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Inaugurated on June 5, 2001, the Angra dos Reis Temple in the city of Angra dos Reis in the municipality of Angra dos Reis, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, with two ancillary buildings: the Chapel of the "Nova Igreja", and the Penitentiary, the church of the "Santuário Padroeiro.
The temple is the largest religious structure in the Americas, with a volume of. The building itself is approximately 250m², to accommodate the growing population in the municipality and state, which has been growing in recent years.
The temple was designed by the architect Luís Felipe de Lima Filho, with structural engineer Paulo de Almeida Gonçalves, who has also assisted in the implementation of the temple.
The dimensions of the temple are: main nave, 75m long, 20m wide and 11m high. The height of the dome, in the central nave, is 46m. There are eight storeys. The first two floor level have a cross section of 30m×22m, then four more levels with a cross section of 20m×18m and finally the remaining floors, with a cross section of 16m×12m.
The chapel is located on the first floor of the right nave and has a total area of about 17m2. The first two level are the largest rooms in the complex, with dimensions of 9m×8m. The third floor is smaller, with dimensions of 7m×6m.
The walls of the chapel are made of concrete and steel, with marble and granite blocks. The floors are made of concrete and glass. The altar is made of marble and travertine, and its niche is made of granite. The iron work, which was also made in Italy, was made of wrought iron.
The total cost of construction, before the arrival of the "Santuário of the Holy Souls", was about 350 million Brazilian Reais (around 160 million dollars be359ba680
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