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

Presidio Park

Presidio Park in San Diego, California is the historic site of the first European settlements in what is now the Western … More

Memories of SCOTLAND

Scotland, the 2nd-largest country in the United Kingdom, covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain and accounts … More

Top 20 of 2020

Now that 2020 is finally over, I thought I’d recap the year by listing the blog’s Top 20 most-visited posts … More

Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas

The Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas, located in the city of Chania on the Greek island of Crete, was first … More

Piazza San Marco

Colloquially known as “the drawing room of Europe”, Piazza San Marco (St. Mark’s Square) has served as the principal public square … More

Memories of GREECE

Greece (officially known as the Hellenic Republic, or simply Hellas) is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa in Southeastern Europe. It … More