Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei
Pompei, Italy
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei, in Pompei, Italy, is a Catholic cathedral, Marian pontifical shrine and pontifical minor basilica. Commissioned and co-founded by Bartolo Longo and his wife, Countess Mariana di Fusco, it was begun in 1876 to designs by the architect Antonio Cua in the Neoclassical style. It is the see of the Territorial Prelature of Pompei and stands 80 metres tall.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- minor basilica, shrine of Our Lady, international shrine
- Height
- 80 m
- Place
- Pompei, Italy
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Location