COVADONGA (Spain): Basilica.
The Basilica at Covadonga becomes visible long before you reach it as sits perched half way up a mountain.
Given the setting, grandiose design and the overall mystique of the Covadonga, this quite probably may be one of the most awe inspiring sights that you are ever likely to see.
The basilica is perhaps not as old as one initially assumes and work on it only commenced in 1877 with the building's official completion being in 1901. [The front of the basilica at Covadonga] All materials in the basilica's construction were sourced locally and probably the most visually distinctive is the pinkish masonry which is a form of marble taken from the surrounding mountains.
Given the setting, grandiose design and the overall mystique of the Covadonga, this quite probably may be one of the most awe inspiring sights that you are ever likely to see.
The basilica is perhaps not as old as one initially assumes and work on it only commenced in 1877 with the building's official completion being in 1901. [The front of the basilica at Covadonga] All materials in the basilica's construction were sourced locally and probably the most visually distinctive is the pinkish masonry which is a form of marble taken from the surrounding mountains.
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