Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka in Ragama, Sri Lanka

Surrounded by thick vegetation, this basilica integrates Sinhalese and Western architecture.#basilicas #section-Atlas
Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka

Basilica di Santa Maria di Collemaggio in L'Aquila, Italy

Seven centuries ago, its Holy Door opened for a forgiveness procession ritual that was later "copied" by the formal Catholic Jubilee.#catholic #christianity #italy #basilicas #churches #section-Atlas
Basilica di Santa Maria di Collemaggio

Red Monastery in Sohag, Egypt

An early Christian basilica modeled after an Egyptian temple showcases some the best-preserved frescos from late antiquity.#art #basilicas #churches #religion #monasteries #section-Atlas
Red Monastery

Meridian Line of Basilica di San Petronio in Bologna, Italy

A massive line that stretches across the floor of Bologna’s largest church was created by a 17th-century scientist to measure the movements of the Sun.#scienc #light #cameraobscura #instrumentsofscience #astronomy #basilicas #churches #sundials #sun #section-Atlas
Meridian Line of Basilica di San Petronio

Glad to see scaffolders being recognised.
Our basilica needed it's copper roof replaced and needed to be fully covered for the job. So a tent was erected above it.
#Building
#scafoldig
#basilicas
#Timaru

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350432690/technical-scaffolding-job-timaru-basilica-lands-award

Basílica Santuari de Nostra Senyora de Meritxell in Meritxell, Andorra

A beautiful modern church dedicated to the teleporting patron saint of Andorra.#churches #statues #shrines #basilicas #localhistory #legends #saints #section-Atlas
Basílica Santuari de Nostra Senyora de Meritxell

https://fotograrteblog.com/2015/09/11/vidrieras-de-la-basilica-de-san-nazario-carcasona/

#Carcasona #Francia #France #Basílicas #Vidrieras
#VioletLeDuc #Restauraciones #SigloXIX #Románico #Gótico #19thcentury #Romanesque #gothic
#antiguosposts #archives

Basilica of St. Valentine in Terni, Italy

Terni calls itself the "City of Lovers" and celebrates its links to Saint Valentine on February 14th—but is it the right Saint Valentine?#relicsandreliquaries #valentinesday #saints #basilicas #section-Atlas
Basilica of St. Valentine

Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington, Kentucky

Northern Kentucky’s very own Notre Dame showcases intricate stained glass and the bones of saints.#stained-glasswindows #relicsandreliquaries #basilicas #history #architecture #churches #cathedral #section-Atlas
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption