Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Salisbury Cathedral

Submitted by: Page (from Orange County, CA, USA)

Country: United Kingdom
Sovereign state: England
City: Salisbury
Location: Salisbury Cathedral [map]
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Salisbury Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral built between 1220 and 1258. It contains the tallest church spire in the United Kingdom, at 404 feet (123 meters), largest cloister and largest cathedral close in Britain at 80 acres (320,000 square meters), world's oldest working clock (since AD 1386) and has the best surviving of the four original copies of the Magna Carta.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Notre Dame Cathedral

Submitted by: Page (from Orange County, CA, USA)

Country: France
Region: Île-de-France
City: Paris
Location: Notre Dame Cathedral [map]
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Notre Dame Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral that is also the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris (home to the Archbishop of Paris). Its construction started in 1163 and it was completed in 1345.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Glasgow Cathedral

Submitted by: Dark Knight (from Southern California, CA, USA)

Country: United Kingdom
Sovereign state: Scotland
City: Glasgow
Location: Glasgow Cathedral [map]
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The Glasgow Cathedral was built in the late 12th century, before the Reformation (making it one of the few medieval churches in Scotland to survive that time period), and is home to the Church of Scotland. Today, it is technically not a cathedral since it has not been home to an archbishop since 1690, but remains a popular worship and tourist site.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria
Location: Christ Church Cathedral [map]
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Christ Church Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Diocese of British Columbia of the Anglican Church of Canada. Originally established in 1856 to improve upon the existing church at Fort Victoria, the current structure was built in 1929 and is currently one of the largest churches in Canada.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Congregation Emanu-El

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria
Location: Congregation Emanu-El [map]
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Built in 1863 during the Fraser Canyon gold rush, Congregation Emanu-El is the oldest surviving synagogue in Canada and the oldest synagogue building on the west coast of North America. The building is now a National Historic Site of Canada.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Saint Peter's Basilica

Submitted by: Dark Knight (from Southern California, CA, USA)

Country: Vatican City
Location: Saint Peter's Basilica [map]
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Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world and is seen as one of the holiest Catholic sites, despite not being the official mother church of the Roman Catholic Church. Groundbreaking took place in 1506 and it was completed in 1626, making it the most prominent building in Vatican City. It is said that the church was built on top of where Saint Peter was buried.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Florence Cathedral

Submitted by: Dark Knight (from Southern California, CA, USA)

Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
City: Florence
Location: Florence Cathedral [map]
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Florence Cathedral is officially known as the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower and commonly known as the "Duomo" of Florence. It was consecrated in 1436 and the three main structures of the cathedral are UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the city's historic square. The church is one of the largest in Italy and its dome was once the largest in the world. It is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence. The site has been home to a cathedral since the 5th century.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Helsinki Cathedral

Submitted by: Callmemochelle (from Anaheim, CA, USA)

Country: Finland
Region: Uusimaa
City: Helsinki
Location: Helsinki Cathedral [map]
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The Helsinki Cathedral was built in 1852 and is an Evangelical Lutheran cathedral of the Diocese of Helsinki; originally it was built as a tribute to Nicholas I, the Tsar of Russia, and was named after him until Finland's independence in 1917. The cathedral received 350,000 visitors annually, making it one of Finland's top tourist attractions in addition to being one of the major landmarks of Helsinki.

Person(s) in photo: submitter

Location formerly known as:

• St. Nicholas Church (1852-1917)
  

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Salt Lake Temple

Submitted by: Callmemochelle (from Anaheim, CA, USA)

Country: United States
State: Utah
City: Salt Lake City
Location: Salt Lake Temple [map]
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The Salt Lake Temple is the most famous temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It plays a role as the centerpiece of Temple Square, which forms the basis of the street naming and layout system of Salt Lake City.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: International Buddhist Temple

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Richmond
Location: International Buddhist Temple [map]
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The International Buddhist Temple opened in 1983 and was the first one of many to eventually open in the Metro Vancouver area. One of the largest Buddhist temples in North America, its design was inspired by the Forbidden City and contains the largest Gautama Buddha statue in North America.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Vancouver British Columbia Temple

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Langley
Location: Vancouver British Columbia Temple [map]
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Vancouver British Columbia Temple is the a temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; it is the first one in British Columbia and seventh one in Canada. Currently it is their newest temple, until the future opening of the Calgary Alberta Temple.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Temple of Heaven

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: China
Province: Municipality of Beijing
District: Dongcheng District
Location: Temple of Heaven [map]
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The Temple of Heaven is a Taoist building complex, which served as the ceremonial ground for emperors from the Qing and Ming Dynasties to pray for a good harvest. Built in the early 1400s, every aspect of its construction was decided according to the alignment of the planets, the seasons and the hours in the day.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Myeongdong Cathedral

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: South Korea
Province: Seoul Special City
District: Jung-gu
Location: Myeongdong Cathedral [map]
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Myeondong Cathedral was built in the 1890s is officially known as the Cathedral Church of the Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Myeongdong and is the official cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Seoul. It is one of the earliest Catholic structures in Korea. In additional to religious activities, it was also been home to political protests during the 1980s and 1990s.

Location formerly known as:

• Jonghyeon Cathedral (1898-1910)
  
• Catholic Church (1910-1945)
  

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Giant Wild Goose Pagoda

Submitted by: Larry J. (from Los Angeles, CA, USA)

Country: China
Province: Shaanxi
City: Xian
Location: Giant Wild Goose Pagoda [map]
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The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda is a Buddhist pagoda built in 652 during the Tang Dynasty, one of the strongest dynasties in Chinese history. It was originally 5 stories tall (it currently has 7 stories) before it was rebuilt in 704 during Empress Wu Zetian's rule and renovated during the Ming Dynasty. In front of the pagoda is a statue of Xuanzang, a monk who brought China and India together during the Tang Dynasty.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Tian Tan "Giant" Buddha

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Hong Kong S.A.R.
District: Islands District
Location: Tian Tan Buddha ("Giant Buddha") [map]
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The Tian Tan Buddha on Lantau Island is commonly known as the "Giant Buddha" and is formerly the world's largest and tallest giant bronze Buddha statue. It is adjacent to an authentic Buddhist monastery and is reachable by bus or the Ngong Ping 360 cable car.