Temple of Valadier
The Temple of Valadier is a temple commissioned by Pope Leo XII. built church in Genga . The church was built in 1828 on the basis of a design by the architect Giuseppe Valadier .
The church is octagonal in plan . The roof dome is covered with lead sheets . The church was built in a grotto and is made of travertine blocks taken from a quarry of the Frasassi Grotto . In the past, a marble statue of the Madonna and Child was venerated in the church; it came from the workshop of Antonio Canova . Today the statue is on display in the Museum of Sacred Art in Genga, and a copy has been placed in the church. The hermitage of Santa Maria Infra Saxa is in the same grotto .
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Commons : Temple of Valadier - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Photo of the Day - Mountain Sanctuary , the Temple of Valadier as Picture of the Day in National Geographic
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Coordinates: 43 ° 25 ′ 50.8 ″ N , 12 ° 56 ′ 9.5 ″ E