39 days ago by Véronique

What would Milan be without its cathedral or the Duomo as the Italians call it, the inevitable sightseeing monument of the city! I got the chance to see it twice in the last 8 months and discovered during each visit something more … Continue reading →

43 days ago by Andrew Petcher

In July 2003 taking advantage of some of the earliest Ryanair 1p flights I visited Rome with my son Jonathan. Rome Campino airport is quite a way out of the city so we took a coach to the main train station and then an unnecessary metro train to the station Colosseo. Unnecessary because we could eas ...

44 days ago by kittyhere

Medieval English cathedrals generally had two elaborate structures for the reading of scripture, one for the Gospel, and another on the opposite side of the aisle for the Epistles. But the more modern practice is for a single lectern, in the form of an eagle with outstretched wings. This is the lect ...

46 days ago by Meg

I randomly came across Churches and Cathedrals and was instantly drawn to it. It’s a big coffee table book, loaded with pictures of churches and cathedrals across the world. It discusses different periods and styles of architecture, and shows both aerial views as well as close-ups of detailing. It’s ...

46 days ago by Andrew Petcher

It was about a two hundred and fifty kilometre drive to Rome which took just over three hours and with a full day to pack in the coach picked us up before breakfast so we collected food parcels and set off for the Italian capital, which is the third most visited European city after London and Paris. ...

48 days ago by korespondent

The Yonne area of author is found just an circumstance away from Paris and is home to some of the world’s most superior wines and unrelated gastronomic specialities. It is... Related posts: The area of Saone-et-Loire in southern Burgundy is named after Lately leverage my jewelry making, Ive found my ...

52 days ago by Nika

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52 days ago by Arlene

Coventry isn’t a city you hear much about or would really give a second thought to. However, there is more to Coventry if you bother to take a look. Coventry has an old and rich history. It was heavily bombed during the WWII. This means that there is a substantial variety of new architecture mixed [ ...

53 days ago by Poetic Universe

"A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

54 days ago by mbank

60163 tornado & 35017 belgian marine – 17/12/2011 First we see 60163 Tornado on The Cathedrals Express from Ashford to Bristol in the morning light in Five Oak Green near Paddock Wood. Then we head over to Surrey to see 35028 Clan Line running as 35017 Belgian Marine again on the VSOE pounding up Go ...