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6 days ago · During the renovation of the external facade of the north tower of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Trnava, builders found a hidden Gothic chalice from the 16th century within the wall. The church's rector believes that believers hid it in the wall from the communist regime in the early 1950s. Today, the Monuments Office wants to list it as an item of ...
16 hours ago · Here's all you need to know about the sacred site: The memorial consists of two main structures: the Vivekananda Mandapam and the Shripada Mandapam. It stands on one of the two rocks located about 500 meters off the mainland of Vavathurai in the middle of the Laccadive Sea where the three oceans Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea converge.
3 days ago · In addition to its religious significance, Nidaros Cathedral has played a central role in Norway‘s political and cultural life. The cathedral has hosted numerous coronations, royal weddings, and state funerals, cementing its status as a national symbol and a focal point for Norwegian identity (Ekroll, 2015).
2 days ago · Federal Office of Culture/Switzerland. 28 May 2024. Bern, 24.05.2024 - Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider returned three archaeological cultural goods of great significance to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq, Mr Fouad Hussein. These three Mesopotamian objects, which are between 1,700 and ...
5 days ago · 05/25/2024. The Czech state would like to take over ownership of what is known as the Red Tower of Death near Ostrov, West Bohemia. The national cultural monument commemorates the suffering of political prisoners forced to work in uranium mines in Jáchymov in the 1950s. The minister of culture, Martin Baxa, made a comment to that effect at the ...
1 day ago · The Grand Canyon ( Hopi: Öngtupqa, [2] Yavapai: Wi:kaʼi:la, Navajo: Bidááʼ Haʼaztʼiʼ Tsékooh, [3] [4] Southern Paiute language: Paxa’uipi, [5] Spanish: Gran Cañón or Gran Cañón del Colorado) is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles ...
3 days ago · Located in Tuba City, the Explore Navajo Interactive Museum approximates the journey Navajos take through life. Four monumental directional symbols divide the Museum into four quadrants. Traveling clockwise, you will enter the east and move to the south, west and north where in each quadrant you are introduced to the land, language, history ...
