The oldest and largest church in Ottawa, the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica was originally a small wooden church built in 1832. The current building was finished in 1885, and renovated and restored in the late 1990s. Although rather modest on the outside, it's breathtakingly beautiful inside. The interior is brightly painted and decorated with carved features, ornate stained-glass windows, and hundreds of statues.

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