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With a copper spire that soars nearly 300 feet skyward, this French Gothic cathedral is an architectural wonder. The impressive 45,000 square-foot-edifice — featuring 23 altars, elaborate hand-carved wooden decorations and German-imported stained-glass windows — could be one of the great churches of Europe.

It’s not. It’s the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark.

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