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Immaculata Church (St. Mary’s, Kansas)

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The United States Capitol Building (Washington D.C.)

+ With construction completed in 1800, this American Neoclassical design has been home to the U.S. Congress ever since. It’s also home to incredible statues and paintings.

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Strasbourg Cathedral (Strasbourg, Alsace, France)

+ In the 11th century, a cathedral was begun in a Romanesque style. Four centuries later, a Rayonnant Gothic Cathedral was finished and subsequently stood as the tallest building in the Christian world for the next four centuries.

This cathedral is one of the best examples of architecture and art in human history.

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Warwick Castle (Warwickshire, England)

+ This incredible picturesque Medieval Castle has stood in England since 1068. It has one of the world’s largest still-working trebuchets.

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The Palace of Westminster (London, England)

+ The seat of British government, the palace is a 19th century Gothic Revival construction, built on the site of an 11th century royal palace and parliament building which had been destroyed by a fire. The newer building is now one of the most recognizable buildings in the world.

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Pažaislis Monastery (Kaunas, Lithuania)

+ One of the best examples of Baroque Architecture in the world.

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Rosary Cathedral (Toledo, Ohio)

+ Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral is an incredibly beautiful building, both architecturally and with respect to the art to which it is home. It is the only one of its kind in the United States built in the Spanish Plateresque style.

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Powder Tower (Prague, Czech Republic)

+ This late Gothic period tower served (and still serves) as an incredible city gate for the city’s Old Town.

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Thorncrown Chapel (near Eureka Springs, Arkansas)

+ located in the middle of a forest in northwest Arkansas, this chapel blends modern architecture with nature, in a way that feels much older than its 1980 date of construction.

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Castel Sant’Angelo (Rome, Italy)

+ Built originally, on the banks of the Tiber, as a mausoleum for the Roman Emperor Hadrian, the site subsequently served as a fortress, a prison, a residency for the Papacy, and as a museum.

The site’s name derives from a legend regarding the 6th century appearance of the Archangel Michael on the roof.