Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception

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Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Lourdes Notre-Dame de l'Immaculée-Conception de Lourdes (in French)
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Minor basilica, National Shrine
Year consecrated	1876
Location
Location	Lourdes
Geographic coordinates	43°5′50.5″N 0°3′30.1″W / 43.097361°N 0.058361°W / 43.097361; -0.058361
Architecture
Architect(s)	Hippolyte Durand
Type	Church
Style	Neo-Gothic
Groundbreaking	1862
Completed	1871
Specifications
Capacity	550[1]
Length	51 metres (167 ft)
Width	21 metres (69 ft)
Height (max)	70 metres (230 ft)
Website
Official website

The Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (French: Basilique de Notre-Dame de l'Immaculée-Conception de Lourdes), known widely as the "Upper Church", is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica within the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France. Constructed between 1862 and 1871^[2] and consecrated in 1876, it was the second of the churches to be completed. The church was built on top of the rock above the Grotto and next to the Basilica of our Lady of the Rosary.

Designed by architect Hippolyte Durand, the Neo-Gothic church seems to emerge directly from the rock of Massabielle.