This is a Baroque church, built in the 18th century. It's a very nice church and I enjoyed visiting it. I don't know much about its history. Some works inside it are made by Goya, the great artist of Zaragoza.

All pictures by me.

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Who the hell gave such crap notes to this church? (I voted 9)

9.5

SUBLIME! :happy: :master: :master: :master:

Anyway, who gave 3.5? :sleepy: :poke: :lurker:

As I'm native from that city I'll vote for 9,0. HOwever i prefer the gothic cathedral beside this basilic. I've posted some months ago a post in the Spanish forum with views of the city from the NW tower o the Basilic.
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This picture isn't from the Basilic of our Lady of the Pilar. That's another small church very close (300 m) to the Basilic. It's just beside the main night life area "El Casco Viejo".

Looks like a mosque from the outside,and besides the central dome is quite beautiful,the rest of the structure isn't interesting IMO.6/10

Phobos I do not see any resemblance with a shitty mosque.

This is Nuestra Señora del Pilar ("Our Lady of the Pillar"). 10!

Phobos I do not see any resemblance with a shitty mosque.

This is Nuestra Señora del Pilar ("Our Lady of the Pillar"). 10!

I didn't say it resembles a SHITTY mosque,I only say it resemles a mosque ok!

Yes the form is different, Visually reminds more to a mosque that not to a Christian church.

Outside photos:

http://www.ayto-zaragoza.es/azar/ciudad/zaragoza/galeria/img/pilar3.jpg

http://www.ayto-zaragoza.es/azar/ciudad/zaragoza/galeria/img/pilar2.jpg

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9,75/10 !!!!! :)

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amazing :applause:

Zaragoza's landmark. Superb.

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8/10
it has two pulpits? (or is the lecturn identical as the pulpit?)

This is one of the most original, largest and beautiful churches in Spain. One of my favorites. 10/10!:okay:

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The best churh i ever seen 9.5/10

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The latest pictures are way better. I went to zaragoza last summer and it is a wonderful church, 9.

Amazing!!! 9/10.

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9.5/10 The best baroque temple in the world, off corse :p

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9/10.

Wow!

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More pictures
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9/10

the form its original and very beautiful 10/10

10/10 - Any interior shots?

Certainly one of the most unique and beautiful churches in the world.

9/10.

10/10 - Any interior shots?
No sorry :(

soon I will make interior shots ;)

No sorry :(

soon I will make interior shots ;)

I think it is forbidden but...good luck :)

10/10

Perolk the key to make pictures inside a Church in a discrete way is to use a digital camera without flash, just turn the iso selection into a high value. The only problem is the grain, however as you have a 350D you can select even ISO 800 without any grain.

Good luck with it!

About the similarities with a mosque it's curious but the church wasn't built over an existing mosque.

The legend says that when St. jacob was in Spain claimed for help to convert the iberians. Then the virgin appeared and give him a Pillar saying "over this pillar you`ll build my church". Before the existing temple there was another smaller church but never a mosque.

Only 200 m away from the temple there's the Cathedral of El Salvador. This gothic temple was built over the remains of a mosque when the city was conquered in 1118 AD. There are still some remains of the muslim art in a wall of that cathedral.

The mosque was built over a former church which existed before the muslim invasion in the 8th century. And the church was built over a Roman Temple (the remains of the roman forum are underground between the Cathedral and El Pilar).

If anybody has any other question regarding this building I´ll try kindly to answer.

Regards.

Perolk you are the boss :)
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No sorry :(

soon I will make interior shots ;)

Thanks! I now remember why this Church is familiar. In the Philippines, it has a "sister city" - Ciudad de Zamboaga The people here speaks a Spanish creole and an old Spanish fort can be found Real Fuerza de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza.

Zamboanga to sign sisterhood pact with Zaragoza, Spain (http://www.mindanews.com/2005/04/10nws-sisterhood.html)

Espero que usted pueda tomar las fotos del interior. :okay:

Thanks. if I can, i will go this weekend ;)

no pics???

10/10

I think it is forbidden but...good luck :)

10/10


I've taken over 100 pictures on the inside though.

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9.5 I think is the most beautiful I have been to

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LOVE it!

Beautiful. 9.5/10

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Actual photos
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8081/pilarpuentedepiedranoch.jpg (http://img35.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pilarpuentedepiedranoch.jpg)
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and old postcard
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10/10 of course!

http://estaticos01.cache.el-mundo.net/especiales/2008/06/ciencia/expo_zaragoza/img/guia/el_pilar.jpg
http://www.e-global.es/b2b-blog/wp-images/graficos/catedral-el-pilar-zaragoza.jpg
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7/10

10. Excellent. Regards.

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10/10 :cheers:

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10/10:)

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8.5/10

9/10. I prefer La Seo. in zaragoza too

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