Byzantine Revival

  • Basilica of the Rosary Lourdes, France

    The lower of the two main basilicas at Lourdes, the Basilica of the Rosary was completed in 1901. Inside, mosaic panels illustrate each of the 15 mysteries.

  • Basilica of St. Martin Tours, France

    This Neo-Byzantine basilica stands on the site of the tomb of St. Martin of Tours. Next to it are two Romanesque towers and a Renaissance cloister from an earlier basilica.

  • Notre-Dame-de-Fourviere

    Built in the 1870s as an expression of the Church's power and wealth, this Neo-Byzantine basilica shares much in common, both historically and architecturally, with the Sacre-Coeur in Paris.

  • St. Mary's Church Brussels, Belgium

    The Église Sainte-Marie is a large Byzantine-style Catholic church near the Royal Palace.

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