The world's most visited graveyard, it opened in 1804 and out of 800.000 people buried here, there are 69,000 ornate,…
Until the 1800s most burials had taken place in church graveyards, but by the 1820s, these had become so overcrowded…
I am glad I made the big detour to this Benedictine monastery consecrated as recently as 1957. The entire inside…
There are many great cathedrals in England: Salisbury, Ely, York Minster, Lincoln, and Durham, but I chose Norwich. This magnificent…
The Rosario Oratory of Santa Cita is an oratory located in the historic centre of Palermo. It is located in…
Designed to be a close copy of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome, it is the largest basilica in the world.…
(1749-64). The vividly carved stone façade, splendid golden altar and roof with a riot of small plaster figures and colourful…
This is a popular stop for pilgrims travelling the Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela. The main draw…
This is a historic Carpenter Gothic-style Roman Catholic church located on a bluff overlooking the Mackenzie River in this tiny…
This church is called “the Wooden Cathedral”, unique in the world. The first church was built in the 12th century,…