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The most spectacular church in every single state in the US... 🧵

1. Alabama: Cathedral of Saint Paul, Birmingham (1893)

2. Alaska: Church of the Holy Ascension, Unalaska (1826)

3. Arizona: Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson (1797)

4. Arkansas: Thorncrown Chapel, Eureka Springs (1980)

5. California: Saint Sophia Cathedral, L.A. (1952)

6. Colorado: Chapel on the Rock, Allenspark (1936)

7. Connecticut: St. Mary's Church, Stamford (1928)

8. Delaware: St. Ann’s Church, Wilmington (1887)

9. Florida: Memorial Presbyterian Church, St. Augustine (1889)

10. Georgia: Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist, Savannah (1876)

11. Hawaii: St. Benedict's Painted Church, Honaunau (1902)

12. Idaho: Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Boise (1921)

13. Illinois: St. John Cantius Church, Chicago (1898)

14. Indiana: The Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame (1888)

15. Iowa: Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville (1889)

16. Kansas: Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria (1911)

17. Kentucky: Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington (1901)

18. Louisiana: St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans (1850s)

19. Maine: Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Lewiston (1936)

20. Maryland: Baltimore Basilica (1821)

21. Massachusetts: Trinity Church, Boston (1877)

22. Michigan: Sweetest Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church, Detroit (1893)

23. Minnesota: Cathedral of St. Paul, Saint Paul (1915)

24. Mississippi: St. Mary Basilica, Natchez (1882)

25. Missouri: Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, St. Louis (1914)

26. Montana: Cathedral of Saint Helena, Helena (1908)

27. Nebraska: St. Cecilia Cathedral, Omaha (1905)

28. Nevada: St. Mary in the Mountains, Virginia City (1876)

29. New Hampshire: St. Mary and Archangel Michael Church, Nashua (1898)

30. New Jersey: Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark (1954)

31. New Mexico: Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe (1878)

32. New York: St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC (1878)

33. North Carolina: Duke University Chapel, Durham (1935)

34. North Dakota: St. Stanislaus Church, Warsaw (1900)

35. Ohio: Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains, Cincinnati (1845)

36. Oklahoma: Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, Tulsa (1929)

37. Oregon: St. Mary Catholic Church, Mt. Angel (1912)

38. Pennsylvania: Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia (1864)

39. Rhode Island: The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence (1889)

40. South Carolina: Unitarian Church, Charleston (1787)

41. South Dakota: Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Sioux Falls (1919)

42. Tennessee: Cathedral of the Incarnation, Nashville (1914)

43. Texas: Alamo Church, San Antonio (1724)

44. Utah: Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City (1909)

45. Vermont: Stowe Community Church (1863)

46. Virginia: St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Roanoke (1902)

47. Washington: St. James Cathedral, Seattle (1907)

48. West Virginia: Saint Joseph's Cathedral, Wheeling (1926)

49. Wisconsin: Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Erin (1931)

50. Wyoming: Chapel of the Transfiguration, Grand Teton National Park (1925)

Not a state of course, but Washington D.C. needs a mention:

Washington National Cathedral (1988)

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This weekend, the resurrected Notre-Dame finally reopens — but why is it so significant?

Well, it wasn't just priceless artworks and manuscripts rescued from the fire in 2019.

A truly extraordinary object is kept inside... (thread) 🧵

The Notre-Dame was built on the ancient, spiritual core of Paris — the Île de la Cité.

180 years after the cornerstone was laid in 1163, one of the world's tallest structures was completed.

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The Great Pyramid is the oldest of the 7 Wonders of the World — and yet it's the only one still standing.

So what happened to the other six?

Here's what we know about them... (thread) 🧵

An "official" list of wonders was proposed by Greek writers like Antipater of Sidon over 2,000 years ago.

These lists survive to this day, and though they vary slightly, they tend to include the following seven...

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Back then, Alexandria was a crucial trade port — the gateway to the Mediterranean. Its lighthouse was 400 feet tall, the world's second tallest structure after the Great Pyramid...

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Nov 26

At the end of the Roman Empire, inflation was out of control.

Huge state spending required endless money "printing" — until an entire bag of coins couldn't buy a sack of wheat.

Here's how inflation (and taxes) brought the empire to its knees... (thread) 🧵

Rome's monetary system required continual looting of silver and gold from conquered lands to supply its coinage.

But when the expansion of the empire stopped, wealth stopped flowing into the treasury...

To maintain territories and conquer new ones, a massive army was required.

By the mid 2nd century AD, half a million soldiers were on the payroll — 70% of the total budget.

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Nov 25

Why is this one of the most famous portraits in history?

Partly, because it isn't actually a portrait. The girl you're looking at isn't real — nor is her earring.

Look closely and you'll realize it's all an illusion... (thread) 🧵

The "Girl with a Pearl Earring" is often called "the Mona Lisa of the North", owing to its famed status and mysterious qualities.

But just who is the girl, and why is she so famous?

Dutch master Johannes Vermeer painted her 150 years after the Mona Lisa, but she's every bit as enigmatic.

Is she turning away or about to face us? What do her semi-open lips suggest she's about to say?

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Nov 20

America was founded to be the true successor of Ancient Rome.

But most don't know how deep the parallels run: from its grid plans to its constitution.

Here's why we still live in Rome — and why it won't collapse this time… (thread) 🧵

It's no secret the American Founders sought to emulate and perfect the Roman Republic.

They chose for their seal an eagle — Rome's symbol of wisdom and power — but one indigenous to North America.

They also made an important logo change: America's eagle clutches an olive branch.

The power of peace was central to the American ideal, as it was in Rome's founding myth (the olive branch extended by Aeneas in Virgil's Aeneid).

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C.S. Lewis, one of the 20th century's top intellectuals, considered himself too smart for Christianity.

So how, at age 32, did he suddenly become one of its greatest advocates?

He was struck by a strange feeling — and something Tolkien said to him late at night… (thread) 🧵

C.S. Lewis's conversion didn't begin suddenly. He first began to feel a deep longing, pointing him to seek out the most beautiful things in life: music, art, romance.

And yet, nothing he could find completely satisfied it...

He called this profound longing "joy", and intuited:

"If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world."

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