold-leaf coffered ceilings and 46 stained-glass windows, including a 15-foot Munich rose window. Ornate plaster and travertine marble interior.

Admission: Fee
Hours: 7:30-6 Mon.-Fri., 7:30-5:30 Sat., 7:30-6 Sun.
Address: 1915 University Ave.
Phone: 515-244-3101
Our Email: basilicadm@msn.com
Our Website:www.basilicaofstjohn.org

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Basilica of St. John

Designated a basilica in 1989. Northern Italian/Lombardy Romanesque style, with gold-leaf coffered ceilings and 46 stained-glass windows, including a 15-foot Munich rose window. Ornate plaster and travertine marble interior.

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