Our Lady of Victory Basilica and National Shrine - Table of Contents
Our Lady of Victory Basilica and National Shrine
767 Ridge Road, Lackawanna, NY
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Erected |
1922-1926 |
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Cost |
$2 million ($20,500,000 in 2002 currency) |
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Architect |
Emile Ulrich |
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Style |
Baroque Revival |
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Exterior building material |
White marble from Carrara, Italy, and Tate, Ga.(Georgia Marble Co.) |
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The dome, at the time of its |
One of four solid copper winged angels |
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Copper domes on twin front towers |
A Carerra marble domed niche houses the statue of Our Lady of Victory. |
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Painting in main entrance domed portico |
Left colonnade (when facing the Basilica's front). |
Right colonnade |
Broken rounded pediment leaded glass window surround |
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Broken pediment stained glass window surround |
South Park Ave. entrance |
South Park Ave. entrance Baroque style light fixture |
View from South Park Avenue |
See also:
- Art work at Old Editions Book Shop and Café - Buildings that were demolished to clear the site for the basilica
- Buffalo's Houses of Worship on the Internet - Links
- Highlights of Buffalo's History, 1926
