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January 19, 2010The cluster of buildings that forms the Kaiserberg is sited on the high ground in the north-east corner of the...
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September 4, 2009The construction of the Duomo was begun in 1059 by Bishop Cadalo and was consecrated by Paschal II in 1116....
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November 23, 2009Bayeux is best known to British and French visitors for the Bayeux tapestry, made to commemorate the Norman conquest of...
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November 11, 2009Once the stronghold of the powerful Butler family, the castle retains its impressive keep, tower and much of its original...
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January 6, 2010Mellifont was the first Cistercian monastery to be established in Ireland. Founded in 1142 by St. Malachy, the monastery was...
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October 2, 2009Lisbon’s cathedral, called the Sé Patriarchal, is one of the largest constructions of Romanesque origin in Portugal. The Portuguese word...
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December 31, 2009Baltinglass Abbey is one of the most important Cistercian abbeys of Leinster. and was founded in 1148 by Dermot McMurrough,...
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February 19, 2010Christ Church Cathedral is the Church of Ireland Cathedral for the Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough. Its origins date to...
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September 24, 2009One of the finest Norman castles in Ireland, Carrickfergus Castle is sited along the harbour front, controlling the seashore. Probably...
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February 10, 2010St Patrick’s Cathedral is traditionally the site of a holy well used by St Patrick for baptisms and a church...
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November 11, 2009Construction on St. Mary’s Cathedral started in the 12th century, and was completed around 1194. The full title of this...
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November 5, 2009Officially “Sancta Maria de Petra Fertili” or “Saint Mary of the Fertile Rock”. Corcomroe Abbey is sited a few miles...
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September 4, 2009Architect: Benedetto Antelami The baptistery of the Cathedral of Parma, is considered to be a transition between Romanesque and Gothic...
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February 3, 2011The oldest part of the church as it stands is medieval, dating from the 12th century, and believed to have...
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January 8, 2010In 1176 Strongbow granted the manor of Maynooth to Maurice Fitzgerald who erected a castle for protection against the native...
