The Sanctuary of Oropa..is a group of old Roman Catholic Buildings and structures Located in the municipality of Biella Italy.The town is at 1180 meters in a small valley of Alpi Biellesi.There are over 800,000 pilgrims visit and 800 pilgrimages visit the sanctuary every year .Original building was in the middle ages saw the building of the first Church which then in the 17 th century was replaced by what is known today as The Ancient Basilica..in the following two centuries several other buildings were added to the complex including the Royal Compartments of the House of Savoy, A large library and the Royal Gate a masterpiece designed by the architect Filippo Juvarra in the 18th century. The last building added to the sanctuary was The Upper Basilica a monumental Church built between 1885 - 1960 due to the large number of pilgrims visiting Oropa, its dome is 80 meters high and can seat 3,000 pilgrims Thank you for this interesting card Paole. This is a Unesco Historical Site
.Posted Torina 10 August 2012. Grazi
thanks to : www.wikipedia.com
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