The Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, 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 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.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Immaculate_Conception
Official website (French) http://fr.lourdes-france.org/sejour-a-lourdes/carte-de-lourdes/basilique-de-l-immaculee-conception
Lourdes Tourist Office http://www.lourdes-infotourisme.com/web/EN/340-basilique-de-l-immaculee-conception.php
Phone +33 5 62 42 78 78
Address 5 Route de la Forêt, 65100 Lourdes, France
Coordinates 43°5'50.704" N -0°3'29.799" E
