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==Design and construction== |
==Design and construction== |
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The design of the basilica, by [[Pierre Bossan]], draws from both [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] and [[Byzantine architecture]], two non-Gothic models that were unusual choices at the time. It has four main towers, and a bell tower topped with a gilded statue of the Virgin Mary. It features mosaics, stained glass,<ref>The stained-glass window depicting [[Philippe Pétain|Marshal Pétain]] that was installed during the Nazi occupation of [[Vichy France]] was removed after the war. (Marianne Mahn-Lot, reviewing Renée Bedarida, 'Les Catholiques dans la Guerre, 1939–1945'' (Hachette) 1999, in ''Le Mouvement social'', No. 206, Au Bonheur Des Allemands Consommateurs et consommation au XXe siècle [January – March 2004:146–148] p. 147.</ref> and a crypt of Saint Joseph. |
The design of the basilica, by [[Pierre Bossan]], draws from both [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] and [[Byzantine architecture]], two non-Gothic models that were unusual choices at the time. It has four main towers, and a bell tower topped with a gilded statue of the Virgin Mary. It features mosaics, stained glass,<ref>The stained-glass window depicting [[Philippe Pétain|Marshal Pétain]] that was installed during the Nazi occupation of [[Vichy France]] was removed after the war. (Marianne Mahn-Lot, reviewing Renée Bedarida, ''Les Catholiques dans la Guerre, 1939–1945'' (Hachette) 1999, in ''Le Mouvement social'', No. 206, Au Bonheur Des Allemands Consommateurs et consommation au XXe siècle [January – March 2004:146–148] p. 147.</ref> and a crypt of Saint Joseph. |
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Fourvière actually contains two churches, one on top of the other. The upper sanctuary is very ornate, while the lower is a much simpler design. Work on the triumphant [[basilica]] was begun in 1872 and finished in 1884. Finishing touches in the interior were not completed until as late as 1964. |
Fourvière actually contains two churches, one on top of the other. The upper sanctuary is very ornate, while the lower is a much simpler design. Work on the triumphant [[basilica]] was begun in 1872 and finished in 1884. Finishing touches in the interior were not completed until as late as 1964. |