Beautiful Grand Canal, winter fog, morning golden light, Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Basilica of Santa Maria del Canneto dating from the 6th century, Pula, Croatia, Europe

Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, from Accademia bridge, in winter morning sun, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

External day view of 7th century Basilica Santa Maria e San Donato (Basilica dei Santi Maria e Donato), Murano, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Mosaics along nave of basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (St. Mary Major), Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

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

Beautiful Grand Canal, winter fog, morning golden light, Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

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

The dome of Brunelleschi, Santa Maria del Fiore, Piazza del Duomo, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Florence (Firenze), Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Colleoni Chapel and Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore, Piazza del Duomo square, Citta Alta (Upper Town), Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

View from the Ponte dell'Accademia to the Grand Canal and the Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Interior of the Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sacro Monte di Varallo, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute on the Grand Canal, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Beautiful Grand Canal, winter fog, morning golden light, Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Beautiful Grand Canal, winter fog, morning golden light, Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

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

Night view of the Grand Canal and the Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

View of the Grand Canal with the Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute in the background, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Beautiful Grand Canal, winter fog, morning golden light, Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute on the Grand Canal, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Gondolas with view to Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute after snow, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sacro Monte di Varallo, Piedmont, Italy

View of the Grand Canal with the Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute in the background, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute on the Grand Canal, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

The Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore and roof tops, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore and roof tops, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore and blue sky, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria della Madia, Monopoli, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria della Madia, Monopoli, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria della Madia, Monopoli, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria della Madia, Monopoli, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria della Madia, Monopoli, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria della Madia, Monopoli, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Early Christian mosaic floor dating from the 4th century, the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, Aquileia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, Europe

Early Christian mosaic floor dating from the 4th century, the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, Aquileia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, Europe

Ninth-century Christian frescoes, crypt ceiling, the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, Aquileia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, Europe

Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore, Piazza Duomo, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Roma, Lazio, Italy

Bufalini chapel, Stories of Saint Bernardino of Siena, Pinturicchio, dated to around 1484-1486, Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Roma, Lazio, Italy

Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Roma, Lazio, Italy

Crypt, Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Roma, Lazio, Italy

Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore, Piazza Duomo, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti on the Grand Canal with the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute in the background, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Basilica of Santa Maria, Alicante, Spain, Europe

Basilica Santa Maria from the castle, Morella, Valencia region, Spain, Europe

Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Assisi, Umbria, Italy, Europe

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

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GONDOLA'S & BASILICA DI SANTA MARIA DELLA SALUTEGRAND CANAL, VENICE, ITALYVENICE DAY 4VENICE, VENEZIA, ITALY04 August 2014DIG24355

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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.

Apse of Monreale Cathedral, Monreale, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy

The baptistry and cathedral, Piazza del Duomo, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

Florence Cathedral, mosaic of Jesus Christ above main entrance, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Florence Cathedral, Cattedrale Di Santa Maria Del Fiore, Giotto,??s tower, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

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.

Dome of Palermo Cathedral and statue of Saint Rosalia, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Statue at main entrance, Florence Cathedral, Cattedrale Di Santa Maria Del Fiore, Florence, Italy

The Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute (Basilica of Saint Mary of Health) and entrance to the Grand Canal, from the Canale di San Marco, Venice

Mosaic of the Last Judgement in Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Church, Torcello, Venice, Laguna, Veneto, Italy

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

Church of Santa Maria e San Donato, Murano, Venice, Laguna, Veneto, Italy

Interior view of the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Frari church, with Tizian painting, Assunta, Venice, Veneto, Italy

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

Santa Maria degli Angeli, Basilica Santa Maria degli Angeli, Assisi

Church of Santa Maria e San Donato, Murano, Venice, Laguna, Veneto, Italy

Vespa parked in front of a cathedral, nighttime, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Giottos bell tower with the Santa Maria del Fiore Florence Tuscany Italy

Giottos bell tower with the Santa Maria del Fiore Florence Tuscany Italy

Interior of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta on Torcello Island, Lagoon, Venice, Italy, Europe

Cistern in front of the Basilica Santa Maria delle Pieve, the Palazzo del Tribunale, the Palazzo della Fraternita dei Laici, the Palazzo delle Logge, and the Piazza Grande, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

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

Giottos bell tower with the Santa Maria del Fiore Florence Tuscany Italy

Ceiling fresco The Last Judgement by Giogio Vasari, cupola inside, Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Frienze, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Evening atmosphere, Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, view from the bell tower Campanile di San Marco, city view of Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute at Canal Grande, Venice, Italy Venice, Veneto, Italy

Vaporetto, water bus driving on the lagoon of Venice, evening mood, island Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore with church San Giorgio Maggiore, Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Ceiling design, Basilica di Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Basilica of Saint Mary Above Minerva, Rome, Italy, Europe

Church of San Giorgio Maggiore and the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute at sunset, Venice, Italy, Europe

Grand Canal with light trails from water taxis, vaporettos in movement plus Renaissance architectural style palace buildings and Santa Maria della Salute basilica in Dorsoduro at dusk, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Evening atmosphere, long time exposure, view from the Ponte dell'Accademia to the Grand Canal and the Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute behind a gondolier, Venice, Italy, Europe

Mosaics depicting scenes from the life of Mary by Cavallini in the apse of the Basilica Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Evening atmosphere, Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute and St. Mark's Square, view from the Campanile di San Marco bell tower, city view of Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

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

Doge's Palace, St Mark's Square, behind Santa Maria della Salute at sunset, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Church bell in the bell tower in front of blue ceramics dome of the baroque basilica from the 17th century, basilica Santa Maria, Elx, Elche, Costa Blanca, Spain

Organ, Santa Maria Basilica, Elche, Elx, Alicante, Costa Blanca, Spain

Dome of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, historic city centre, Rome, Italy, Europe

Evening atmosphere, Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, view from the bell tower Campanile di San Marco, city view of Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Sculpture, Paul III Church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Capitol, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Basilica of Santa Maria Delle Grazie and Basilica of Sant Eufemia, Grado, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, Europe

Evening atmosphere at the lagoon of Venice, Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Vaporetto, water bus driving on the lagoon of Venice, evening mood, Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Statue of a small golden angel, Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, historic city centre, Rome, Italy, Europe