The San Fernando Cathedral is located in downtown San Antonio, near the river walk. This cathedral was established in 1731 by the Canary/Spanish Islanders, who sought to build their own place of worship. It is also known as the Church of Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria y Guadalupe, the oldest cathedral in the United States. Still functions as a Catholic cathedral holding mass, sacraments, confession, baptisms, weddings and more. It holds a memorial and tomb of heroes of the Alamo. It is open to the public for viewing.

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The Community Christian church building in Garden Grove is better known as The Crystal Cathedral. The building, designed by architect Philip Johnson, was completed in 1981 and seats 2,736 people. It is the largest glass building in the world. Unique building composed of 10,000 panes of glass forming a four-pointed star. Crystal Cathedral was created as a preaching and speaking church platform for Rev. Robert H. Schuller. Cathedral is the home base for the international Crystal Cathedral Ministries, including a congregation of over 10,000 members and the internationally televised Hour of Power.

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St. Isaac’s is the world’s third largest domed cathedral and the first monument you see of the city if you arrive by ship. Isaakievsky Sobor is the largest Russian Orthodox cathedral in the city. Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia, a patron saint of Peter the Great. It’s main dome rises 101,5 meters and is plated with pure gold. The exterior is faced with gray and red stone, and features a total 112 red granite columns with Corinthian capitals. Its interior is as awesome and decoration includes sculpture, painting polished stone, gifting, mosaic, stained-glass windows.

Location: 1, Isaakievskaia Ploschad.
Open: Thursday to Tuesday, 11am to 7pm, last admission is at 6pm
Cost: 250 Roubles for cathedral, 80 Roubles for colonnade
N.B.! No photography or video-filming is allowed in the Cathedral or at the Colonnade.

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Notre-Dame de Bayeux is one of the masterpieces of Romanesque and Gothic architecture, situated in the town of Bayeux in Normandy. It is 23km west of Caen. It is the residence of the Bishop of Bayeux. It was designated as a national monument of France in 1862. The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the treasures of the medieval cathedral, is a strip of linen, 64.38 metres in length, embroidered with wool thread dyed in eight colours: Dark blue, Blue-green, Grey-blue, Light green, Dark green, Tan, Buff, Yellow.

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