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Santuario Dom Bosco: The church in honor of Saint Dom Bosco for the inspirational dream

By Asad Russel – 

About the Santuario Dom Bosco, Brasilia, Brazil:
In 1883 a city of utopian who dreamed the Italian saint in honors of Brasilia the Santuario Dom Bosco or the Sanctuary of Dom Bosco was built. For the Brazil the modern capital city is the Brasilia. For the interior which is impressive notable especially this shrine, from the windows of the walls the blue light of heavenly bathed.

Santuario Dom Bosco The church in honor of Saint Dom Bosco for the inspirational dream

The history of the Santuario Dom Bosco:
For the future for a utopian city had dream in 1883 a saint who was Italian and which name was Dom Bosco. As the capital city he described it justly which would be rule and of a great nation the needs for all the people provide. In the New World would be located this city what declared the saint between the parallels of 15th and 20th.

Santuario Dom Bosco The church in honor of Saint Dom Bosco for the inspirational dream

For the foundation of the city of Brasilia a major inspiration was the vision of the Dom Bosco, which is now the modem capital of the Brazil. For the saint in honor and for the dream of his aspirational, in Brasilia on the parallel of the 15th right on was built the Santuario Dom Bosco.

Santuario Dom Bosco The church in honor of Saint Dom Bosco for the inspirational dream

At the Santuario Dom Bosco what to see: 
There is a concrete box which is unremarkable fairly eh Santuario Dom Bosco from the look of the outside, although a second glance might invite you the lancet window openings which are tall. But there is a space of wondrous in the interior, through the windows filtering with the blue light of heavenly filled which the entire walls virtually cover, in total about 2200 square meters.

Santuario Dom Bosco The church in honor of Saint Dom Bosco for the inspirational dream

With the dots of white of blue different shades of 12 of stained glass of small squares are made of the Santuario Dom Bosco’s the windows, by the Claudio Naves designed and in Sao Paulo by the Hubert Van Doorne who was a Belgian artist were manufactured. For the ventilation swivel open some of the windows of the shrine.

Santuario Dom Bosco The church in honor of Saint Dom Bosco for the inspirational dream

The interior dominates of the light a spectacle which is different at the night, by the architect Alvimar Moreira from the Murano glass with the pieces of 7,400 made a golden chandelier which is huge. Among the other furnishings what are notable which includes the statues of the Dom Bosco and Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora the Our Lady of Help of life sized by the Carrara marble which made, of the marble a block of 10 ton made an altar, and above the altar a Crucifix which is large by the Gotfredo Tralli from the cedar tree of single one was carved.

Santuario Dom Bosco The church in honor of Saint Dom Bosco for the inspirational dream

If you want to visit the Santuario Dom Bosco and the city of Brasilia there are many hotels for your accommodation in the surrounding area of the Santuario Dom Bosco like the Bonaparte Bluepoint Hotel, Cullinan Hplus Premium, Kubitschek Plaza Hotel, Allia Gran Hotel Brasilia Suites, Nobile Suites Monumental, Manhattan Plaza, Windsor Plaza Brasilia or antigo Naoum Plaza, Hotel El Pilar, St Paul Plaza Hotel, Melia Brasil 21, Phenicia Bittar Hotel, Grand Bittar Hotel, Plaza Bittar Hotel and America Bittar Hotel etc.      

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