ROTUNDA - DOME OF MOSTA in MALTA 🇲🇹

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Hi all 👋🏻

Today I want to share with you some captures of my views when we visited this Basilica. ROTUNDA - DOME OF MOSTA in Malta. This was during our 1 year of living there - and our #travels in MALTA 🇲🇹 To explore it… 😎

Today’s selection of #highlights will be of 14 #photographs 😎 that are taken with my #iPhone on 13 October 2019 in MOSTA ~ Malta 🇲🇹

Location of the basilica on Google maps, see the yellow star ⭐️:

More information about this basilica / church you can find in their website : Mosta church here!

It states:
”With a diameter of 37 metres, the Mosta Basilica’s dome is considered to be one of the biggest in Europe and ranks ninth among the largest unsupported domes in the world.”

”Outside diameter 56.2 metres. Inside diameter 39.6 metres. Internal height 54.7metres.”

The following information and much more can be found in Wikipedia here!

It states:
”It was built between 1833 and the 1860s to neoclassical designs of Giorgio Grognet de Vassé, on the site of an earlier Renaissance church which had been built in around 1614 to designs of Tommaso Dingli.”

As you can see a lot of history there. 🤓

Let’s have a look at what I saw now 😎

Another angle from the outside and it’s surrounding buildings.

The rotunda. Look at all the details we can see.

A corridor at the entrance of the Mosta church.

The first thing we notice stepping inside, is the dome. As we just have to look up. We can see the opening is closed with a wooden board today, so that the rain 🌧 doesn’t come through the roof. In the dryer months this is open. 🤓

Looking around we see different areas of the church and altars. Many empty seats…

It’s nice to be able to visit a #historical #landmark when not a lot of visitors and tourists are around.

Looking up a bit more closely now as we are in the middle of the dome now. Mesmerising…

We wander around and take all the details in. So much to see. 🤓

Beautiful sculptures and paintings.

This lamp catches my eye…

Another capture…

One more look up…

And we walk outside again.
We look back towards the rotunda:

It’s fascinating to imagine how old it is and to see the architectural features from this church.

Even though I am not religious, I do enjoy visiting churches and seeing their architecture and reading up on the history. 😎 How can I not.
Do you like visiting churches because of their history and architecture?

And that’s all for today’s post my friends, join me next time for more #adventures, #stories and #photographs 😎👋🏻 Even some #artworks once in a while will come by 🎨
Thank you so much for looking, and reading. And if you liked my post, an upvote or re-blog is always welcome 🙏🏻
Hope you enjoyed my photos and seeing the things through my eyes.
Any questions or comments, let me know. Always happy to help.

Have a great day all 😎
Grtz Jackie

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Esta muy genial, y por dentro aun mas, muy bonito lugar

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Muchísimas gracias @xerox94 👋🏻😊 sí es un muy bonito lugar… que tenga un buen día.

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I love visiting churches and temples , it's the history background that fascinates me, not the religious part. Even though, now that I think about it, history and religion are merged throughout the centuries; religion has definitely shaped the history of humanity. Thank you @littlebee4 for guiding us though this outstanding piece of architecture!
P.S. Is it just me or the center of the dome resembles a sunflower?!

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Yes, I have the same @marilandia 😊
Religion is the main cause of changing and forming the world and humanity.
You are welcome, thank you so much and I’m happy you joined me in my visit to this church.
It does look like a sunflower or any other large flower 🌻🌼
Have a wonderful day today 👋🏻

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WOW, what a beautiful Church! It must be great to have a Mass there, with so many sculpture around and things to see. DOME OF MOSTA ... I'll look it up!
Thank you for showing us, @littlebee4 !
!LADY 😍🌺🤙

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It was lovely to visit, right in the middle of Malta.
I can imagine the mass will be great there.
Thank you @silversaver888 😊 happy to share.
Have a lovely day further 👋🏻☀️ Bigg hugg 🤗

!LADY 🤗🥰🌺🤙🏻

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Hi dear @littlebee4, this is a beautiful church and the dome is huge. Lots and lots of details on the outside and inside to admire and be enchanted 😍 I hope you had a good time there, I send you many hugs 🤗

!discovery 40

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Hi dear @dimascastillo90 I loved visiting it. It was beautiful and had so much details to see.
Thank you for admiring it with me and coming along.
Bigg huggss back my friend 🤗🤗

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Thank you so much @jlinaresp for sharing my post on Twitter 😊👋🏻 Much appreciated!
Enjoy your evening.

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Beautiful church especially woth this dome. Your picture showing only the ceiling of the dome is really cool, it shows the impressive side of this structure.
Have a great evening.

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Thank you so much @heroldius 😊👋🏻 It was such an impressive church to visit. Loved the dome, from the outside and inside, just spectacular.
To bad I didn’t have more photographs, but I think it showed just enough in my captures 😎🤓
Have a great evening too 😊

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That is a beautiful church Jackie, breathtaking architecture! I could stare at the beautiful dome all day 😃

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Thanks a lot Joe, it was breathtakingly beautiful 🤩 me too, the architectural features and details are just amazing.
Have a great night 👋🏻

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You are welcome Jackie
Good night 🙂

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Back in 2011. when I was planning to change the country of living with my family, first on the list was Australia and NZ... when that plan failed, the next one on the list was Malta! The only disadvantage is that it's an island (at least, others presented us like that), but shortly, the offer for Spain came through and we went there... But, seeing these photos, and having some friends there, it wouldn't be the that bad pick at all... It's a beautiful country/island!

For a 200yo church, it is very well preserved! Thanks for sharing!

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That’s cool to hear @ph1102 , funny how you ended up in Spain… we changed countries a few times. Soon number 6 🤓😉
To be honest, we couldn’t get used to Malta. We tried really hard, but it wasn’t for us.
It was so dusty due to the construction everywhere… air quality was bad and not much nature left on the tiny islands. To get a rental also was hard and the prices are crazy. Construction everywhere and buildings do collapse due to wrongly build.
The company relocated us as they moved from Gibraltar to Malta. 150 people shipped over… nobody remained.
It is proper island living and you can see it all in a week so to speak. For a few years it would be ok and you just need to chose wisely what area to live in.
But on the other hand, for holidays I do recommend it, as it is so unique. So beautiful… So much to see and so much history. Structures older than the pyramids. Just imagine that. Beautiful architecture and lovely people.

We were there almost 1 year and the pandemic started, and we moved out during it.

The church is stunning, will share some more beautiful areas soon 😉😊
Have a great evening!

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Thanks for sharing your experience of Malta! Now I don't regret not getting there, but, as you said, it would be nice to pay a visit as a tourist destination!

we changed countries a few times. Soon number 6 🤓😉

I got that from your posts! 😃 I could maybe change 3-4 times in a lifetime, but 6 is already a lot and you have time to change another 10-15 countries... 😂

Cheers!

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You are welcome @ph1102 happy to share our experiences. Yes, for holidays it is amazing. When you do one day, let me know. I tell you the places to go to.

I know it’s a lot… hahaha 🤣 but it has formed me throughout my life, don’t want it any other way.
You could too… why not. I believe we are about the same age. 😉
I hope to stop moving countries after our next move, as I really want to settle down now. And traveling will be enough after that, just for holidays 😉

Cheers!

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Inside and out, this basilica is beautiful art... Thank you for this wonderful post!... What a beautiful building !!!!...

!PIZZA

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Oh the tones of the city!! I’ve never been there and I have no doubts that I need to visit this beautiful place! The Mosta church is stunning!!

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Yes, Malta looks like this everywhere. All the houses are a yellow ochre.
It is a beautiful tiny island. With so much history.
I loved visiting it and I am happy I could show it to you @belug 👋🏻😊
Have a wonderful Wednesday!

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Thank you so much @ybanezkim26 for the support my friend 😊👋🏻 And the honourable mention 😎 I truly appreciate it 🤗
Have a fantastic day and enjoy your week further ☀️

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Have an awesome weekend!

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Thank you so much my friend 👋🏻😊 you too, enjoy your weekend! Make it count 😎

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I'm trying amidst this market. Sadt 😅

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I know… shocking to see the drop. Hope it pulls up soon 😎🤞🏻🍀
Enjoy your weekend!

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Great architectural design. I should also find time to go on adventures and explore the works of art and nature.

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Thanks @sherlockee 😊👋🏻 It does open up a whole now world and one learns and grows so much. It is wonderful. Hope you can do that. Surround yourself by pretty things and nature 😎
Have an awesome day today!

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wow... Good shots, the architecture is very stunning, and it also sees some sculptures and paintings that really steal my attention.
If I had plenty of time, I would give you some wonderful moments like the ones you feature here.

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Thank you kindly @furkanmamplam 😊👋🏻 That’s nice to hear…
Happy I could share these moments with you.
To bad you don’t have much time.
Have a wonderful week further ☀️

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You're welcome, of course, in the next few days I'll leave a little bit of my time on vacation.

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Thank you 😊 that’s good to hear. Enjoy your vacation 👋🏻

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