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Ice skates are boots with blades attached to the bottom, used to propel the bearer across a sheet of ice. They are worn as footwear in many sports, including ice hockey, bandy and figure skating. The first ice skates were made from leg bones of horse, ox or deer, and were attached to feet with leather straps. A pole with a sharp metal spike was used for pushing the sk...
The Id Kah mosque (Place of Festivities) is a mosque located in Kashgar, Xinjiang, in the western People's Republic of China.
It is the largest mosque in China. Every Friday, it houses nearly 10,000 worshippers and may accommodate up to 20,000.
The mosque was built by Saqsiz Mirza in ca. 1442 (although it incorporated older structures dating back to 996) and covers 16...
Ierusalema Hou Church is the only church in remote Hālawa Valley, and its members used to travel almost 30 miles for services each week. It’s a cute, tiny building, built by the current members’ grandparents in 1948.
The Church of the Immaculate Conception was originally built of adobe by Pedro de Heredia in 1541. Ten years later it was enlarged and masonry replaced much of the adobe, and the straw roof was replaced with tile. Because of its large size it was often regarded as the cathedral of Mompox. Over the years, the original building was restored several times, with the last ...
The Iglesia-Parroquia Matriz de Nuestra Señora de La Concepción (Church of the Immaculate Conception) is a Catholic church located in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Canary Islands, Spain). This church is almost a twin of the Church of the Conception of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It was the first parish was established in Tenerife.
The site o...
The Iglesia-Parroquia Matriz de Nuestra Señora de La Concepción (Church of the Immaculate Conception) is a Catholic church located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). It is the only church in the Canary Islands that has five naves.
This church was built upon the first chapel erected by the Spanish conquistadors after landing on...
The Iglesia de La Matriz del Salvador (The Matriz Church of the Saviour) is a church in the city of Valparaíso, Chile. Located in the heart of the port district (Barrio Puerto) of the city, surrounded by cobblestone streets and houses it has a historical importance in the city and was declared a National Monument of Chile in 1971.
In 1559, the Bishop of Santiag...
Historic 13th-century Catholic church with a unique 12-sided exterior built by the Knights Templar.
Inside the church there are two floors, the upper part of which was used by the Templars to pray. There is a stone altar decorated with arches supported by Solomonic columns.
The exterior of the temple is austere, with little figurative decoration, something atyp...
The San Francisco Church was originally built in 1564 and the convent was founded in 1580 by Fray Francisco Gonzaga. The church is known for its handsome mural which was unfortunately damaged during reconstruction work in 1996. Since then the foundations have been reinforced and restoration is, for the time being, complete.
The church of San Juan de los Caballeros is a building in the Spanish city of Segovia. Once a Catholic temple, it is currently the seat of the Zuloaga Museum.
The church of San Juan de los Caballeros, in Romanesque style , is located in the city of Segovia, capital of the homonymous province, in Castilla y León....
The Iglesia conventual de San Pablo or San Pablo de Valladolid is a church and former convent, of Isabelline style, in the city of Valladolid, in Castile and León, Spain. The church was commissioned by Cardinal Juan de Torquemada between 1445 and 1468. It was subsequently extended and refurbished until 1616. Kings Philip II and Philip IV of Spain were baptized ...
The Iglesia de San Pedro Claver is a church located in Cartagena de Indias, in Colombia. This church and its convent are located in the Plaza de San Pedro Claver.
The church is part of a set of religious buildings that is complemented by the Cloister of San Pedro Claver and the archaeological museum. It was built between 1580 and 1654, under the parameters of colonial...
The Santa Bárbara Church is one of the best-known and most important churches in the city. Completed in 1613, the church has a beautiful baroque bell tower with a balcony. It is decorated with moldings of palm trees, flowers and lions. The tower’s dome is equally baroque, and the church’s three altars are heavily gilded.
Iglesia de Santa María de Betancuria (Mother Church of the Conception) is the main parish of both the Villa de Betancuria and the entire island of Fuerteventura.
Its origins date back to 1410 when the Norman expeditionary Jean IV de Béthencourt ordered the construction of a temple that followed the parameters of the French Gothic style. The building wou...