Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis

It was hard leaving this morning as Anthony was very surprised that we were leaving. He wanted us to stay longer. We told him that we had to get home to our family and gave him a hug before he left for school.
In St. Louis we went to see the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, which has one of the largest mosaic collections in the world. It was created by 45 artists, covering 83,00 square feet and contain 41.5 million pieces of glass tessare with over 7,000 colors. The project began in 1912 ans was completed in 1988. In 1997, Pope John Paul II designated it a Basilica because of its beauty and historical significance.The Basilica has 11 sections: the Narthex, the Historic Bay and Dome, the Central Dome, the West Transept, the East Transept, the Sanctuary Dome, the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, the Bisshops Hall, the Blessed Virgin's Chapel, the All Saints Chapel, and the All Souls Chapel.
I hope you enjoy the pictures. I can't remember in which sections I took all the pictures.

the door into the Basilica

the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis

looking down to the altar - all the religious mosaics are everywhere you see color - they are amazing

 

in the All Souls Chapel

one of the mosaic domes

 

a column which is all mosaic

 

mosaics on the ceiling

 

 looking back at the entry

 

This and below are 3 of the mosaics depicting scenes about the life of Saint Louis, King of France, patron saint of the city.