ኣስመራ ካቴድራል | Cathedral Our Lady Of The Rosary — Attraction in Maekel Region

This Cathedral was built in year 1923 by the Italian architect Oreste Scanavini. He chose a nice romanic style with red exposed bricks. The bell tower is 52 meters high and it houses 8 bells which were forged with the bronze of 1st World War Austrian cannons. Even if it is just 1 century old, this building owns some remarkable art pieces, i.e. the bronze statue of Michael Archangel or, most of all, the XVII Century altarpiece which represents the assumption of the Virgin Mary, painted by the roman artist Carlo Maratta (1625-1713). This artwork was a gift from the 3rd king of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele III, and it's probably the only concrete art witness of European Baroque age you may find in the whole...

This is probably the number one landmark of Asmara, Eritrea. Built by the Italian catholic followers during the Italian colonial system, the church still stands new in front of visitors.

Situated in the center of the city, it visible almost from all corners of the city. And everybody knows it. Its architecture is a typical old days European style. And this has influenced somehow all the churches in Eritrea, including those of...

Altro luogo gelosamente custodito nel mio cuore. Un'esperienza di amore che mai si potrà cancellare. É di fatto la Cattedrale Cattolica di Asmara ed ad essa sono legati i ricordi più cari e gli affetti imperituri. Gli occhi della mia anima ancora contemplano quei volti di tutte/i le/i ragazze/i del coro parrocchiale, e sento ancora le loro voci e le loro risate nei tanti momenti di vera agape cristiana trascorsi insieme. Ricordo il meraviglioso panorama di un' Asmara coperta della nebbia vista dall'alto del campanile.. E i tanti giochi e i tanti scherzi dentro l'improvvisato palazzetto del cortile. Quante serate trascorse in cerchio a piedi scalzi intorno all'altare in preghiera, in totale comunione con Dio e fra di noi. Ho brividi e lacrime. Vorrei tanto...