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20090521_Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_Church.JPG
Built by the Knights of Malta in the 14th century, this monastery and its grounds were renovated and rebuilt in the 1920s.

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Trees frame the walkways through the settlement at Filerimos.

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A much earlier settlement, called Ialyssos, had its own Acropolis here on Rhodes.

20090521_Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_StationOfTheCross.JPG
When Italians occupied this island in the 1920s, they tried to improve the grounds at Filerimos. They built a walk to Calvary, with stations of the cross leading to a large cross overlooking the island. (If you look closely, you'll see that the text…

20090522_Greece_Santorini_Oia_AnastasiChurch.JPG
One of the most photographed spots in Oia, the blue domes on the white churches stand out against the Mediterranean Sea.

20090526_England_London_Thames_StPaul.JPG
This photograph of St. Paul's was taken from the opposing side of the Thames River along the Embankment.

20090526_England_London_Thames_StPaul_MilleniumBridge.JPG
London has become a city of old and new, juxtaposing old buildings like St. Paul's Cathedral, built just after the Great Fire of London in 1666, with the Millenium Bridge in the foreground, which opened in 2000.

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For such a large building in a busy city, Westminster has spaces that have been carved out for reflection.

20160923_England_Oxford_UniversityChurchOfStMaryTheVirgin_Statue.JPG
The church has a narrow parapet where one can circle around the roof and see the city of Oxford below. Here, you see a Renaissance-era statue overlooking All Souls College in the background.

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We admittedly came to see this church because its roof has excellent views of the city of Oxford.
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