Canada

Hôtel du Parlement de Québec is the location of the Parliament of Quebec which consists of the Lieutenant-Governor and the National Assembly. The building was designed by Eugène-Étienne Taché and was constructed between 1877 and 1886. The front facade is decorated with numerous statues. AIMG_2140

Every day is a wet one for the figures in the Fontaine de Tourny near the Hôtel du Parlement in Quebec City AIMG_2137

Glass blowing in Verrerie La Mailloche in the lower town in Quebec City, Canada. AIMG_0880

I have seen stained glass windows honoring saints and patrons, but never miners before I saw this window. There are approximately 240 stained glass windows in Basilique Ste-Anne-de-Beaupre in Canada. It has been the site of a shrine since the 17th century. Construction of the first bascilica was completed in 1876. It burned down and was rebuilt in 1922. AIMG_2079

The mosaics in the Basilique Ste-Anne-de-Beaupre in Canada are stunning. IBasilique Ste-Anne-de-Beaupre in Canada receives millions of visitors a year due in part, to its reputation as being the location for many miracles that cured the sick and disabled. It has been the site of a shrine since the 17th century. Construction of the first bascilica was completed in 1876. It burned down and was rebuilt in 1922. AIMG_2080

Basilique Ste-Anne-de-Beaupre in Canada receives millions of visitors a year due in part, to its reputation as being the location for many miracles that cured the sick and disabled. It has been the site of a shrine since the 17th century. Construction of the first bascilica was completed in 1876. It burned down and was rebuilt in 1922. ODT: Arches AIMG_2066

Basilique Ste-Anne-de-Beaupre in Canada receives millions of visitors a year due in part, to its reputation as being the location for many miracles that cured the sick and disabled. It has been the site of a shrine since the 17th century. Construction of the first bascilica was completed in 1876. It burned down and was rebuilt in 1922. AIMG_2069

Basilique Ste-Anne-de-Beaupre in Canada receives millions of visitors a year due in part, to its reputation as being the location for many miracles that cured the sick and disabled. It has been the site of a shrine since the 17th century. Construction of the first bascilica was completed in 1876. It burned down and was rebuilt in 1922. AIMG_2063

Basilique Ste-Anne-de-Beaupre in Canada receives millions of visitors a year due in part, to its reputation as being the location for many miracles that cured the sick and disabled. It has been the site of a shrine since the 17th century. Construction of the first bascilica was completed in 1876. It burned down and was rebuilt in 1922. ODT: Dualism AIMG_2060