Leuca lighthouse, Basilica of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae, Santa Maria di Leuca, Castrignano del Capo, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Basilica of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae, Santa Maria di Leuca, Castrignano del Capo, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Basilica of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae, Santa Maria di Leuca, Castrignano del Capo, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Waterfall column (Colonna della Cascata), Basilica of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae, Santa Maria di Leuca, Castrignano del Capo, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Leuca lighthouse, Basilica of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae, Santa Maria di Leuca, Castrignano del Capo, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Leuca lighthouse, Basilica of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae, Santa Maria di Leuca, Castrignano del Capo, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Leuca lighthouse, Basilica of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae, Santa Maria di Leuca, Castrignano del Capo, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Kilometer zero, Basilica of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae, Santa Maria di Leuca, Castrignano del Capo, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Leuca lighthouse, Basilica of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae, Santa Maria di Leuca, Castrignano del Capo, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Basilica of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae, Santa Maria di Leuca, Castrignano del Capo, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Leuca lighthouse, Basilica of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae, Santa Maria di Leuca, Castrignano del Capo, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Basilica of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae, Santa Maria di Leuca, Castrignano del Capo, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Basilica de Santa Maria, Alicante, Spain, Europe

View of Cathedral-Basílica de Santa Maria de Mallorca from Passeig Marítime, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

View of Cathedral-Basílica de Santa Maria de Mallorca from Passeig Marítime, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

View of Cathedral-Basílica de Santa María de Mallorca from S'Hort del Rei, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

A narrow crowded alley leading to the Baroque-style Basilica de Santa Maria Della Salute (St. Mary of Health), consecrated in 1681, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

View of the Grand Canal from the Ponte de l'Accademia looking towards the Basilica de Santa Maria della Salute and the lagoon, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

A view of the Grand Canal opening out into the lagoon seen from the Ponte de l'Accademia with Palazzo Franchetti (Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti) on the left, and Basilica of Santa Maria de la Salute in the background, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

View of Cathedral-Basílica de Santa María de Mallorca from Passeig Marítime, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

View of Paseo del Borne Sphinx and Basílica de Santa Maria de Mallorca in background, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

View of Cathedral-Basílica de Santa María de Mallorca, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

View of Cathedral-Basílica de Santa María de Mallorca from Seo Garden, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

View of Catedral-Basílica de Santa María de Mallorca and rooftop restaurant table, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

View of Catedral-Basílica de Santa María de Mallorca and rooftops, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

View of Cathedral-Basílica de Santa Maria de Mallorca from Passeig Marítime, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

View of Catedral-Basílica de Santa María de Mallorca and rooftops, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

View of Catedral-Basílica de Santa María de Mallorca and rooftop pool, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

View of Cathedral-Basílica de Santa Maria de Mallorca from Passeig Marítime, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

View of Cathedral-Basílica de Santa María de Mallorca, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

View of Cathedral-Basílica de Santa María de Mallorca and craft stalls on Passeig Marítime, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

View of Cathedral-Basílica de Santa Maria de Mallorca from Passeig Marítime, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

View of Cathedral-Basílica de Santa Maria de Mallorca from Passeig Marítime, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

View of Cathedral-Basílica de Santa María de Mallorca from Seo Garden, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

View of Cathedral-Basílica de Santa María de Mallorca and craft stalls on Passeig Marítime, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

View of Cathedral-Basílica de Santa María de Mallorca from Seo Garden, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

View of Cathedral-Basílica de Santa Maria de Mallorca from Passeig Marítime, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

View of Cathedral-Basílica de Santa María de Mallorca from Passeig Marítime, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga, Picos de Europa National Park, Asturias, Spain, Europe

Sanctuary below the Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga, Picos de Europa National Park, Asturias, Spain, Europe

Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga, Picos de Europa National Park, Asturias, Spain, Europe

Basilica de Santa Maria del Coro, Old Town, San Sebastian, Basque area, Spain, Europe

Inside Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

Our Lady of Covadonga. The Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Marian shrine devoted to her at Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

Basilica de Santa Maria la Real in the evening, Basilica from 19th. century, Covadonga, Picos de Europa, province of Asturias, Principality of Asturias, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Basilica de Santa Maria la Real, Basilica, church, 19th. century, Covadonga, place of pilgrimage, near Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, province of Asturias, Principality of Asturias, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Basilica de Santa Maria la Real, Basilica, church, 19th. century, Covadonga, place of pilgrimage, near Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, province of Asturias, Principality of Asturias, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Interior of the Gothic basilica of the Dominican monastery Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitoria, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Portugal, Europe

Fountain, Basilica of Virgen de los Desamparados, Catedral de Santa Maria Cathedral, Plaza de la Virgen Square, Valencia, Spain, Europe

Pope statue, De Finibus Terrae sanctuary, Santa Maria di Leuca, Salento, Apulia, Italy

De Finibus Terrae sanctuary, Santa Maria di Leuca, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Pope statue, De Finibus Terrae sanctuary, Santa Maria di Leuca, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Santa Maria De Finibus Terrae sanctuary, Santa Maria di Leuca, Puglia, Italy

Florence Cathedral, formally the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (in English Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower) is the cathedral of Florence, Italy, or Il Duomo di Firenze, in Italian. It was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally completed by 1436, with the dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi. The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink, bordered by white, and has an elaborate 19th-century Gothic Revival facade by Emilio De Fabris.