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A Beautiful Culture

@abeautifulcult1

Residing in England's green and pleasant land.
The beauty of British & European culture.
Art, architecture, classical music, wildlife & history.
No politics.

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Ben Maton visits rural English churches and plays the organs in them. Wonderful filming of the English countryside, poetry, readings and music. I find his videos very calming. youtube.com/watch?v=9ieFiY…

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The Black Friar is a Grade II listed pub on Queen Victoria St in Blackfriars, London 🇬🇧 Built in about 1875 on the site of a former medieval Dominican friary, & then remodelled in about 1905 by the architect Herbert Fuller-Clark. The building was nearly demolished during a phase

The Black Friar is a Grade II listed pub on Queen Victoria St in Blackfriars, London 🇬🇧
Built in about 1875 on the site of a former medieval Dominican friary, & then remodelled in about 1905 by the architect Herbert Fuller-Clark.
The building was nearly demolished during a phase
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What little girl would not love this beautiful French Mignonette (diminutive small) doll in her original presentation box. It came with an extensive trousseau and was created around 1900. Embroiderers' Guild of Victoria.

What little girl would not love this beautiful French Mignonette (diminutive small) doll in her original presentation box. It came with an extensive trousseau and was created around 1900.  
Embroiderers' Guild of Victoria.
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Seton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 History Highlights: - 12th c Built by the Seton family. - 14th c Captured by the English. - 15th c Rebuilt and expanded. - 16th c Served as a prison and military barracks. - 17th c Restored and opened to the public.

Seton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 
 History Highlights:
- 12th c Built by the Seton family.
- 14th c Captured by the English.
- 15th c Rebuilt and expanded.
- 16th c Served as a prison and military barracks.
- 17th  c Restored and opened to the public.
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A narrowboat glides across the stunning Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, the world’s highest canal aqueduct, offering breathtaking views over the Welsh countryside as it carries the Llangollen Canal across the River Dee valley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

A narrowboat glides across the stunning Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, the world’s highest canal aqueduct, offering breathtaking views over the Welsh countryside as it carries the Llangollen Canal across the River Dee valley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Photo of the comet called Tsuchinshan-Atlas or Comet A3, not seen in our skies for 80k years. Photobombed by Elon Musk's Starlink satellites. Photo credit Bryn Ditheridge

Photo of the comet called Tsuchinshan-Atlas or Comet A3, not seen in our skies for 80k years. Photobombed by Elon Musk's Starlink satellites. 
Photo credit Bryn Ditheridge
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NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE // One of England's Greatest Hymns Played by the wonderful Ben Maton. Follow his youtube channel if you like seeing the English countryside, visiting old churches and hearing Ben playing the organ. youtube.com/watch?v=6HWNst…

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Painting is believed to be Epipaleolithic & is estimated to be around 8k years old. It depicts a human figure foraging honey: it's the earliest known depiction of bees & the oldest evidence of honey consumption by Homo sapiens. At Coves de l'Aranya, a group of caves in the

Painting is believed to be Epipaleolithic & is estimated to be around 8k years old.
It depicts a human figure foraging honey: it's the earliest known depiction of bees & the oldest evidence of honey consumption by Homo sapiens.
At Coves de l'Aranya, a group of caves in the
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Judaea Capta coins were a series of commemorative coins originally issued by the Roman Emperor Vespasian to celebrate the capture of Judaea and the destruction of the Second Jewish Temple by his son Titus in 70 CE during the First Jewish Revolt.

Judaea Capta coins were a series of commemorative coins originally issued by the Roman Emperor Vespasian to celebrate the capture of Judaea and the destruction of the Second Jewish Temple by his son Titus in 70 CE during the First Jewish Revolt.