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 | Elephanta Island (also Gharapuri Island or "place of caves") is one of a number of islands in Mumbai Harbour, east of Mumbai, India. This monkey-infested island is a tourist hotspot because of the island's cave temples, the Elephanta Caves, that have been carved out of rock. |  | 10/07/2005 | 510 | 
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 | This is a Romanesque-Gothic 12th century cathedral with many ancient artefacts inside. The gardens of the cathedral are very pleasant and contain orange trees. Archaeology done on the cathedral site has proved that there was a Roman temple and then an Arab mosque here before the cathedral was built.
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 | In 1859 a wooden cathedral was built and then replaced in 1882 by the five cupola cathedral on that site today. In 1895 a bell tower was constructed but consequently destroyed by the soviets in 1930 at the same time the cathedral was closed. In 1992 the cathedral resumed operations and began restoration projects including the rebuilding of the bell tower.
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 | Viking Dublin's cathedral was built about 1038, gaining its present shape from 1172 in the new cathedral of Archbishop Laurence O'Toole and the Norman knight Richard de Clare. There have been major restorations of the cathedral in 1358, 1562, 1829-31, 1871-8 when Henry Roe gave £230,000 (£23m today!) to save it, and from 1980-2.A donation is requested of visitors visiting the cathedral, often t... | | 01/25/2006 | 201 |
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 | The Cathedral of Viborg (Viborg Domkirke in Danish) dominates the city and the two towers can be seen from far away. Archaeological excavations indicates that a church has be situated here since the Viking Age. The present cathedral is from 1876 and is one of the biggest granite churches in the North. Inside, the cathedral is decorated with the impressive murals - an enormous picture bible - by... | | 08/21/2005 | 186 |
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 | This Gothic cathedral was modeled after the Bourges Cathedral. It was built from 1227 to 1493 and sports a 17 ton bell - "La Gorda." | | 09/16/2005 | 235 |
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 | Nidaros Cathedral (Nidarosdomen), considered the most significant church in Norway, is located in Trondheim. It was the cathedral of the Norwegian archdiocese, from its establishment in 1152 until its abolition in 1537. Since the Reformation, it has been the cathedral of the Lutheran bishops of Trondheim or Nidaros. The architectural style of the cathedral is romanesque and gothic. It was an im... |  | 04/12/2009 | 289 |
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 | The cathedral was partly destroyed by the 1972 earthquake. Near the cathedral is the grave of one of the founders of the Frente Sandinista de la liberación national: Carlos Fonseca Amador. | | 12/02/2005 | 321 |
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 | When the Danes became Christians more than 1000 years ago, a new extra source of income was created, "Limestonework and limeburning". With the new religion churches followed which were built of stone. The stone was held together using burnt limestone slaked to mortar, a new building material in Denmark at that time.
Under Mønsted a limestone mountain was found. The lime... | | 04/04/2008 | 161 |
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 | This wonderful cathedral is a magnificent example of the ancient Kingdom of Aragon, and it is actually one of the best cathedrals of Spain. Its pinacles, towers and arches are really impressive. This cathedral is the best reason, more important than beaches, to visit the Balearic Islands. |  | 05/26/2006 | 273 |
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 | This cathedral is not as famous as the Temple of la Sagrada Familia (Gaudí) of Barcelona, but it is really beautiful. It was constructed using Gothic style, and Princess Cristina, Duchess of Palma, got married in this Cathedral. | | 10/09/2005 | 396 |
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 | The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity was founded as St Augustine's Abbey in 1140. Today the cathedral is the most significant example of a hall church in Britain and is a grade I listed building. | | 12/07/2005 | 235 |
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