Le Roi du Monde
Plaatsen in Europa.
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Hereford Cathedral houses the Mappa Mundi and the Chained Library. Its community describes a continuous history of worship and shared work extending for more than 1,300 years. The institution combines its Christian religious role with the presentation of these collections.
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Lacock is a village in Wiltshire with a central grid of four streets. The National Trust describes its historic cottages and shops and lists routes through the village. Lacock Abbey is a separate visitor site within the wider settlement.
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Pembrokeshire Coast National Park includes coastline and the Preseli Hills in West Wales. The Pembrokeshire Coast Path extends for 186 miles through a landscape of cliffs, beaches and estuaries. The authority’s description places these coastal settings alongside countryside and wildlife.
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Welsh architect Clough Williams-Ellis built Portmeirion between 1925 and 1973. He acquired the Aber Iâ estate in 1925 for his proposed village. The site included cliffs, an estuary, woods, streams and older buildings; he converted the shore-side house into a hotel.
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Robin Hood’s Bay is an old fishing village on the Heritage Coast of the North York Moors. Its settlement includes narrow, twisting cobbled streets and alleyways. The surrounding coast has a sandy beach and rock pools.
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The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh began near Holyrood Abbey in 1670 as a physic garden growing medicinal plants. The move to its present Inverleith setting began in 1820. The Edinburgh visitor collection includes the Rock Garden, Alpine Houses, Woodland Garden and Chinese Hillside, alongside rhododendrons and Scottish native plants in the Heath Garden.
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Wells Cathedral's present building was begun around 1175 on a new site north of an older minster church. Its west front retains about 300 medieval statues. The scissor arches were constructed between 1338 and 1348 as a response to instability in the tower structure.
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Worcester Cathedral’s present building was begun in 1084 and is dedicated to Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary. The cathedral describes a history of Christian worship and prayer extending over fourteen centuries. Worship continues as its principal purpose.
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