The ninth and now tallest tower of the Sagrada Familia Basilica has finally been completed and crowned with the twelve-pointed star of the Virgin Mary, lit up right before Christmas.
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The baptistry basin of the Byzantine Basilica of St Vitalis in ancient Sufetula, today known as Sbeitla in Tunisia. 5th-6th century. (890x1281)
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Far Cry 5 easter egg at Oceguera farm, just east of Basilica De La Virgen
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MOVING AN OBELISK: The emperor Caligula brought a great stone obelisk from Egypt to the Circus Nero in Rome. It was a 327-ton monolith, 83 feet long. In 1586,Pope Sixtus V ordered the obelisk moved to the Piazza where St. Peter's Basilica was going up.
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Shouldn't the catholic church, one of the richest organizations in the world, foot the bill to repair the basilica?
According to the Asheville Hot Sheet:
> The Basilica Preservation Fund has launched a fundraising effort seeking $10 to $12 million to fix water drainage and collection issues that have led to the degradation of mortar and grout in the 112-year-old Basilica of St. Lawrence in Asheville. Spanish builder and engineer Rafael Guastavino, who came to Asheville to work on the Biltmore House, designed and built the basilica, which features the largest unsupported elliptical dome in the U.S., a stunning display of engineering expertise. (The dome covers the 3,800-square-foot nave.) A group of architects, engineers and conservators examined the basilicaβs structural soundness by rapelling down the exterior and using drones to photograph the building, then issued a report in 2020. They found a number of deficiencies, including that the buildingβs rainwater collection and dispersal system is too small for the structure and contributes to insidious water damage.
Ignoring the priceless market value of Vatican City and all of the art holdings, it is still one of the last true monarchies on Earth and as such the Vatican's net worth is estimated at $10 to $15 billion. The Vatican Bank holds over $8 Billion in assets
Why is the Basilica asking for donations? Shouldn't the Vatican be paying for the maintenance, upkeep, and repair of one of it's landmark churches?
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Inside Saint Peters Basilica, Vatican City. The largest church in the world by interior measure.
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A Roman fresco depicting Hercules finding his son Telephus in Arcadia, from the Basilica of Herculaneum. 1st century CE, now on display at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy [1350x1638]
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The largest church in the world by interior measure, St. Peterβs Basilica in Vatican City.
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Saw Pope Paul VIβs crown in Washington DC Basilica
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Inside the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist, of course the picture doesnβt do it justice. Taken with my iPhone [4032x3024]
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Modern depictions of Satan often show a red demon with hooves, but the oldest known image of Satan is actually blue. Dating back to the 6th century, this depiction is part of the intricate Byzantine mosaics in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy.
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3.5 Months Healed on the right by Lachy at Basilica Tattoo in Las Vegas
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On this Christmas Day in 800 AD Pope Leo III crowned the Frankish king, Charlemagne, Emperor of the Romans in St. Peterβs Basilica in Rome
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How much could the Basilica sell for?
And what are the chances it turns into a microbrewery?
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Cross of Justin II (Vatican Cross) is a processional cross dated 6th century that is kept in Treasury in St. Peter's Basilica, in Vatican City. It is also one of oldest surviving claimed reliquaries of True Cross.
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ITAP inside Notre-Dame Basilica, Montreal
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Basilica and abbey of the Valley of the Fallen near Madrid, Spain. Built 1940-1958. Over 33.000 soldiers from both sides who died in the Spanish Civil War are buried here.
reddit.com/gallery/s8q08o
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3.5 Months Healed on the right by Lachy at Basilica Tattoo in Las Vegas
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What a relaxing build - and a beautiful puzzle! St Peterβs Basilica with gold highlights
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The Apse of St. Peter's basilica, designed in 1653
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One of the two Medusa heads, found in Istanbul's Basilica Cistern, built in the 6th century. [1072 x 715]
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The ninth and now tallest tower of the Sagrada Familia Basilica has finally been completed and crowned with the twelve-pointed star of the Virgin Mary, lit up right before Christmas.
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Group projects pro-choice messages on national basilica, the latest targeting of Catholic worship spaces over abortion
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2022/01/21/catholics-choice-basilica-protest-abortion-242258
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Modern depictions of Satan often show a red demon with hooves, but the oldest known image of Satan is actually blue. Dating back to the 6th century, this depiction is part of the intricate Byzantine mosaics in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy.
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Icon of Archangel Michael made of enamel and gems. From St. Mark's Basilica in Venice. (2024x2355)
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Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière in Lyon, France
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[Os] S Peter Basilica[2780x3580]
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View of Rome and Vatican City from the Dome of St Peter's Basilica
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A picture of βBasilica of Our Lady of The Mountβ I took a while back
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Volkshalle, the unbuilt nazi pantheon. 290 m high, 250 m dome diameter, 46 m oculus diameter (big enough to fit the dome of St Peters' Basilica)
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Icon of Archangel Michael made of enamel and gems. From St. Mark's Basilica in Venice. (2024x2355)
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The PietΓ in St Peter's Basilica is the only piece Michelangelo ever signed. When he overheard that his work was being credited to another sculptor, he decided to carve his name across the statue. He later regretted the vanity of this act and swore never to sign another piece of his work [3812x6006]
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The Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru
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I walked into St. Paul's Basilica with no lines or crowds in sight.
imgur.com/0WOoyV9
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Description: Notre-Dame Basilica, Montreal, Canada / Date: 12 August 2017 / Resolution: [6926 Γ 4771] / Author: Diego Delso, {http://delso.photo}, License CC-BY-SA
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While In Italy about a week ago, I took half a tab the day I went to the Vatican, and St. Peterβs Basilica was the craziest thing Iβve ever seen. I highly recommend 11/10.
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Cross of Justin II (Vatican Cross) is a processional cross dated 6th century that is kept in Treasury in St. Peter's Basilica, in Vatican City. It is also one of oldest surviving claimed reliquaries of True Cross.
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Trefl 1000 pieces - St. Peter's Basilica Rome
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ANPAR; Basilica Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tears; Syracuse, Italy (1994)
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The Cathedral Basilica this morning was pretty ominous
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The Apse of St. Peter's basilica, designed in 1653
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