Aquí estoy, parado frente a nuestra Santa Capilla. Fotografía @manuelmilano. Caracas, sábado 17 de abril de 2021.
Here I am, standing in front of our Holy Chapel. Photography @manuelmilano. Caracas, Saturday, April 17, 2021.
Hola Comunidad, con mucho respeto y con un abrazo virtual de amistad les saludo desde la República Bolivariana de Venezuela. Hoy seré breve, solo paso por aquí para mostrarle uno de los mas hermosos templos católicos de mi País. Se trata de la Basílica Menor Santa Capilla de Caracas, Venezuela. Esta hermosa réplica de la original Sainte Chapelle de París, está ubicada en la esquina de Santa Capilla en la Avenida Urdaneta, Parroquia Catedral del Municipio Libertador. Se encuentra en el centro histórico de la ciudad capital. Fue declarada Monumento Histórico Nacional según Gaceta Oficial Nº 31.678 de fecha 16 de febrero de 1979.
Hello Community, with a lot of respect and with a virtual embrace of friendship I greet you from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Today I will be brief, I only stop by to show you one of the most beautiful Catholic temples in my country. It is the Basilica Minor Santa Capilla de Caracas, Venezuela. This beautiful replica of the original Sainte Chapelle in Paris, is located on the corner of Holy Chapel on Avenida Urdaneta, Cathedral Parish of the Liberating Municipality. It is located in the historic center of the capital city. It was declared a National Historic Monument according to Official Gazette No. 31,678 dated February 16, 1979.
Here I am, standing in front of our Holy Chapel. Photography @manuelmilano. Caracas, Saturday, April 17, 2021.
Aquí estoy, parado frente a nuestra Santa Capilla. Fotografía @manuelmilano. Caracas, sábado 17 de abril de 2021.
El pasado sábado 17 de abril, como ya lo mencioné en otro post, y aprovechando la semana de flexibilización decidí salir a pasear con mi esposa y mi hijo @manuelmilano. Fuimos a caminar por el casco histórico de Caracas y a otros lugares. Lamentablemente muchos lugares estaban cerrado por lo que no pudimos sacar fotografía en su interior. Sin embargo, son lugares hermosos que mi esposa y yo hemos visitado antes pero queríamos que nuestro hijo viviera la experiencia de disfrutar observando y tocando el arte que adorna los diseños de cada una de esas estructuras modelo de la Arquitectura y de la Ingeniería de ayer y de hoy.
Last Saturday, April 17, as I mentioned in another post, and taking advantage of the week of flexibility I decided to go for a walk with my wife and son @manuelmilano. We went for a walk through the historic center of Caracas and elsewhere. Unfortunately many places were closed so we couldn't take pictures inside. However, they are beautiful places that my wife and I have visited before but we wanted our son to live the experience of enjoying observing and playing the art that adorns the designs of each of those model structures of Architecture and Engineering yesterday and today.
La placa de mármol colocada a un costado (lateral Izquierdo) de la Santa Capilla dice textualmente lo siguiente, cito: "En este sitio se celebró la primera misa que se dijo en Caracas con motivo de la conquista. Entre los compañeros de Diego de Lozada venían dos sacerdotes: Blas de la Fuente y Fray Baltasar García. Su Santidad Pío XI con fecha 05 de agosto de 1926 concedió a la Santa Capilla el título de Basílica Menor y uno de los motivos que adujo para este título fue el haberse celebrado en este lugar la primera misa según la tradición. ¡Alabado sea Jesucristo! fin de la cita. Fotografía Propiedad del autor @marcosmilano71. Caracas, sábado 17 de abril de 2021.
The marble plate placed on the side (left side) of the Holy Chapel says verbatim the following, quote: "On this site was celebrated the first mass that was said in Caracas on the occasion of the conquest. Among Diego de Lozada's companions were two priests: Blas de la Fuente and Fray Baltasar García. His Holiness Pius XI dated 05 August 1926 granted the Holy Chapel the title of Basilica Minor and one of the reasons he argued for this title was to have celebrated in this place the first Mass according to tradition. Praise be to Jesus Christ! end of the appointment. Photography Copyright @marcosmilano71. Caracas, Saturday, April 17, 2021.
On this site, before they built the new church of Santa Capilla, there was the old hermitage of San Sebastian that had been erected in 1568 and then dedicated to St. Mauritius in 1640. In 1641 it was destroyed by an earthquake. In 1667 the church was re-erected but cheaper materials such as wood, bricks and mortar mixture were used (Mixture of various materials, such as lime or cement, sand and water.) On March 26, 1812, another earthquake with an epicenter in Caracas almost completely destroyed the Temple. Then they tried to rebuild it, began the work of its reconstruction but never completed it. In 1883, the then President Antonio Guzmán Blanco ordered its construction to the architect Juan Hurtado Manrique, Guzmán Blanco raised it as a replica of the Sainte Chapelle in Paris.
En este sitio, antes que construyeran la nueva iglesia de Santa Capilla, existió la antigua ermita de San Sebastián que había sido levantada en 1568 y luego dedicada a San Mauricio en 1640. En 1641 fue destruida por un terremoto. En el año de 1667 se vuelve a levantar la iglesia pero se utilizaron materiales más económicos como madera, ladrillos y mezcla de argamasa (Mezcla de diversos materiales, como cal o cemento, arena y agua.) El 26 de marzo de 1812 otro terremoto con epicentro en Caracas destruyó casi por completo el Templo. Luego trataron de volver a construirlo, iniciaron los trabajos de su reconstrucción pero jamás lo culminaron. En el año 1883, el entonces Presidente Antonio Guzmán Blanco, ordenó su construcción al arquitecto Juan Hurtado Manrique, Guzmán Blanco le planteó que fuera una réplica de la Sainte Chapelle de París.
On July 29, 1967, at 8:05 p.m., a new 6.7 earthquake on the Richter scale, lasting approximately 40 seconds, hit the country's capital and the Basilica Minor, Santa Capilla, was again affected. After the remodeling and repair, which was almost exactly the original, it was possible to observe the reinstallation of column heads, Gothic masonry ornaments and head of angels adorning the central tower and the two smaller side towers. It was recently renovated and repainted by the Government of Venezuela.
El 29 de julio de 1967, a las 8:05 de la noche un nuevo terremoto de 6.7 en la escala de Richter, con una duración de 40 segundos aproximadamente, azota la capital del País y la Basílica Menor, Santa Capilla, nuevamente fue afectada. Después de la remodelación y reparación, la cual quedó casi en exacta a la original, se pudo observar la reinstalación de los cabezales de columnas, adornos góticos de mampostería y cabezas de ángeles que adornan la torre central y las dos torres laterales de menor tamaño. Recientemente fue remozada y nuevamente pintada por el Gobierno de Venezuela.
Currently the Lesser Básilica of Santa Capilla consists of a plant of three naves, separated by rows of columns on ojival arches. The presbytery is located at the bottom of the central nave, and the choir is located above the main entrance and under the central tower.
Its facades feature elements of neo-Gothic characteristics. The main cover shows three sections defined from the naves, each with access hens in ojival arches, whose center is of greater dimension and highlighted by a central tower with needle finish.
Actualmente la Básilica Menor de Santa Capilla está conformada por una planta de tres naves, separadas por filas de columnas sobre arcos ojivales. El presbiterio se ubica al fondo de la nave central, y el coro está situado sobre el acceso principal y bajo la torre central.
Sus fachadas presentan elementos de características neogóticas. La portada principal muestra tres secciones definidas a partir de las naves, cada una con vanos de acceso en arcos ojivales, cuyo central es de mayor dimensión y resaltado por una torre central con remate en aguja.
Photographic review of the interior of Santa Capilla
Reseña fotográfica del interior de Santa Capilla
Roof of the Holy Chapel. Source
En la fotografía, se puede ver a Jacqueline Faría, presidente del Órgano Superior de la Misión Venezuela Bella, inspeccionando las obras de rehabilitación que se llevaron a cabo en la Basílica Menor Santa Capilla. Fuente
In the photograph, Jacqueline Faría, president of the Superior Organ of the Venezuela Bella Mission, can be seen inspecting the rehabilitation works that were carried out in the Basilica Menor Santa Capilla. Source
The colour is really unique to found in Chapels. The detailing work is fascinating also how the wonderful maintenance and re build after natural calamity is greatly done. Actually family time is must.
Hope you are staying safe and healthy.
Hello @ sahiba-rana thanks for your comment. Thanks. I greet you from Venezuela and send you blessings.
Greetings @marcosmilano71! Thank you for featuring the architectural splendor of the Basilica Minor Santa Capilla de Caracas in Venezuela. We are delighted to include your awesome post in Architecture Brew #23! Keep up the excellent work!
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Hello, friend @marcosmilano71! The Basilica Minor Santa Capilla de Caracas is a remarkable work of architecture with its pinkish-orange walls that are quite interesting to look at.
Do earthquakes happen often in your country? What preventive and restorative measures have your government done to address these critical issues?
Good afternoon from Venezuela. Hello friend Erne. @storiesoferne. Answering your questions I must tell you that we are not a territory of earthquakes. Throughout our history, several telluric events of great magnitude have occurred; fortunately they are not that frequent. According to the Venezuelan Foundation for Seismological Research (FUNVINSIS) the geological faults in Venezuela are: *** Boconó (Los Andes), San Sebastián (Cordillera de la Costa) and El Pilar (Serranía del Interior). In the case of Venezuela, almost all the destructive earthquakes have been of superficial origin, examples are that of Cariaco (July 9, 1997) and Caracas (July 29, 1967). ***
The red line indicates the geological faults of Venezuela. To the north the Caribbean Sea. 1) Relative movements of the Caribbean plate in relation to the South American plate. 2) Relative movement of the South American plate in relation to the Caribbean plate.
La línea roja señala las fallas geológicas de Venezuela. Al norte el mar caribe. 1) Movimiento relativos de la placa Caribe con relación a la placa suramericana. 2) Movimiento relativo de la placa suramericana con relación a la placa CaribeFuente
In relation to prevention in the event of a major event, I must confess that attempts have been made to educate the population, but in all fairness here very few people are prepared for an earthquake. This issue has, here in Venezuela, a lot of fabric to cut. There are many analyzes and comments that we could make in this regard, but I will leave it for another time, I will only tell you that we have a long way to go to have a preventive culture in this matter ... and in many matters. To tell you that the Civil Protection Organizations and Firefighters work with their nails. Friend, I better not continue because it makes me very sad to talk about these things. Receive a strong hug full of light and many positive energies. Blessings for you and yours.
The seismic history of our country reveals that over the period 1530-2002 there have been more than 137 seismic events.(FUNVISIS)
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I'm truly glad to know that destructive earthquakes are not a frequent occurrence in Venezuela. Keep safe, stay healthy, and infinite blessings always!
bellisima obra...que bello nuestro Pais...gracias por compartir tan bellas imagenes nuestras
It's like that friend @mariitaestherz Thank you for commenting on this post. Greetings and blessings.
Hello @marcosmilano71, it's amazing how this beautiful Holy Chapel has gone through three major earthquakes. The re-build and rehabilitation show a lot of detailed work and resilience as it recovered from damage and destruction. It's nice to take walks with family and allowing your son to admire and appreciate such beautiful architecture.
Hello friend @discoveringarni Good evening. Thanks for your comment. Yes, it is true, going for a walk with the family is the best. And in terms of earthquakes, Venezuela is a privileged country since there have been few of great magnitude; however, those who have shaken this territory have left serious consequences. Greetings and endless blessings.
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Wow, the color combination on the outside looks neat, on the inside, it is majestic especially the design of the windows and ceilings.
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