The sender is from Padua, a city of about 210,000 people located roughly 40 kilometres west of Venice. However, the postcard itself is from Zaragoza, and features a street view of the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar (Catedral-Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar).
Construction of the basilica began in 1681 and continued over several centuries, with completion finally achieved in 1961.
The basilica contains nine chapels:
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Chapel of the Rosary
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Chapel of Joachim -
Chapel of Saint Lawrence (Lorenzo)
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Chapel of Saint Pedro de Arbués
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Chapel of Saint Braulio
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Chapel of Saint Anthony
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Chapel of Saint Joseph
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Chapel of Saint Anne
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Chapel of Saint John

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