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Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar
Catedral-Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza
The Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar is a large Baroque co-cathedral in Zaragoza, Aragon, centred on a small wooden image of the Virgin mounted on a jasper column. The present basilica was built in stages from 1681 to 1872 and is characterised by its long brick façades, a central dome flanked by ten smaller domes roofed in multicoloured glazed tiles, and four tall corner towers. Its interior contains multiple chapels, a prominent Santa Capilla that houses the pillar, and several frescoed domes including work by Francisco de Goya.
First raised
1681
Its prime
1872
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1872
What Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar looked like in its prime.
Long rectangular brick body 130 m across the river, pierced by large circular oculi and a series of eleven domes roofed in green, yellow, blue and white glazed tiles. A dominant central stone dome rises above the nave, flanked symmetrically by smaller domes and capped at the corners by four tall multi-stage towers with green copper spires and gilded finials. Exterior walls show pilasters and classical porticoes; interiors are stuccoed with heavy classical pillars, barrel vaults and richly painted dome lunettes.
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8 places to explore in 1872.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, including 5 interiors: central nave beneath the main dome, santa capilla (holy chapel) with the jasper pillar, coreto of the virgin — goya fresco and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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