Saturday, December 26, 2015

Fourviere Basilica

We did take many photos of the beautiful Basilica located on the top of the hill.  I will put them in now, in their entirety:

Front entry to Basilica

Detail of entry going up

Caryatid angels supporting the freize

Top of church detail
Stunning mosaics; note the gold!

Inside main floor looking towards altar

I really do love the mosaics

Main altar

Ceiling section

More mosaics ... and gold!

Another section of ceiling, under a dome

Ceiling continued

Angel of Silence

Lyon and the Saone

Unfinished angel

Lots to finish here!

Madonna and Child in crypt

Madonna and Child

Main altar in crypt

Another Madonna and Child

Madonna on Altar

And we did make one final stop ...

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