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Temple and Archbasilica of the Ever-Breathtaking One
Supreme Ecclesiarchic, Hierarchical and Angvarian Temple and Archibasilica Cathedral of the Retorted Savior and the Most All-Holy Apotheosis of the Ever-Breathtaking One in Mordegard, the Mother of Mothers and Sovereign Head of All the Churches in the City and in the Length and Breadth of the World
The façade of a massive, gaudy yet bleak cathedral, built in the Gothic architectural style yet seemingly abandoned for unknown reasons, under a dark and cloudy night sky.
Façade of the Temple-Archibasilica of the Ever-Breathtaking One in Mordegard
LocationMordegard
CountryAngvar
DenominationAngvarian Catheric
TraditionAinsleyite Rite
WebsiteTemplum Salvator
History
StatusEcclesiarchic major basilica, cathedral
DedicationKeanu the Retorted Savior
Dedicated20 April 1069
Consecrated
  • 15 February 1458
  • 20 April 1989
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ruprecht Wilhelm von Kütscher et.al
Architectural typeCathedral
StyleGothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, High Neoclassical architecture, Ernestine
Years built
  • 1129–1970s
  • 1678–1686 (restoration)
Groundbreaking10 January 1115
Completed16 September 1977
Specifications
Capacity>200,000 to 550,000
Length1,395.87 metres (4,579.6 ft)
Width751.66 metres (2,466.1 ft)
Nave width380.12 metres (1,247.1 ft)
Height2,023.19 metres (6,637.8 ft)
Number of towers36,018
Number of spires69,420
Spire height658.12 metres (2,159.2 ft)
MaterialsMarble, Bohus granite and cement
Bells
  • 7,125 (1764)
  • 9,123 (1856)
  • 10,011 (1994)
Administration
DioceseMordegard
Clergy
Bishop(s)Pope Theodacus V Decius

The Temple and Archibasilica Cathedral of the Retorted Savior and the Most All-Holy Apotheosis of the Ever-Breathtaking One in Mordegard (Angvarian: Xhorôvh-xhažvhâłkhtaśîn dožurtavhirûk agh-ś'xharažrj ar-xhâŋda Īvhîr-Ułvhatožŋarôkk Mordhâguz'və; Latin: Aedes Archibasilicaque Salvator Retortus ac in omnia Praesanctissimus Apotheosis Sempiadmirabilus Mordegardensis; Nemedian: Tempel-Erzbasilika des Verdrehten Erlösers und die Allerheiligste Apotheose des Immer-Atemberaubenden in Mordegard), also called the Temple and Archbasilica of the Ever-Breathtaking One in Mordegard or the Temple-Archbasilica, is one of the existing largest megastructures and a Catheric cathedral church of the Diocese of Mordegard in the Angvarian capital city of Mordegard, serving as the seat of the Ecclesiarch of Mordegard.