NOTES: This, the third Freemasons' Hall to be built in Queen Anne Street, is both the headquarters of the United Grand Lodge of England and the principal meeting place for Lodges in London. It was built in 1927-1933 as a memorial to the many Freemasons who died on active service during World War I and was initially known as the Masonic Peace Memorial.
NOTES: These the main doors, completed in 1119, include an image of Oderisius, while the south doors, completed in 1127, are engraved with his signature, 'Factor portarum fuit Oderisius Beneventanus harum'.
NOTES: The original Romanesque church, begun in 967, was damaged by an earthquake in 1117. It was reconstructed in 1120-1138 and completed by the reconstruction of the roof and of the Gothic style apse in 1348.
NOTES: This was originally built as a temple to the goddess Athena in c. 480 BC but was converted into a Christian church in the 7th century and became the city's cathedral soon afterward. The ancient columns were integrated into the new structure. After the earthquake of 1693, a new Baroque facade, designed by Andrea Palma, was added to the cathedral and it was completed in 1753.
NOTES: The original Romanesque church, begun in 967, was damaged by an earthquake in 1117. It was reconstructed in 1120-1138 and completed by the reconstruction of the roof and of the Gothic style apse in 1348.
NOTES: The original Romanesque church, begun in 967, was damaged by an earthquake in 1117. It was reconstructed in 1120-1138 and completed by the reconstruction of the roof and of the Gothic style apse in 1348.