Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, also known as the Church of St. Mary, located outside Yarra Street in Geelong. The construction of this amazingly beautiful building of blue sandstone in neo-Gothic style was completed in 1937. Today the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels has the highest spire in Australia - it rises 150 feet above the ground. Basilica itself ranked 4th in the list of the highest churches of the country. In addition, it is also the tallest building in Geelong - its height is 210 feet from the base. The title of basilica church was in 2004 after the approval of the Vatican, becoming the fifth Basilica Australia.

First Church St. .  Mary was a small wooden chapel built on Yarra Street in November 1842 .  However, the number of parishioners grew pretty fast capacity of the chapel, and already in 1846 in its place was built a new stone church .  Soon the gold rush that gripped Geelong, demanded the construction of a much larger church, similar to the Cathedral .  The architect was chosen Messr Douden, who in 1854 started the construction of .  But the rapid development of the city has already begun to fade, and after two years of construction work stopped .  For fifteen years the church was unfinished .  Only in 1871 the construction of the Temple resumed .  And work on the famous steeple began in the 20th century - in 1931, and was completed in 1937 .  Bronze cross on top of the spire is 12 feet tall .  In 1995, in the church it was carried out extensive restoration work that cost $ 300 thousand .  Today the Basilica of St. .  Mary of the Angels has been listed as a national treasure of Victoria .