1350-6664 - Inside Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe.
In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.
1350-6663 - Our Lady of Covadonga. The Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Marian shrine devoted to her at Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe.
In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.
785-2423 - The tall golden Hindu statue of Murugan in front of the 272 steps to the Batu Caves with temples and shrines, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
785-2421 - The tall golden Hindu statue of Murugan in front of the 272 steps to the Batu Caves with temples and shrines, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
1131-1367 - Devi Jagadambika and Kandariya Mahadeva Temple (the Great God of the Cave), Khajuraho Group of Monuments, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia
857-95926 - Gold Buddha statues line the sides of the famous Pindaya Caves in Shan State, Myanmar. The cave is a common tourist destination and pilgrimage site for Buddhists.
805-1190 - Part of beautiful 7th century rock carved in the Varaha Cave temple, depicting Hindu Lord Vishnu, Mahaballipuram, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia
805-1103 - Part of the beautiful 7th century bas relief sculpture in the Krishna cave temple, Mahaballipuram, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia
1176-542 - A woman walking through a corridor in the Hindu temple in the Kailash (Kailaszanatha) cave temple in Ellora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maharashtra, India, Asia
1176-541 - Sculpture of the Buddha in the main room of the temple of Vishvakarma (Cave 10), Ellora Caves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maharashtra, India, Asia
1176-353 - Buddha inside a cave temples on Shwe Ba Hill on the west bank of Chindwin River near Pho Win Hill, Monywa, Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia
1176-351 - Buddhas inside the cave temples of Shwe Ba Hill on the west bank of Chindwin River near Pho Win Hill, Monywa, Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia