Some 24,000 piles were driven into the underlying marshy ground to support the structure, and 220 pounds [100 kg] of pure gold were used to gild its massive cupola.
Lai nostiprinātu celtnes pamatus, purvainajā gruntī tika sadzīti aptuveni 24 tūkstoši pāļu, un baznīcas masīvo kupolu apzeltīšanai tika izlietoti 100 kilogrami tīra zelta.