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Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

If you like your churches large and impressive, OLPH is not to be missed. This Roman Catholic basilica is bigger and more ornate than Brooklyn's cathedral near downtown.

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Address: 526 59th St
Getting there: enter on 5th Ave; to 59th St
Website: olphbkny.org (opens in a new tab)

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Brooklyn/Southwest Brooklyn, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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