It's difficult to date the church, consisting in a square room with an apse. That it's certainly very antique, you can guess from the size, structure and walls.
These have been built with a herringbone pattern, tipical in the years between the end of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the longobard
domination (V-VI century, DC).
The church is located on the upland, near the Olona river valley. From the site you can enjoy the scenic beauties of Como and Varese's pre-alps
and of the Lepontini mountains. It lays down in the middle of the ancient pedemontana road between Gornate and Schianno.
Since it's far from any residential area and situated in a very calm countryside, we chose this place for a first test of aerial videography.
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MARIO BOTTA
Born in Mendrisio, Switzerland, in 1943, Mario Botta studied at the Istituto Universitario di Architecttura
in Venice. During this same period he worked as an assistant to Le Corbusier and, then, to Louis I. Kahn.
He opened his own practice in Lugano, Switzerland, in 1970.
Botta's works characteristically show respect for topographical conditions and regional sensibilities and his designs generally emphasize craftsmanship and geometric order. Botta built exclusively in Switzerland during his early career, gaining international acclaim for such buildings as the Capuchin convent in Lugano, the Craft Centre in Balerna and the Administration Building for the Staatsbank in Fribourg.
Since the 1980's Botta has secured many international commissions and is among the most noted architects on an international scale. He is considered one of the world’s foremost architects of churches and museums.
Among his works, the Maison du livre, de l’image et du son (Villeurbanne, France, 1984-1988), the Modern Art Museum (San Francisco, U.S., 1989-1995) the Resurrection Cathedral (Evry, France, 1992-1995), the Centre Friedrich Dürrenmatt (Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 1992-2000, the M.A.R.T. – Museum of modern
and contemporary art of Trento and Rovereto (Rovereto, Italy, 1988-2002), the Samsung Art Museum (Seoul, South Korea, 1995-2004), the Santo Volto Church (Turin, Italy, 2004-2006) the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art (Charlotte,U.S, 2010).
In addition to his practice, Mario Botta has served as a visiting professor at the Ecole Polytechnic Federale in Lausanne, Switzerland, for the past ten years.
In 1982, he was made a member of the Swiss Federal Commission of Fine Arts and, in 1983, became an honorary fellow of the Bund Deutscher Architeckten (BDA). The American Institute of Architects (AIA) conferred honorary fellowship upon Mario Botta in 1984. Today, Mario Botta continues his active lecturing in Europe. North America, and Latin America.

WEBSITE: http://www.botta.ch

THE MOGNO CHURCH
is made from alternating layers of local stones: Peccia's marble and Riveo's granite (dark). It was very controversial, but eventually became
a landmark that is known far beyond the borders of Switzerland. The church has no windows, and the interior (which seats about 15 people) is only illuminated by natural light streaming in through the glass roof.
Mogno is a small hamlet in the Maggia Valley (Val Lavizzara) at 1,180 m, which has only been used as a Maiensäss (assembly of houses in the mountains used during the cattle grazing period) since the 19th century.
In 1986 an avalanche destroyed the church and about a dozen houses that were fortunately uninhabited.
In the 1990s the architect rebuilt the small church, which is dedicated to St. John the Baptist.

WEBSITE: https://www.chiesadimogno.ch/it