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Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist

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  1. YYT → downtown St. John's →

    A few hundred metres along Military Road: Parks Canada's register describes a massive stone cathedral built in the mid 19th century in the Lombard Romanesque Revival style, a national historic site since 1983.

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (7.7 km door to door).

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While you're stopped here: The Rooms (0.2 km away) · Colonial Building (0.5 km away) · Trans-Canada Highway Zero Km (0.7 km away)

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Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist on the YYT → downtown St. John's drive, 7.7 km from St. John's door to door.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

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