Cathedral · Italy · Still standing
Pontifical basilica of the Holy House of Loreto
The Basilica della Santa Casa in Loreto is a Marian shrine built around the preserved three-walled 'Holy House' and a larger Late Gothic–to–Baroque basilica complex. The site combines a pilgrimage chapel containing the Santa Casa with a richly decorated church, campanile, sacristies and a treasury hall, and has been a major Catholic pilgrimage destination since the later Middle Ages.
First raised
1468
Its prime
1610
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1610
What Pontifical basilica of the Holy House of Loreto looked like in its prime.
A broad open parvis paved in stone centers on a multi-tiered fountain with bronze figures before a tall, pale white stone Baroque façade with a triangular pediment, statues and paired doorways; to the left runs a long two-storey brick arcade of repeated rounded arches and pilasters, to the right a sober brick palace. A high cylindrical campanile with an open belfry and bulbous dome rises above the left side; clear blue sky frames the composition.
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11 places to explore in 1610.
The record describes 11 distinct spots at Pontifical basilica of the Holy House of Loreto — including 6 interiors: interior nave looking toward the holy house, bramante-designed marble screen enclosing the santa casa, interior of the santa casa (the three stone walls) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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