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Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
📍 Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire🕐 Built: 1989👥 200,000 visitors/year
The largest church in the world by area, modeled on St. Peter's Basilica but even larger. Built by President Houphouët-Boigny in his hometown at a cost of $300 million, it can hold 18,000 seated worshippers.
✨ Historical Significance
The largest church in the world by Guinness World Records, listed as having a larger enclosed area than St. Peter's Basilica.