St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth
Perth’s Roman Catholic cathedral combines 1865 construction with modern expansion completed in 2009, anchoring Victoria Square.
National Palace of Culture
Bulgaria’s monumental National Palace of Culture, opened in 1981, is a 123,000-square-metre conference and cultural centre hosting the Sofia International Film Festival and major international events.
Birmingham Central Library
John Madin’s brutalist Birmingham Central Library served as the city’s main public library from 1974 to 2013, celebrated as an icon of British modernism before its demolition.
Vedic chanting
An unbroken oral tradition of Sanskrit mantra recitation preserved through precise vocalization for over two thousand years, central to Hindu ritual and spiritual life.
Regong arts
Regong arts—Tibetan Buddhist painting, sculpture, engraving, embroidery, and architecture—are living practices rooted in Tongren County, Qinghai, transmitted through family apprenticeship and devotional community.
MacMillan Bloedel Building
A 27-storey brutalist tower completed in 1968, designed by Arthur Erickson as the MacMillan Bloedel corporate headquarters and a landmark of Canadian modernism.
St George’s Church, Lisbon
Lisbon’s only English-speaking Anglican church, located near Estrela Garden. A spiritual centre for the city’s expatriate community.
St. Matthew’s Church, Łódź
A landmark Lutheran church on Piotrkowska Street in Łódź, now the sole place of worship for Poland’s largest Protestant denomination.
Santa Venera Parish Church
A Roman Catholic parish church in Santa Venera, Malta, dedicated to Saint Venera and built in stages from 1954 to 2005, this incomplete structure still lacks bell towers.
Notre-Dame de Clignancourt
A Romanesque Revival church in Paris’s 18th arrondissement, completed in 1863 and named after the former village of Clignancourt annexed to the city in 1860.