Luca Signorelli’s Vivid Visions of the World’s End
The Renaissance artist’s frescoes in Orvieto, Italy’s San Brizio Chapel comprise dynamic, monumental and fiercely realistic ...
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Speyer Cathedral
Today – after the destruction of the Abbey of Cluny – Speyer Cathedral is the biggest Romanesque church in the world. Likewise its crypt, consecrated in 1041, is the biggest hall of the Romanesque era ...
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The Cathedral cements Pomona’s place in the music world
Its inclusion cements the L.A. County suburb as a music destination with stages big enough to host the world’s most famous acts. Ray Adamyk, president and CEO of the Cathedral, captured the ...
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6 great cathedrals around the world that were destroyed by fire, war and worse
The fire that engulfed Notre Dame in Paris on Monday, severely damaging a building that had stood for more than eight centuries, felt unprecedented. And in one sense, it was: how else can one ...
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3 Can't-Miss Cities Along the Baltic Sea
Dating back to the 14th century, St. Mary's Church is one of the largest brick churches in the world. Known as one of the best-preserved medieval town centers in the world, the picturesque winding ...
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32 Best Things to Do in Paris, France
U.S. News Insider Tip: For the best photo opportunities of the Eiffel ... and constructed for the 1889 Exposition Universelle (the World's Fair), the Eiffel Tower was always meant to be a ...
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Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
Lalibela flourished after the decline of the Aksum Empire. There are two main groups of churches – to the north of the river Jordan: Biete Medhani Alem (House of the Saviour of the World), Biete ...