Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King
by Volker Uhl
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Die Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King in Liverpool ist auf den ersten Blick nicht unbedingt als Kirche zu erkennen, sondern erinnert eher an einen Kühlturm oder andere industrielle Gebäude. Je weiter man sich dem Gebäude nähert, desto beeindruckender wird es. Trotz der beeindruckenden Grösse fühlt man sich keineswegs erschlagen oder zuckt ehrfürchtig zusammen, wie es in anderen grossen Kirchen häufig der Fall ist. Es herrscht eine warme Atmosphäre und man fühlt sich selbst als Atheist wirklich willkommen.
The Crypt, Liverpool Metropolitan Roman Catholic Cathedral. Part of the underground labrynth of crypt...
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, to give it its full title, affectionately referr...
Liverpool Metropolitan Roman Catholic Cathedral. Liverpool has two cathedrals ".....We got one to spa...
Die Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King in Liverpool ist auf den ersten Blick nicht unbedingt a...
Liverpool Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral view towards altar facing north. Opened in 1967
View north to the Metropolitan Catholic Cathedral Liverpool UK. South view shows the Anglican Cathedr...
The Crypt, Liverpool Metropolitan Roman Catholic Cathedral. Part of the underground labrynth of crypt...
April 4th 2009 zombies Flash Mob St Georges Hall Liverpool England. Flashmob seems to be the in thing...
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
Text by Steve Smith.
