Llandaff Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral and parish church in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, head of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. It is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul and three Welsh saints: Dubricius (Welsh: Dyfrig), Teilo and Oudoceus (Welsh: Euddogwy). It is one […]
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Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. Norman invaders built the original motte and bailey castle in the late 11th century on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort. The castle was commissioned by either William the Conqueror or Robert Fitzhamon and formed the heart […]
Cardiff Bay (Welsh: Bae Caerdydd; colloquially “The Bay”) is an area and freshwater lake in Cardiff, Wales. The site of a former tidal bay and estuary is the river mouth of the River Taff and Ely. The body of water was converted into a 500-acre (2.0 km2) lake as part of a UK Government redevelopment […]
Canton (Welsh: Treganna) is an inner-city district and community west of Cardiff, the capital of Wales, lying 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the city’s civic centre. It is located adjacent to Pontcanna, Cardiff. Canton is one of the most ethnically diverse Cardiff’s suburbs, with a significant Pakistani and Indian population. The total population of […]
Jousting is a medieval and renaissance martial game or hastilude between two combatants on horse or foot. The joust became an iconic characteristic of the knight in Romantic medievalism. The term is derived from the Old French poster, ultimately from the Latin mixture, “to approach, to meet”. The word was loaned into Middle English around […]
St Fagans National Museum of History (/ˈfæɡənz/ FAG-ənz; Welsh: Sain Ffagan: Amgueddfa Werin Cymru), commonly referred to as St Fagans after the village where it is located is an open-air museum in Cardiff chronicling the historical lifestyle, culture, and architecture of the Welsh people. The museum is part of the broader network of Amgueddfa Cymru […]