Leeds Cathedral
The seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Leeds, this early 20th-century cathedral on Cookridge Street was completed in 1904 and restored in 2006, preserving a Pugin-designed reredos from its predecessor.
Château d’Ouchy
A Belle Époque hotel rising from medieval foundations on the shores of Lake Geneva, built in Lausanne’s Ouchy waterfront between 1889 and 1893.
Albert Memorial
A 176-foot Gothic Revival canopy in Kensington Gardens, commissioned by Queen Victoria to honour Prince Albert. Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and completed in 1872.
Luleå Cathedral
The principal church of the Diocese of Luleå and seat of the Church of Sweden in Swedish Lapland, serving the faithful in the far north.
Soldiers’ Tower
A 143-foot Gothic Revival bell tower at the University of Toronto, designed by Sproatt and Rolph, commemorates the university’s members who served in the World Wars.
Cefntilla Court
A mid-19th-century country house in Wales rebuilt as a memorial to a Crimean War commander, with roots in the English Civil War and Thomas Fairfax’s siege of Raglan Castle.
Ennis Cathedral
The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Ennis, County Clare, serves as the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Castries: the Pitons Management Area of Saint Lucia
St Lucia has 1 UNESCO site: Pitons Management Area (2004), 65 km south of Castries — twin volcanic peaks Gros Piton (770 m) and Petit Piton (743 m) + Sulphur Springs.
Ferragosto: From the Feriae Augusti to the 1931 Popular Trains
Today, August 15, Italy comes to a stop for Ferragosto. The name comes from the Latin feriae Augusti, “the holidays
Anniversary: The Destruction of the Abbey of Monte Cassino — February 15, 1944
On the morning of 15 February 1944, 142 B-17 heavy bombers and 87 B-25 and B-26 medium bombers dropped roughly