St Patricks

This is Oamaru's Basilica built of Oamaru stone and opened in 1894. Noteworthy features of the building are the ceiling panels of embossed zinc and pillars of Corinthian style made famous by the Greeks and Romans. The portico and dome were added by 1903 and by 1918 the entire building was complete. This is morning Mass on Sunday.
See... I went to church on Sunday (but didn't go inside!)
ps This is not an April Fool joke

[karenann]

Wow .. you sure got beautiful lighting here, Maggiemae. Gorgeous piece of architecture .. beautiful pov.

[Darlene]

What a beautiful photo of this Basilica. Love the detail and the lighting from the sun. Nicely done, Maggiemae.

[Harry J Benson]

Interesting architecture, thank you for the history of the Basilica

[Ann Stenson]

Wonderful building & capture!

[Mags]

Wow! What a beautiful old building! Love the ornate details in this architecture!

[Maggiemae]

@marlboromaam.. Mags, thanks! This place is on the Historic Places Trust, Category 1

[Sharon]

Great old building beautifully captured by you.

[Jim]

great shot!

[Deana Rae]

Lovely!

[Lisa Pouncy]

Wonderful architecture xx

[Bobbyj]

wonderful building!

[Margaret Tryon]

What a beautiful shot and building. I would have gone just to get a look.

[Jessika Jane Gilker]

Nice capture & building!

[tony gig]

Fantastic Building, stone work is lovely.

[Livia]

Impressive architecture. A great shot of the building!

[Judith Greenwood]

They certainly wanted to get a lot of architectural features in!

[Juliette Packham]

great architecture - as Judith says - full of features! superb shot

[santina]

great shot

[Elizabeth]

Love this!! Catholic architecture is so stunning!

[Jolly]

Great capture of a lovely building.

[michelle mcintyre]

Lovely architectural shot Maggiemae - nice lighting!!

[Ramesh Chand]

thank you for showing this great photo.....