ROBERT HARDMAN: The Cenotaph, our nation's lasting shrine to the Fallen, celebrates centenary
ROBERT HARDMAN: What is striking is that this remains in such fine condition after 100 years of urban filth, not to mention the Blitz.
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Japan’s Empress Masako is elegant as she marks 100th anniversary of Tokyo’s Meiji shrine
Japan’s Empress Masako is elegant in a face mask and white ensemble as she takes part in a ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine Japan’s Empress Masako, 56, visited the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Wednesday The wife of Emperor Naruhito was sombre in an all-white ensemble The Meiji Shrine was … Read more
Thomas Becket’s 800-year-old shrine is digitally brought to life
The 800-year-old shrine of the murdered 12th century Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, has been brought back to life in a stunning digital reconstruction. A CGI film of the shrine at Canterbury Cathedral uses new evidence to show how it would have likely appeared before its destruction almost 500 years ago in the carnage of … Read more
Sir Thomas Becket’s 800-year-old shrine is digitally brought to life
The 800-year-old shrine of the murdered 12th century Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir Thomas Becket, has been brought back to life in a stunning digital reconstruction. A CGI film of the shrine at Canterbury Cathedral uses new evidence to show how it would have likely appeared before its destruction almost 500 years ago in the carnage … Read more
Man, 38, destroys Virgin Mary shrine in Mexico because ‘his prayer for a miracle was not answered’
Man, 38, destroys Virgin Mary shrine in Mexico because ‘his prayer for a miracle was not answered’ A parishioner identified as Juan wrecked a Virgin Mary religious embroidered artwork that was covered by a glass case at a church in Mexico The suspect, identified by Guadalajara police as Jorge, threw two rocks and broke the glass protecting Our … Read more