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European landmarks and their stories, from Welsh castles and Pripyat's ruins to Genoa's Ponte Morandi and Hitler's Kehlsteinhaus, with the UK in focus.

Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK

April 13, 2015

Tintern Abbey was founded by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow, on May 9, 1131. Situated on the River Wye in Monmouthshire, it was only the second Cistercian fo…

Exeter Catacombs

April 6, 2015

In the early 1800s, the city of Exeter in the South west of England saw a significant rise in population, and as a result, the city’s cemeteries began to rapidl…