We have New York, but England has old York, one of the country’s top tourist destinations outside of London. The town offers ...

The town is renowned for its 11th century court, imposing Michaelsberg Abbey, and scores of ... and some of the best preserved medieval architecture in all of Europe. Read more: 25 Gorgeous ...

About 60,000 sandbags were used to protect immoveable royal and medieval tombs ... On VE (Victory in Europe) Day, 8th May 1945, short services of thanksgiving were held every hour in the Abbey from ...

From the ambulatory and crypt of the church of the Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis ... by highlighting key objects in some of the most famous medieval collections in North America and Europe: Metropolitan ...

This medieval church, graced by many royal weddings and coronations, offers a magnificent peek at London's far-reaching history. Westminster Abbey is generally busy – and the staff keeps you ...

High above the Abbey floor, the Galleries in the beautiful 13th century triforium display our greatest treasures and tell the story of our thousand-year history. The Galleries are in a medieval space ...

This decoration makes this building an exceptional testimony to medieval tradition when churches were painted. Criterion (i): The Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe is a masterpiece of the ...

The site - which also comprises the small medieval Church of Saint Margaret, built in Perpendicular Gothic style, and Westminster Abbey, where all the sovereigns since the 11th century have been ...

Fountains Abbey, near Ripon, was targeted at about 23:30 GMT on Sunday, according to North Yorkshire Police. Oil-based white paint was used to write "don't steal drugs" on medieval plasterwork at ...