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Basilica del Pilar
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| SCHEDULE | Monday to Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sundays and holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. |
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This basilica was first a Romanesque temple was built and later a another in Gothic-Mudejar style. The current one began to be built at the end of the XVII century. Ventura Rodriguez is in charge of building the Holy Chapel of the Virgin where the church is located. The Holy Column is located. The basilica was consecrated in 1872. The domes painted by Francisco de Goya stand out. One of the most beautiful views of the historic center and the Ebro River. They can be seen from the viewpoint of the Pilar tower, 62 meters high. Inside the temple is the Pilarista museum where we will find the collection of cloaks that the Virgin of Pilar wears daily and the jewels that have disappeared from her. giving since the 16th century
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This basilica is one of the most important Marian sanctuaries in the Catholic world
According to tradition, the basilica was built in the same place where the Virgin appeared to the apostle Santiago who was preaching on the banks of the Ebro. The first chapel was built around the column or “ pillar” on which the Virgin leaned. This Pillar symbolizes the Christianization of Spain and its festival, October 12, Hispanic Day
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