Architecture

The parts of the main nave covered with semi-domes contain four semicircular niches. The side naves ...

Seventeen years after the earthquake, in 79, an unexpected Vesuvius eruption annihilated Pompeii entirely.

Later, a chapel appeared at the foot of the rock in honor of St. Synphorian, the first martyr of the Gauls. There were also hermitages there, which these chapels took care of.

It is built of white marble, has eight floors. Its weight is estimated at 14 thousand tons.

The localization was chosen by President George Washington and urban planner Pierre L’Enfant. The bu ...