Monday, April 11, 2016

Climbing the Bell Tower at the Ghiara



Sometimes I do not have to travel far to see interesting places.  Every year an organisation called the FAI (Fondo Ambientale Italiano) arrange for public access to places normally closed to the public. 

Basilica della Beata Vergine, della Ghiara Reggio Emilia


The staicase, Ghiara, Reggio Emilia

Looking up, Ghiara, Reggio Emilia

Here this year it was possible to climb the bell tower of the “Basilica della Beata Vergine della Ghiara” Reggio’s most interesting monument. 

The Clock, Ghiara, Reggio Emilia

The clock weights, Ghiara, Reggio Emilia

The barrel vaults, Ghiara, Reggio Emilia

The timber roof, Ghiara, Reggio Emilia

The barrel vaults, Ghiara, Reggio Emilia

This church was built following the miracle of a deaf and dumb boy who regained these faculties whilst praying on the site of the Basilica in 1596. 

Ghiara, Reggio Emilia

Ghiara, Reggio Emilia

Ghiara, Reggio Emilia

Looking down, Ghiara, Reggio Emilia


The construction of the church began straight away and some of the best artists of the seventeenth century where engaged to decorate the church.


To climb the bell tower means having faith in the original rickety staircase that takes you up to the top. The view over the town on reaching the top was well worth the climb.

The Ghiara, Reggio Emilia

The Ghiara, Reggio Emilia

 Also interesting is the fact to see the structure of the vaults with the timer roof above.

 
The Ghiara, Reggio Emilia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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