Interior night view of the nave, with artificial lighting directed toward the altar and accentuating the sequence of Aalto’s concrete arches.‹›
Church of the Assumption of Mary

Alvar Aalto

Interior · Vergato, Italy · 1978

Photo: Michele Cati (Teknuccio) · 2025-11-19 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 2193×3010

Interior night view of the nave, with artificial lighting directed toward the altar and accentuating the sequence of Aalto’s concrete arches.

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