in 1854 and placed it beneath the table of the High Altar on 19 March 1855. The statue is Hogan's greatest masterpiece and is the final of three similar statues created by Hogan in the early 19th century and the only one located outside Ireland. The Basilica also features works by Ireland's most eminent expatriate sculptor, John Edward Carew, whose famous bas-relief The Death of Nelson is located on the plinth at Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square, London. The Sacred Heart Altar and the Altar of the Immaculate Conception, located on the west and east sides of the High Altar in the Sanctuary, respectively, are constructed from the same Egyptian travertine that was used by Pope Gregory XVI, to decorate the high altar of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome. A small quantity of this stone remained in Rome and, of this, two portions were offered by the Pope to Bishop Mullock, who subsequently brought the stone to St. John's in 1856 to complete the interior of the Basilica. In 1955 a great pipe organ from the world-renowned Casavant Frères firm of St-Hyacinthe, Québec was installed as a memorial to the parishioners who died in World War I and World War II. The 66 stop organ with 4,050 pipes is the largest instrument in Newfoundland, and is one of the largest pipe organs east of Montreal. Basilica Museum The Basilica Museum is open seasonally, and is located in the Episcopal Library attached to the Archbishop's Palace. Exhibits include religious art, historic and religious artifacts of the Basilica, pictures of bishops and archbishops of St. John's, and furniture and decorations of several period rooms in the Palace. Both the Episcopal Library and Archbishop's Palace are in their own rights National Historic Sites of Canada Burials Buried in the crypt under the High Altar are: Archbishop of St. John's: Edward Patrick Roche Bishop of St. John's: Thomas Scallan John T. Mullock Thomas Joseph Power Michael Anthony Fleming See also Architecture of St. John's References External links Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's Interactive Photo Basilica Heritage Foundation Inc. website Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador listing John the Baptist John the Baptist Roman Catholic churches in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador National Historic Sites in Newfoundland and Labrador Museums in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Religious museums in Canada Romanesque Revival church buildings in Canada Roman Catholic churches in