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Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)

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Khor Virap (near Lusarat, Ararat Province, Armenia)

+ A beautiful Armenian monastery, within view of Mount Ararat, sits on the site of a former prison dungeon dug deep into the ground. The name of the place today, Khor Virap, translates as “deep dungeon.”

In the early 4th century, after more than a decade in this dark pit, St. Gregory the Illuminator emerged and helped to bring Christianity to Armenia. The monastery (and the pit) are now one of the country’s most visited pilgrimage sites.

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Sacré-Cœur (Paris, France)

+ This beautiful 19th century basilica is a free interpretation of Romano-Byzantine architecture, and it was constructed as a form of penitence by the Roman Catholics in France for the moral decline of the nation in the century since the French Revolution.

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Schönbrunn Palace (Vienna, Austria)

+ The summer home of the Habsburg royal family for three centuries, this 1,441 room Baroque palace is arguably the most beautiful in Europe.

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Royal Albert Hall (London, U.K.)

+ This Victorian era concert hall, named as a memorial to the Queen’s then late husband Albert, is designed in a beautiful Italianate architectural style. The building remains one of the most famous concert halls in the U.K.

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Painted Ladies (San Francisco, CA)

+ “Painted ladies” is a term used to describe the brightly painted Victorian and Edwardian homes in San Francisco, CA.

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Tippecanoe Place (South Bend, Indiana)

+ This Richardsonian Romanesque Gilded Age mansion was built for the famous automobile magnate, Clement Studebaker.

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Sainte-Chapelle (Paris, France)

+ Built by Saint King Louis IX, this royal chapel was built to house the Crown of Thorns. The relic eventually relocated to Notre Dame, nearby, but the gothic chapel, with unbelievable art and stained glass remains one of the world’s most beautiful places.

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John’s Lane Church (Dublin, Ireland)

+ This 19h century French Gothic Revival church features the tallest steeple in Dublin, and a lot of beautiful art and stained glass.

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Marienburg Castle (Hanover, Germany)