Basilica St. Lawrence Virtual Cache
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The Basilica of St. Lawrence is a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church in downtown Asheville. The church was designed and built in 1905 by Spanish architect Rafael Guastavino along with his fellow architect R. S. Smith and the Roman Catholic community of Asheville. Pope John Paul II elevated the status of the church to minor basilica in 1993. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and is the only basilica in western North Carolina. Its dome has a span of 58 by 82 feet and is reputed to be the largest, freestanding, elliptical dome in North America.
You do not have to enter the Basilica for this cache but if it is open you might want to go in and check it out. It is truly one of Asheville’s architectural gems. Self-guided tours are available as are free guided tours if someone is available to give one. Guastavino is even buried in the crypt of the Basilica.
To get credit for this cache, as you are facing the front of the Basilica, there is a staircase going down in between the Basilica and the rectory. At the bottom of the first flight of stairs, on the left side are two doors. E-mail us what it says on one of those doors.
While you are there you might want to check out the other Basilica cache, Cache of St. Lawrence, GC38M7R.
Virtual Reward - 2017/2018
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between August 24, 2017 and August 24, 2018. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards on the Geocaching Blog.
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