Church with a secret

This was taken whilst I happened by a country church near Lake Garda, Italy last year. Sorry for the quality, but the light was awful, I had no tripod and the places gave me the willies. But it sure was interesting.

HTTP response: NOT FOUND | MIME changed to 'image/gif' | Redirected to error image by FLICKR

Whats the story behind it Mark?

Nice capture, good excuse for me not to go this Sunday ...

dv2004 wrote in post #2201493
Whats the story behind it Mark?

Well, to explain it better I've copied from the internet

Desenzano : San Martino della Battaglia Monoument

interesting history there, cheers

MARKinCORNWALL wrote in post #2201830
Well, to explain it better I've copied from the internet

Desenzano : San Martino della Battaglia Monoument

The monument, which is about 5 km from the town center, was built in memory of the bloody battle between the French-Piedmont and Austrian troops on June 24, 1859. There is an ossuary chapel with over a thousand skulls and bones of the 2,619 war victims, a museum with documents and relics from the Italian Risorgimento period and the Second War of Independence, and a tower almost 65 meters tall. Topped with a panoramic terrace, the tower was inaugurated in 1893 and dedicated to King Vittorio Emanuele II. The top can be reached by a ramp about 500 m. long. Opening onto the ramp are two galleries and seven frescoed rooms decorated with Risorgimento motifs.

A really interesting place to visit, lots of history and the restaurant near the tower does some fantastic food
Mark

,i`m sure you enjoyed that Mark.


Anyway,a very interesting story and thank you for sharing it with us.

Can't say I have ever seen anything quite like this! Really interesting! Thanks for sharing.