Located at the intersection of Woodward Avenue and Twelve Mile Road is, in my opinion, not only one of the preeminent examples of Art Deco in the Detroit area, but in the country as a whole, the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica. It was designed by Henry J. McGill and built 1931-1936. The centerpiece of the Shrine is an incredible limestone tower called the Charity Crucifixion Tower, featuring a prominent figure of Christ. The sculpture work was executed by prolific sculptor Rene Paul Chambellan, who work on some of the greatest buildings of the 20th century, including the American Radiator Building in NYC, Chicago Tribune Building and the New York Life Building. The tower built in response to hate, specifically the Ku Klux Klan, who burned a cross in front of the original church two weeks after it opened, as a "cross they could not burn." #MetroDetroit #RoyalOak #ArtDeco #Modernism #EcclesiasticalArchitecture #HenryJMcGill #RenePaulChambellan #WoodwardAvenue #TwelveMileRoad #archi_ologie #PureMichigan #PureMittigan #ThisPlaceMatters (at National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6gatQeFCbL/?igshid=6aionv9z8q2i