The steeples are covered with tin, which is typical for [[French-Canadian]] churches, and house a peal of bells. The exterior is fairly reserved, but the interior is far more ornate, designed by [[Georges Buillon]].
[[File:Ottawa - Notre-Dame - Nef 02.JPG|thumb|left|The basilica is decorated with a number of stained-glass windows]]
The steeples are covered with tin, which is typical for [[French-Canadian]] churches, and house a peal of bells. The exterior is fairly reserved, but the interior is far more ornate, designed by [[Georges Buillon]]. The interior of the church is brightly painted and decorated with carved features, exquisite stained glass windows and hundreds of statues of various religious figures. [[Louis-Philippe Hébert]] completed thirty large wooden sculptures in the choir. At the end of the choir, the [[Holy Family]] is completed with saints [[John the Baptist]] and [[Saint Patrick|Patrick]], the patron saints of French and Irish Catholics.<ref>Kalman, 32.</ref>
