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The Old Jewish Cemetery lies in the Josefov, the Jewish Quarter of Prague in the Czech Republic. It was in use from the early 15th century (the oldest preserved tombstone, the one of Avigdor Kara, dates back to 1439) until 1787. Its ancestor was a cemetery called "The Jewish Garden", which was found in archaeological excavations under the Vladislavova street, New Town...
The Old New Synagogue situated in Josefov, Prague, Czech Republic, is Europe's oldest active synagogue with the Scolanova Synagogue in Italy. It is also the oldest surviving medieval synagogue of twin nave design.
Completed in 1270 in gothic style, it was one of Prague's first gothic buildings. A still older Prague synagogue, known as the Old Synagogue, was demolished...
Old North Church (officially, Christ Church in the City of Boston), at 193 Salem Street, in the North End of Boston, is the location from which the famous "One if by land, and two if by sea" signal is said to have been sent. This phrase is related to Paul Revere's midnight ride, of April 18, 1775, which preceded the Battles of Lexington and Concord during the American...
The Old Protestant Cemetery, located close to the Casa Garden, was established by the British East India Company in 1821 in Macau in response to a lack of burial sites for Protestants in the Roman Catholic Portuguese colony.
It is the last resting place of the artist George Chinnery, missionaries Robert Morrison and Samuel Dyer (his wife Maria is buried at the Old Pro...
Old Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception is a proto-cathedral and parish of the Roman Catholic Church in San Francisco, California. It's the first Catholic cathedral West of the Rockies.
The cathedral is located on the corner of Grant Avenue and California Street. The church is named for Mary, the Mother of Jesus, under the title of the Immaculate Conc...
Old St Boniface Church, Bonchurch is a parish church in the Church of England located in Bonchurch, Isle of Wight.
The nave and chancel dates from the 11th century, with the bell cote dating from the 16th century as does the bell. The south porch was added in the 19th century. It was replaced by St Boniface Church, Bonchurch in 1848 but despite contemporary discussion...
Old St Joseph's in the Citadel is a Roman Catholic Church located in the medieval walled Cittadella in Victoria, Gozo, Malta.
Records show that a chapel already existed on the site during the mid 16th century. In fact, when inquisitor Pietro Dusina visited the Citadel he recalled that there were four churches dedicated to St Lawrence, St Nicholas, St John the Baptist...
Auld St Peter's Kirk is a ruined parish church on Wilson Lane, in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. Dedicated to Saint Peter, it dates to at least 1125, and at one time was the principal church for the county, administered by the Bishops of Caithness. It became a scheduled monument in 1929 and from 1975 until 2016 it was also a Category A listed building.
The church of Thu...
Old Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in the Kazimierz district of Kraków, Poland. It is the oldest synagogue building still standing in Poland, and one of the most precious landmarks of Jewish architecture in Europe. Until the German invasion of Poland in 1939, it was one of the most important synagogues in the city as well as the main religious, socia...
St. Olaf’s Church or St. Olav's Church (Estonian:Oleviste kirik) in Tallinn, Estonia, is believed to have been built in the 12th century and to have been the centre for old Tallinn's Scandinavian community before Denmark conquered Tallinn in 1219. Its dedication relates to King Olaf II of Norway (a.k.a. Saint Olaf, 995–1030). The first known written record...
Oloron Cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Marie d'Oloron-Sainte-Marie), now St. Mary's Church (French:Eglise Sainte-Marie), is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral located in the town of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiquesdépartementof France
Construction was started in the 12th century by Gaston IV, Viscount of Béarn....
The Olympic Distance Triathlon, sometimes referred to as an International Distance Triathlon is a 1.5 kilometer swim followed by a 40 kilometer bike ride and then a 10 kilometer run. These intermediate races attract elite athletes, triathletes training for Ironman distance events and fitness buffs looking for alternative exercise options. Olympic Distance Triathlons a...
Ōminesan-ji (Ōminesan-ji) is an important temple of the Shugendō religion in the village of Tenkawa, Yoshino district, Nara prefecture, Japan. It is located at the Sanjōgatake peak of Mount Ōmine. Along with Kinpusen-ji, it is considered the most important temple in Shugendō. From the early Heian period to the present, women have been prohibited from entering the sacr...
One Mile Open Ocean Swims are regular stand-alone events staged around the world and sometimes part of triathlons. Swimming a mile in the Ocean presents challenges beyond just the endurance required to complete a one mile swim, including swells, waves, wind, currents, rip tides and variable water temperature. The one thing that makes swimming in the ocean somewhat eas...
In a 50 meter pool, a 1 mile swim is achieved by completing 32 lengths or 16 laps of the pool without stopping to rest. If the pool you are using is 25 meters long then the lengths and laps must be doubled. While not an overly long distance, a 1 mile swim will take an hour, or so to complete for most novice swimmers. Most swim coaches believe they can take even a begi...