Inside The Mosta Cathedral, Malta

The Church of the Assumption of Our Lady, commonly known as the Rotunda of Mosta or Rotunda of St Marija Assunta sometimes shortened to as The Mosta Dome is a Roman Catholic church in Mosta, Malta. It is the third largest unsupported dome in the world. Built in the 19th century on the site of a previous church, it was designed by the Maltese architect Giorgio Grognet de VassA . Its dome is among the largest in the world, with an internal diameter of 37.2 metres 122 ft . The rotunda walls are nearly 9.1 metres 30 ft thick. Grongnet s plans were based on the Pantheon in Rome. Construction began in May 1833 and was completed in the 1860s. The original church was left in place while the Rotunda was built around it, allowing the local people to have a place of worship while the new church was being built. The church was officially consecrated the 15 October 1871. 26849514 N06 has added Inside the Mosta cathedral, Malta at 2011 10 13 11 00 06 and tagged as mosta

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