Helsinki’s Two Grand Cathedrals
January 3, 2024
When Tsar Nicholas I took Finland from Sweden, he ordered a new capital city and two grand cathedrals, paid for by a tax on salt
When Tsar Nicholas I took Finland from Sweden, he ordered a new capital city and two grand cathedrals, paid for by a tax on salt
The Roxy Theater, a small gem, will re-open in April
The medieval church of St Nicholas in Tallinn is now home to a museum of religious art and to a sanctuary for homeless bells
Jonathan L takes a tour of Siena’s famous Duomo.
DrFumblefinger visits Council Hall, Salt Lake City’s Old City Hall which was built in 1864 and relocated to Capitol Hill in the 1960s.
Buildings covered in tile are common in Portugal—a trait acquired during Moorish times. These tiles, called Azulejos, have become an important feature of Portuguese architecture.
A masterwork by Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen, the station reflects changing times and styles
A critical stage has been reached in the reconstruction of the fire-ravaged cathedral.
A major exhibit on Notre Dame, its builders and restorers, continues at Paris’s Museum of Architecture and Heritage
There are plenty of surprises in Riga, Latvia, but even so, I didn’t see this one coming: what amounts to a display of historical rummage
When Tsar Nicholas I took Finland from Sweden, he ordered a new capital city and two grand cathedrals, paid for by a tax on salt
The Roxy Theater, a small gem, will re-open in April
The medieval church of St Nicholas in Tallinn is now home to a museum of religious art and to a sanctuary for homeless bells
DrFumblefinger visits Council Hall, Salt Lake City’s Old City Hall which was built in 1864 and relocated to Capitol Hill in the 1960s.
Buildings covered in tile are common in Portugal—a trait acquired during Moorish times. These tiles, called Azulejos, have become an important feature of Portuguese architecture.
A masterwork by Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen, the station reflects changing times and styles
A critical stage has been reached in the reconstruction of the fire-ravaged cathedral.
A major exhibit on Notre Dame, its builders and restorers, continues at Paris’s Museum of Architecture and Heritage
There are plenty of surprises in Riga, Latvia, but even so, I didn’t see this one coming: what amounts to