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Notre Dame Basilica
Montreal, Canada
Notre Dame Basilica is one of Montreal’s most beautiful buildings. The parish housed in the church dates back to 1657, but by the start of the nineteenth century had outgrown its building. Notre Dame Basilica was built between 1824 and 1829, and was consecrated in 1828. It was designed by Irish-American architect James O’Donnell. A Protestant, O’Donnell converted to Catholi...
Notre Dame de Paris (Cathedral of Notre Dame)
Paris, France
The Notre Dame cathedral is one of the city's oldest churches. In the twelfth century, Paris was growing and consolidating its power as France’s capital. The new bishop, Maurice de Sully, decided to build a new cathedral. Construction began in 1163, and it was not finished until the mid-1300s. Notre Dame is one of the earliest examples of Gothic architecture and its trademark flying ...
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
The Art Institute of Chicago started as the Chicago Academy of Design and was founded by a group of 35 artists in 1866. The academy was profitable, but struggled with financing. The current building, built in the Neoclassical style, was built as an art gallery for the Colombian Exhibition and completed in 1893. The museum and art school have continued to grow and expand ever si...
Kids in Tow
Zurich, Switzerland
Switzerland is famous for toys ranging from trains to wooden carved toys and the Zurich Toy Museum and Franz Carl Weber, the toy store, should be part of any visit to the city when you have children in tow. The Zoological Garden – This state-of-the-art zoo will be of great interest to children. Particularly noteworthy are the Madagascar pavilion and the elephant house which is sure to intrigue...