Baslica de Nuestra Seora del Pilar, Zaragoza

Baslica de Nuestra Seora del Pilar, Zaragoza (Spain)

This 16th- and 17th-century basilica on the bank of the Ebro River has an almost Asian style with its domes and towers. Thousands of the faithful travel here annually to pay homage to the tiny statue of the Virgen del Pilar in the Holy Chapel. The name of the cathedral El Pilar comes from the pillar upon which the Virgin is supposed to have stood when she asked Santiago to build the chu