Madonna tal-Karmnu - Our Lady of Mount Carmel, or the Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a Roman Catholic temple, the most characteristic church in Valletta. The first temple in this place was the baroque church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, designed and erected by Giloramo Cassar in 1573. The current neoclassical facade is the work of Giuseppe Bonavia from 1852.
During World War II, the church was seriously damaged that it had to be rebuilt - a new building was erected in 1958-1981. It has a huge, 42-meter high dome. The interior is made of various varieties and colors of marble. They were decorated with numerous statues and ornaments forged in marble. All sculptural works were made by Joseph Damato, which took him nearly 20 years.
In the 17th century, the church was handed over to the Carmelite order, which owes its current name. From that period comes a painting depicting Our Lady of Mount Carmel, located in the main altar of the temple.
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