St Mary’s Church, Ambleside
A striking 1850s Victorian Gothic church designed by George Gilbert Scott, crowned by an unusual stone spire in England’s Lake District.
St Aidan’s Church, Billinge
An eighteenth-century Anglican parish church in Merseyside, rebuilt 1716–18 on an earlier chapel site and substantially extended in 1907–08. Now Grade II* listed.
American Church of St. John
An American Protestant church built in Dresden in 1883–1884 to serve expatriate worshippers. Bombed in 1945 and demolished in 1959.
Strzelce Opolskie Town Hall
A Neo-Gothic town hall built 1844–1846 in Strzelce Opolskie, Poland, on the site of a fire-destroyed predecessor. Partially destroyed in 1945 and restored in the 1960s, it remains the seat of the city council.
St Etheldreda’s Church, Ely
A Roman Catholic parish church in Ely housing the national shrine of St Etheldreda, an Anglo-Saxon queen and abbess venerated as one of medieval England’s most significant saints.
St George’s Church, Chorley
Active Anglican parish church in Chorley, Lancashire, designated Grade II* and built with Church Building Commission support.
St George’s Church, Everton
A Grade I listed Anglican church in Liverpool featuring pioneering cast-iron architectural components designed by John Cragg and manufactured at his Mersey Iron Foundry.
St George’s Church, Poynton
A Grade II listed Anglican church in central Poynton, Cheshire, standing as the town’s tallest building and an active centre of worship and community.
Mesir macunu festival
A traditional Turkish sweet of sugar, honey, water, and dozens of spices, celebrated annually in Manisa through a festival that honors centuries of culinary craft.
Nachi no Dengaku
A rhythmic harvest dance rooted in Shinto ritual, dengaku evolved from rural rice-planting ceremonies into sophisticated theater. Dancers strike wooden clappers in synchronized patterns, embodying gratitude for the harvest.