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United Kingdom, Edinburgh Melrose Abbey was originally located four miles from the present, slightly lower than its described by Walter Scott. It was founded by St Aidan approx. 660 AD. er. One of the first abbots was a saint ...
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Austria, Baden Benedictine abbey. Located 5 kilometers south of Krems. The monastery was founded in 1083, in 1718, was burned to the ground. In the XVIII century, a large-scale reconstruction, prevrativsha ...
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Vienna, Austria Scottish monastery - Abbey bennediktintsev - Catholic Monastery in Freyung square in central Vienna, founded in 1155. This year's Henry II (duke of Austria) lodged in Vienna m. ..
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Switzerland, Lucerne Sculptural composition titled "Dying Lion", carved into the rock in the center of the city of Lucerne is the first picture of the animal on the monuments in Europe. The writer Mark Twain, while in Lucerne ...
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France, Strasbourg La Petite France - as they say "beautiful corner" of the city, consisting of countless homes Half-timbered houses. Unusual history of the name of the neighborhood. There was a hospital for ...
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Berlin, Germany Gold Elsa - triumphal column erected in 1873 in honor of the Prussian victories over Denmark Weapons (1864), Austria (1866) and France (1870-1871). Cast from cannon captured from the enemy tower ...
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USA, Chicago Like many successful American businessmen, Mr. William Wrigley Jr. liked and knew how to act in a big way. An illustrative example is not only chewing gum in his name, but the Wrigley Building - denominator ...
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USA, Philadelphia The idea of
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Zanzibar, Zanzibar Anglican Cathedral in Stountaune built on a former slave market. When construction work was still in full swing, the chief architect went to Tanganyika - on safari, leaving the office ...
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