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The High Altar

Cathedral Day

May 11th 2014
I am still spinning from the sights we saw today. The pictures don't begin to do the cathedral justice but they give an idea. Everything is larger than humungus. The citizens set out to build the most outrageous cathedral of its time. I would have to say they were successful. Seville's Cathedral is the third largest church in Europe and the largest Gothic church in the world. In 1401 the Christ ... read more
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Spanish Flag Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more
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