Caption

Marble and gneiss alternating in layers, round arch approach, interior, Roman Catholic church of San Giovanni Battista, built in the same place as the village church destroyed by avalanche in 1986, architect Mario Botta, Mogno, Maggia Valley, Valle Maggia, municipality of Lavizzara, Canton of Tessin, Switzerland

Date

Aug 24, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Olaf Krüger

Reference

BRK26I52_491

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

130.0Mb (43.3Mb) / 27.5in x 18.3in / 8256 x 5504 (300dpi)

Keywords

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