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The Great Church - Stockholm - Sweden
Storkyrkan, is a rectangular brick church consecrated in 1306, that is technically Stockholm's cathedral - the monarchs of Sweden are married and crowned here. The Baroque interior is marvellous, with an animated fifteenth-century sculpture of St George and the Dragon, and - perhaps more impressive - the royal pews, more like golden billowing thrones, and a monumental black and silver altarpiece.
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Unknown Castle - Prague - Czech
On the basis of archeological research and the oldest written sources it is thought that Prague Castle was founded around the year 880 by Prince Borivoj of the house of Premyslides. The early medieval castle site was fortified with a moat and a rampart of clay and stones. The first walled building was the church of Our Lady. Other churches, dedicated to St. George and St. Vitus, were founded in the first half of the 10th century. From the 10th century Prague Castle was not only the seat of the head of state, the princes and later kings, but also of the highest representative of church, the Prague bishop. The first convent in Bohemia was also founded in the grounds of Prague Castle, a convent next to the church of St. George for the order of Benedictine nuns.
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