Caption

Memorial stone with an inscription in the entrance area of the Roman Catholic Church of San Giovanni Battista, built in the same place as the village church destroyed by an 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

BRK26I68_290

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

118.9Mb (39.6Mb) / 25.2in x 18.3in / 7553 x 5504 (300dpi)

Keywords

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