The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church is located in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. Situated roughly 40 minutes northwest of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, this historic church was originally founded and built by Slovak immigrants. The stunning apse backdrop features the same intricate gold cross stenciling against a brilliant blue sky backdrop that you noticed in the close-up photo
The mosaic sanctuary wall belongs to St. Aloysius Catholic Church, located at 1234 Washington Boulevard. The sprawling, glittering gold mosaic depicts Jesus Christ as the Good Shepherd carrying a lamb on his shoulders, surrounded by a flock of sheep resting beneath palm trees. The marble structure built below the mosaic features a recessed arch detailing a smaller mosaic panel of
Basilica of Saint Louis, KingOn this location the first church in St. Louis A small wood structure, was blessed on June 24, 1770. Six years later it was replaced by a larger church of white oak timbers blessed and used for divine service for the first time in early summer of 1776. It also served as the cathedral for the
1) NARTHEX. This gathering place is a fine example of Byzantine style art and architecture The lower wall is buff marble to symbolize earth. The mosaic panels above are paved with a series of scenes about the life of Saint Louis IX, King of France (1214-1270), patron saint of the city. The barrel vaulted ceiling is covered by a swirling
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at the Praetorian Barracks (Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio) is topped by a prominent statue of “Christ The Redeemer” on the bell tower is made of gilded bronze and was added in 1931. The basilica is situated on the Esquiline hill, on Via Marsala, opposite the main Termini railway station. It
Temple of Saturn The structure with the prominent remaining columns is the Temple of Saturn, located at the western end of the Roman Forum. The temple was one of the oldest and most important sacred buildings in the Roman Forum. It primarily served as the aerarium, the state treasury, housing the Roman Republic’s and early Empire’s reserves of gold and
The Basilica of San Vitale (Basilica dei Santi Vitale e Compagni Martiri in Fovea) is a very ancient church located on the Via Nazionale. The ceiling is a modern, flat, coffered ceiling made of varnished wood. It was installed relatively recently in 1938 as part of a significant restoration of the basilica. The ceiling features painted and gilded decoration within
St. Peter’s Basilica and St. Peter’s Square are located in Vatican City, a microstate enclaved within Rome, Italy. The monumental square was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and constructed between 1656 and 1667. It features a large elliptical space framed by colossal Tuscan colonnades, which consist of 284 columns and 88 pilasters arranged in four rows. These colonnades are often
The building in the image is the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano), located in Rome, Italy. It holds the title of the cathedral of Rome and is considered the “mother and head of all the Churches of the Urbe and Orbe” (the city of Rome and the world). It is the highest-ranking and oldest