Notre-Dame Basilica

Notre-Dame Basilica is located in the historic district of Old Montreal in Canada. Around 11 million people visit the Basilica every year, making … More

Beautiful CHURCHES

Churches are buildings used for Christian worship services and other religious activities. In traditional Christian architecture, the design often forms a Christian cross, with a … More

Memories of Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. (formally the District of Columbia) is the capital city and only federal district of the United States. The city was named for George Washington, the … More

The Best of MEXICO

Mexico (officially known as the United Mexican States, since it is a federation comprising 31 states plus the capitol), is the world’s 13th-largest country by area … More

Summit Avenue

Summit Avenue is a street in St. Paul, Minnesota, known for having the longest stretch of Victorian homes in the country. It … More

St. Olaf Catholic Church

Just 9 years after the city of Minneapolis was incorporated, in 1876, the Universalist Society chose this corner on which … More

Saint Ignatius Church

Saint Ignatius is the preserved church of the Collegium Ragusinum, which was the Jesuit college of the former Republic of Ragusa, which is … More

Churches of Rostock, Part 2: Petrikirche

Rostock’s Petrikirche (“St. Peter’s Church”), first built during the 13th century, is the oldest of the three town churches currently … More

Dali Old Town

Dali Old Town, located in China’s southwestern Yunnan Province, was first built during the Ming Dynasty over 1200 years ago … More

The Best of Manhattan

The territory of Manhattan traces its origins to a trading post founded in 1624 by Dutch colonists. Originally known as … More

The Best of ITALY, Part 1: The North

Italy is a peninsular Western European country bordered by France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia and which itself surrounds the two enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. Italy also … More

Baptistery of San Giovanni

The Baptistery of San Giovanni is a minor basilica in Florence, Italy. Standing across from both the Florence Cathedral and the Campanile di Giotto in the Piazza del … More

Mount Olivet Lutheran Chapel

With its old-world beauty and historic charm, Mount Olivet Lutheran Chapel is one of the oldest buildings in Plymouth, Minnesota, … More

St. James’s Church, Piccadilly

First consecrated in 1684, St. James’s Church, Piccadilly (also known variously as St. James’s Church, Westminster or St. James-in-the-Fields), is an Anglican church designed … More

Churches of Tallinn, Part 3: St. Mary’s Cathedral

St. Mary’s Cathedral, located on Toompea Hill in Tallinn, Estonia, is also known as the “Dome Church”, since it is the oldest domed church in the … More

Place de la République (Arles)

Place de la République, located to the south of the old Roman forum in the town center of Arles, France, … More

San Antonio Missions, Part 5: San Francisco de la Espada

Mission San Francisco de la Espada is the second Roman Catholic mission that was established in Texas by Spain in order to convert … More

Churches of Rostock, Part 1: Marienkirche

Marienkirche (St. Mary’s Church), designated in 1265 as the main parish church of Rostock, Germany, is the biggest of three … More

Locarno

Although Locarno is a town in southern Switzerland, located on the northern shore of Lake Maggiore at the southern foot of the Swiss Alps, its … More

Churches of Tallinn, Part 2: St. Olaf’s Church

St. Olaf’s Church (aka St. Olav’s Church), located in Tallinn, Estonia, was actually named in reference to King Olaf II of Norway, who ruled … More

San Antonio Missions, Part 4: San Juan Capistrano

Originally Christened as “La Misión San José de los Nazonis” in 1716, the present-day Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded in … More

Uspenski Cathedral

Uspenski Cathedral in Helsinki is the main cathedral of the Orthodox Church of Finland, dedicated to the Dormition (or “falling asleep”, i.e. death) … More

Church of the Eremitani

The 13th-century Gothic Church of the Eremitani (Italian: “Church of the Hermits”) is a former-Augustinian church located in Padua, Italy. It is also notable … More

The Best of the VATICAN

Vatican City is the Holy See’s independent city-state located completely within Rome, Italy. Also known simply as The Vatican, it became fully independent from Italy with the signing of … More

San Antonio Missions, Part 3: San José

Mission San José is just one of a series of historic Catholic missions in San Antonio, Texas. This one in particular was founded … More

Memories of Los Angeles

With an estimated population of nearly 4 million, Los Angeles is the largest city in California, as well as the 2nd-most populous in the U.S. and the … More

Memories of Copenhagen

Copenhagen, the capital and most populous city of Denmark, was originally a Viking fishing village established in the 10th century near present-day Gammel Strand, a … More

Trieste

The city/seaport of Trieste is located towards the end of a narrow strip of Italian territory between the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia, about … More

Churches of Tallinn, Part 1: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox church crowning Toompea Hill in the Old Town of Tallinn, Estonia. It was designed in a typical Russian Revival style between … More

Church of Our Saviour

Started in 1682 and inaugurated in 1695, Copenhagen’s Church of Our Saviour (Danish: Vor Frelsers Kirke) is a distinctive baroque church designed by Lambert van … More

Winona

Named after legendary figure Winona, said to have been the first-born daughter of Chief Wapasha (Wabasha) III, the city of Winona in southeastern Minnesota, … More