September 20, 2012
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6 Top Sights of Salzburg – the birthplace of Mozart | Austria Updated: September 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Salzburg is situated on both banks of the Salzach River, and is Austria’s 4th largest city. It was built on a mining town of salt, hence the name means ‘Fortress of Salt’. Salzburg is […]
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Categories: Austria, Sights
October 25, 2011
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St. Mary’s Church in Gdańsk (Bazylika Mariacka) is the largest brick Gothic church in the world — a colossal 14th–15th-century basilica in the heart of Poland’s most beautiful Baltic city whose soaring nave, 78-metre tower, and capacity of 25,000 worshippers make it one of the most awe-inspiring religious buildings in northern Europe. Built over 159 […]
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Categories: Poland, Sights
May 31, 2011
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Kerimäki church – the biggest wooden church in the world | Finland Updated: May 31, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More There are lots of wooden churches in Finland, but just few of them are so impressive as this one – Kerimäki church – the largest wooden church in the world. It was built […]
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Categories: Finland, Sights
April 6, 2011
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The Cathedral of Monreale – one of the greatest treasures and most important attractions of Sicily, Italy Updated: September 22, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Not far from Palermo, in a small obscure town of Monreale, you can find one of the most famous monuments of the old Norman kingdom – The Cathedral […]
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