Semillero Purísima

The Basilica La Purísima in Monterrey is a Roman Catholic church considered Mexico's first modern church building. It was built in the early 1940s as a reinforced-concrete shell structure and holds the title of minor basilica. Its architecture is striking: two intersecting paraboloids form the floor plan of a Latin cross. Visitors can experience a landmark of modern sacred architecture, completed in 1943 and consecrated in 1946. The 43-meter-high rubble-stone campanile and the large terracotta image of the Immaculate Conception define its look. The church is dedicated to Mary Immaculate and belongs to the Archdiocese of Monterrey.