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A Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010 aerial photo provided by The American Red Cross shows the flattened cathedral in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, seen during a joint Red Cross Red Crescent/ECHO (European Community Humanitarian Organization) aerial assessment mission. The damage from Tuesday’s devastating earthquake is clearly visible. (AP Photo/American Red Cross)

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St. Peter and St. Poul Cathedral are seen in St. Petersburg, Russia, late Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010. The region’s temperatures on Sunday dropped to -20° C (-4° F). (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

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Riga Dome Cathedral:

Riga Cathedral

Riga Cathedral (Latvian: Rīgas Doms) is the Protestant Cathedral in Riga, Latvia. Built near the Daugava River in 1211 by Albert of Riga, it is considered the largest medieval church in the Baltic states.

Built in the beginning of 13th century, it was modified several times along its history. David Caspari was rector of the cathedral’s school in the late 17th century. His son Georg Caspari also served at the cathedral.

It is often known in English as the Dome Cathedral, although it has no dome. The nickname comes from the Latvian and German words Dom(s) meaning “cathedral”.

Certainly one of the most recognizable landmarks in Latvia, the Cathedral is featured in or the subject of paintings, photographs and television travelogues.

Pipe Organ

The organ of the Riga Cathedral was built by the company E.F. Walcker & Sons in 1882-83, and it was inaugurated on 31 January 1884. The organ has 4 manual keyboards and a pedalboard. It plays 116 voices, 124 stops, 144 ranks, and 6,718 pipes. It includes 18 combinations and General Crescendo.

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Brasilia

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasília

This Oscar Niemeyer projecto was inaugurated in 1970. It has 16 columns of reinforced concrete each 40-meters high. The altar was donated by Pope paul VI, who also blessed the 12-meters metal cross on the top of the Cathedral. The stained glass side panels were designed by Marianne Peretti. Inside are such itens as: Via Dolorosa by Di Cavalcanti, 3 angels cast in aluminum alloy by Alfredo Ceschiatti and Dante Croci, and replicas of Michelangelo´s Pietà and the Holy Shroud of Turin.

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