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Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima
During Expo 98, we spent a month in Portugal. We visited Lisbon but Fatima was, because of my religious background, crucial and I could not miss a visit to Our Lady of Fatima. I must admit that the place was thrilling, it has an unexplainable peace, contrary to Lourdes which I consider too commercialized. The Basilica was begun in 1928, next to the tree where the Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherds, and was consecrated in 1953. The building is neo-Baroque style, with a tower of 65m and is the work of Dutch architect Van Kriecken.
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