Our Lady of Victory  - Table of Contents

Our Lady of Victory Basilica and National Shrine
767 Ridge Road, Lackawanna, NY

OLV National Shrine & Basilica - Official Website

2003 Photos

Postcard   ...   Note left and right twin colonnandes at corners (detailed at bottom of this page

Facade East elevation and facade Facade   ...   Two towers with copper cupolas   ...   Arched niche with statue   ...   Main entrance portico Top: Finial atop the lantern   ...   Middle: Copper cupola  ...   Bottom: Marble drum   ...   The most prominent feature of the Basilica's exterior is the huge copper dome / cupola.   ...    Measuring in at 165-feet in height, the dome, at the time of its completion, was second in size only to the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.    ...   Replaced in 2002 One of four solid copper winged angels -- each 18 feet tall -- sounds its trumpets in the compass's four directions Arched niche with statue of Our Lady of Victory Copper cupolas on twin front towers   ... In 1941, a freak and violent lightning storm caused major damage to both the towers, forcing them to have to be redesigned and refurbished. The new towers (the ones that can be seen today) feature a design which mirrors the Basilica's Great Dome. Tuscan columns support main entrance copper domed portico A Carerra marble domed niche houses the 12-foot-tall, 16,000 pound statue of Our Lady of Victory Soffit features rosettes   ...    Niche background features gadroons,  dentils, bas-relief angel faces, and festoons Coffered soffit features  egg-and-dart borders and rosettes Main entrance domed portico ceiling mural depicts God the Father and creation of the earth   ...   Triangle behind God symbilizes the Trinity   ...   "Benedicat":  Blessing   ...   "Deus": God   ...   "Omnipotens": Having unlimited power or authority   ...   "Vos": You Marble   ...   Broken rounded pediment  window surround with urn Broken rounded pediment with urn Stained glass window features angel medallion

South Park Avenue Left colonnade (when facing the Basilica's front)   ...   Topping each of twin colonnades is a marble sculpture of a group of children overseen by a large angel   ...  Colonnade imitates St. Peter's Basilica in Rome Looking through right colonnade South Park Ave. entrance   ...   Swan's neck pediment, including cartouche South Park Ave. entrance Baroque style  sconce View from South Park Avenue