Esther's photos with the keyword: basilica

Basilica Parrocchiale San Lorenzo in Damaso - Rome, Italy "The Memorial to Alessandro Valtrini is a funerary monument designed by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1639, and executed by his workshop in the same year. It is situated in the church of the San Lorenzo in Damaso in Rome. It has strong affinities with the Memorial to Ippolito Merenda; both were undertaken by Bernini's workshop and commissioned by Cardinal Francesco Barberini to commend the ecclesiastical work done by Valtrini and Merenda respectively. In aesthetic terms, both broke new ground in figuring Death as a moving skeleton carrying a flowing inscriptions and, in the case of Alessandro Valrtrini monument, a medallion-shaped portrait of Valtrini himself. Valtrini had been a wealthy donor during his lifetime. Three churches he had supported erected monuments to him, Il Gesù (where his body remained), Santa Maria sopra Minerva and the Bernini version in San Lorenzo in Damaso. He died in 1633. Francesco Barberini organised the Bernini commission in the late 1630s." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_to_Alessandro_Valtrini The Sunday Challenge: Halloween AIMG 9111

Built between 1895 and 1909, the Basilica of the National Vow (Basílica del Voto Nacional) in Quito, Ecuador is the largest neo-Gothic basilica in the Americas. AIMG 05579

Built between 1895 and 1909, the Basilica of the National Vow (Basílica del Voto Nacional) in Quito, Ecuador is the largest neo-Gothic basilica in the Americas. AIMG 0557

Although parts of the organ date from the late 19th century, its present installation dates from the early 1960's. St. Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne Australia, is an excellent example of the Gothic Revival style of architecture. The foundation stone was laid in 1858, but do to lack of manpower during the gold rush years and later economic depression, it was not completed until 1939. AIMG_6029

St. Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne Australia, is an excellent example of the Gothic Revival style of architecture. The foundation stone was laid in 1858, but do to lack of manpower during the gold rush years and later economic depression, it was not completed until 1939. AIMG_6024

St. Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne Australia, is an excellent example of the Gothic Revival style of architecture. The foundation stone was laid in 1858, but do to lack of manpower during the gold rush years and later economic depression, it was not completed until 1939. AIMG_6026

Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, Italy, was built as offering for the city's deliverance from the 1630 plague which killed nearly a third of the inhabitants of Venice. The octogonal bascilica contains masterworks of Titian and Tintoretto as well as the works of other master painters and sculptors. AIMG_4608

Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, Italy, was built as offering for the city's deliverance from the 1630 plague which killed nearly a third of the inhabitants of Venice. The octogonal bascilica contains masterworks of Titian and Tintoretto as well as the works of other master painters and sculptors. AIMG_4601

Sant' Andrea della Valle is a basilica church located in Rome, Italy. Work commenced in 1590 and was completed in 1650. The dome was completed in 1627 by Giovanni Lanfranco and was the third largest dome in Rome in its time, exceeded in size only by the Pantheon and St. Peter's Basilica. AIMG_2553

Sant' Andrea della Valle is a basilica church located in Rome, Italy. Work commenced in 1590 and was completed in 1650. The dome was completed in 1627 by Giovanni Lanfranco and was the third largest dome in Rome in its time, exceeded in size only by the Pantheon and St. Peter's Basilica. AIMG_2554

Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral is the primate church of Canada and seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec, the oldest see in the New World north of Mexico. It is also the parish church of the oldest parish in North America, and the first church in North America to be elevated to the rank of minor basilica by Pope Pius IX in 1874. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage of Historic District of Old Québec. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_de_Qu%C3%A9bec_Cathedral AIMG_1704

Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral is the primate church of Canada and seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec, the oldest see in the New World north of Mexico. It is also the parish church of the oldest parish in North America, and the first church in North America to be elevated to the rank of minor basilica by Pope Pius IX in 1874. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage of Historic District of Old Québec. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_de_Qu%C3%A9bec_Cathedral AIMG_1709