Geology of the Roman Catholic Basilica of St. John the Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland
The Basilica of St. John the Baptist was constructed in the form of a Latin cross and in the Lombard Romanesque style of a Roman Basilica. The cornerstone was laid in 1841 and construction continued for the next 14 years until the church was consecrated in 1855. The foundations were built using loca...
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ftuninewbrunojs:oai:ojs.journals.lib.unb.ca:article/2739 2023-05-15T17:22:50+02:00 Geology of the Roman Catholic Basilica of St. John the Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland Pollock, Jeff 2004-03-01 text/html application/pdf https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/GC/article/view/2739 eng eng Geological Association of Canada https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/GC/article/view/2739/3186 https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/GC/article/view/2739/3187 https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/GC/article/view/2739 Copyright (c) 2015 Geoscience Canada Geoscience Canada; Volume 31, Number 1 (2004) 1911-4850 0315-0941 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2004 ftuninewbrunojs 2022-07-11T11:46:59Z The Basilica of St. John the Baptist was constructed in the form of a Latin cross and in the Lombard Romanesque style of a Roman Basilica. The cornerstone was laid in 1841 and construction continued for the next 14 years until the church was consecrated in 1855. The foundations were built using local sandstone from Signal Hill; Galway limestone and Leinster granite from Ireland were used for the exterior walls and towers. Small amounts of sandstone from the Kellys Island and Mistaken Point formations were quarried and used in the ambulatory walls. Signal Hill Group sandstone was used in the restoration of the exterior walls. The impressive statuary throughout the Basilica were carved in Carrara Marble, quarried in Italy. Verona limestone, also from Italy, was used to construct parts of the high altar, while the side altars were adorned with Egyptian travertine. RÉSUMÉ La basilique Saint-Jean-Baptiste a été construite selon un plan de croix latine et dans le style romanesque lombard d'une basilique romaine. La première pierre a été posée en 1841, sa construction a duré 14 ans, et sa consécration a eu lieu en 1855. Un grès de la région de Signal Hill a été utilisé pour les fondations, et des pierres du calcaire de Galway et du granite de Leinster d'Irlande ont été utilisés pour l'édification des murs extérieurs et des tours. De petites quantités de grès extraites de carrières des formations de Kellys Island et de Mistaken Point ont été utilisées dans les murs des déambulatoires. Le grès du Groupe de Signal Hill a été utilisé comme matériau de restauration des murs extérieurs. L'impressionnante statuaire de la basilique a été sculptée dans du marbre de Carrara en Italie. Du calcaire de Verona en Italie a été utilisé pour certaines parties du maître autel, alors que les autels latéraux ont été décorés avec du travertin égyptien. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland University of New Brunswick: Centre for Digital Scholarship Journals Lombard ENVELOPE(-59.686,-59.686,-64.520,-64.520) Mistaken Point ENVELOPE(-55.774,-55.774,53.478,53.478) Carrara ENVELOPE(-71.458,-71.458,-74.891,-74.891) |
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The Basilica of St. John the Baptist was constructed in the form of a Latin cross and in the Lombard Romanesque style of a Roman Basilica. The cornerstone was laid in 1841 and construction continued for the next 14 years until the church was consecrated in 1855. The foundations were built using local sandstone from Signal Hill; Galway limestone and Leinster granite from Ireland were used for the exterior walls and towers. Small amounts of sandstone from the Kellys Island and Mistaken Point formations were quarried and used in the ambulatory walls. Signal Hill Group sandstone was used in the restoration of the exterior walls. The impressive statuary throughout the Basilica were carved in Carrara Marble, quarried in Italy. Verona limestone, also from Italy, was used to construct parts of the high altar, while the side altars were adorned with Egyptian travertine. RÉSUMÉ La basilique Saint-Jean-Baptiste a été construite selon un plan de croix latine et dans le style romanesque lombard d'une basilique romaine. La première pierre a été posée en 1841, sa construction a duré 14 ans, et sa consécration a eu lieu en 1855. Un grès de la région de Signal Hill a été utilisé pour les fondations, et des pierres du calcaire de Galway et du granite de Leinster d'Irlande ont été utilisés pour l'édification des murs extérieurs et des tours. De petites quantités de grès extraites de carrières des formations de Kellys Island et de Mistaken Point ont été utilisées dans les murs des déambulatoires. Le grès du Groupe de Signal Hill a été utilisé comme matériau de restauration des murs extérieurs. L'impressionnante statuaire de la basilique a été sculptée dans du marbre de Carrara en Italie. Du calcaire de Verona en Italie a été utilisé pour certaines parties du maître autel, alors que les autels latéraux ont été décorés avec du travertin égyptien. |
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Geology of the Roman Catholic Basilica of St. John the Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland |
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Geology of the Roman Catholic Basilica of St. John the Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland |
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Geology of the Roman Catholic Basilica of St. John the Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland |
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