Santuário do Santa Luzia in Viana do Castelo, Portugal. Construction started 1904, completed 1959 - several delays due to political events.

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Monte de Santa LuziaIts is a a Byzantine Revival temple of the 20th century. Construction began in 1904 on the initiative of the Confraternity of Santa Luzia and was completed more than 50 years later in 1959 although it was opened for worship in 1926. The delay was due to the establishment of the Republic in 1910 and the tumultuous years that followed.

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Size: 5814px × 3875px
Location: Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Photo credit: © David Bayliss / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: 20th, architecture, byzantine, castelo, century, luzia, portugal, revival, santa, santuário, viana