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Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis

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I thoroughly enjoyed my tour of the Basilica this past week.  The guide noted that not one drop of paint was used to create all the beautiful artwork.  Everything was completed using mosaics comprised of millions and millions of little pieces of colored glass.

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5 responses to “Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis”

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    Baldy

    Wow. That’s gorgeous. Just stunning. Amazing colours 👍

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      Sheila

      Thanks. It is so beautiful inside and out. I’ll be posting more soon.

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  2. Marie Avatar
    Marie

    Wow, Sheila. Beautiful. The work involved must have taken years.

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      Sheila

      They broke ground in 1907 and held the first Mass when the superstructure was complete in 1914, but the mosaics we’re not fully complete until 1988!!!

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    Outside the Cathedral Basilica – Offshoots12

    […] This is my final post on the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. Here are views from the outside. To see the inside visit my posts here and here. […]

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