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When the capital of Spain was transferred from Toledo to Madrid in 1561, the seat of the Church in Spain remained in Toledo.
The Catedral de la Almudena‘s construction began in 1879, but the cathedral was not completed until 1993, when it was consecrated by Pope John Paul II. The cathedral seems to have been built on the site of a medieval mosque that was destroyed in 1085 when Alfonso VI conquered Madrid.
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Saffron Hill is the name of a street in the south eastern corner of the London Borough of Camden, between Farringdon Road and Hatton Garden. The name of the street derives from the fact that it was at one time part of an estate on which saffron grew. Source: Wikipedia
Saffron was grown in the gardens of John Kirby, Treasurer of the Realm, who acquired land here in 1272. Saffron was used in cooking to cover the taste of rancid meat. Source: What’s in a Street Name (Antony Badsey-Ellis)
The Oceanarium in Lisbon, Portugal (Portuguese: Oceanário de Lisboa) is an aquarium dedicated to the ocean. It is located in the Parque das Nações, which was the exhibition grounds for the Expo ’98.
The main exhibit is a 1,000-square-metre (11,000 sq ft), 5,000-cubic-metre (180,000 cu ft) tank with four large 49-square-metre (530 sq ft) acrylic windows on its sides, and smaller focus windows strategically located around it to make sure it is a constant component throughout the exhibit space.
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Cinelândia is the popular name of a major public square in the centre of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its official name is Praça Floriano Peixoto, in honour of the second president of Brazil, Floriano Peixoto.
In 1911 Spanish entrepreneur Francisco Serrador built a series of tall buildings that concentrated the best cinemas of the city. It was due to these theatres that the area became popularly known as Cinelândia (“Cinema land”).
Most of the cinemas are now closed, but the region around Cinelândia is still a lively spot in Rio thanks to its bars, restaurants and cultural attractions.
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Oslo is a county and municipality, as well as the capital and largest city in Norway. It was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838.
According to the Norse sagas, Oslo was founded around 1049 by King Harald Hardråde. Recent archaeological research has uncovered Christian burials from before 1000, evidence of a preceding urban settlement.
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More about Oslo on my travel blog ©JKScatena: “Oslo spending only a few crowns” (translated via Google Translate)
Lambeth Bridge is a road traffic and footbridge crossing the River Thames in an east-west direction in central London, England.
The most conspicuous colour in the bridge’s paint scheme is red, the same colour as the leather benches in the House of Lords which is at the southern end of the Palace of Westminster nearest the bridge. This is in contrast to Westminster Bridge which is predominantly green, the same colour as the benches in the House of Commons at the northern end of the Houses of Parliament.
The current structure, a five-span steel arch, designed by engineer Sir George Humphreys and architect Sir Reginald Blomfield, was built by Dorman Long and opened on 19 July 1932 by King George V.
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