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British High Commissioner, Vicki Treadell viewing the exhibition with Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tony Smith and President of the Senate, Scott Ryan. Background, Tania Zora, the curator of the exhibition. Photo: Penny Bradfield AUSPIC/DPS THIS week marks the 80th anniversary of the worst bombing raid of the London Blitz, and the “Blitz Relics”, which were incorporated into the New Parliament House building, are all on display together outside the Parliament House theatre to mark the occasion. “The Blitz” was a seven-hour attack that destroyed Britain’s House of Commons ...

© SergiyN/Shutterstock.com Belgium declared its independence in 1830, though its history stretches back much further. These 11 unique buildings provide snapshots of the country’s trajectory through time. Earlier versions of the descriptions of these buildings first appeared in 1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die , edited by Mark Irving (2016). Writers’ names appear in parentheses. Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp This Gothic building—built between 1353 and 1533—replaced an earlier Romanesque church on the site. Its 405-feet-high (123 m) north tower was completed in 1518 and wa...