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4 days ago · Ely Cathedral, Anglican cathedral in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. The Romanesque cathedral can trace its origins to the 7th century, though the present building dates only as far back as 1083. It is celebrated for its beauty and its history, and it is a major tourist attraction.
3 days ago · Most notably, the current Capilla Mayor (center) was added in the 16th century. In 1236 Córdoba was conquered by King Ferdinand III of Castile as part of the Reconquista. Upon the city's conquest the mosque was converted into a Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary ( Santa Maria ).
1 day ago · The early domes of the Middle Ages, particularly in those areas recently under Byzantine control, were an extension of earlier Roman architecture. The domed church architecture of Italy from the sixth to the eighth centuries followed that of the Byzantine provinces and, although this influence diminishes under Charlemagne, it continued on in ...
4 days ago · Cathedral in Chichester, West Sussex, Eng. Chichester, city, Chichester district, administrative county of West Sussex, historic county of Sussex, southern England. It lies on the coastal plain of the English Channel at the foot of the chalk South Downs about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the head of Chichester Harbour, with which it is connected by canal.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
4 days ago · Rouen ( UK: / ˈruːɒ̃, ˈruːɒn /, US: / ruːˈɒ̃, ruːˈɒn /; [3] [4] French: [ʁwɑ̃] ⓘ or [ʁu.ɑ̃]) [needs Norman IPA] is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the region of Normandy and the department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe, the ...
3 days ago · Birmingham is the seat (1873) of Jefferson county, a port of entry in the Mobile customs district, and the focus of a large metropolitan area that includes the surrounding counties of Blount, St. Clair, and Shelby as well as such cities as Bessemer, Homewood, and Fairfield. Birmingham, Alabama. The site, in the narrow Jones Valley at the ...
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4 days ago · Many were his friends. On the morning World War II started, Wojtyła was serving Holy Mass at Wawel Cathedral; across the courtyard was Wawel Castle, where the notorious Nazi governor Hans Frank would install himself during the occupation of Poland’s ancient and royal capital.
