Rivers in St. John's

Answer: The Basilica of St. John the Baptist is a magnificent example of the neo-Gothic of the XIX century with stained glass windows of the Munich workshop Mayer. The Cathedral of the Anglican Diocese was built in 1847 in the style of English perpendicular Gothic. The 1850 Colonial Building combines Renaissance and Classicist elements and was the seat of Newfoundland’s first parliament.

Answer: The bright “rainbow houses” of Jersey City on Hill Street create a picturesque background – this quarter of fishing cottages of the XIX century was reconstructed in the 1970s. The Signal Hill offers panoramas of the city and the Atlantic with the remains of British fortifications from 1762. In the harbor rock traditional wooden boats "dori" against the background of ancient warehouses of local sandstone.

Answer: The Commodore Rooms in the Murray-Premiss Building house a collection of marine artifacts from the Age of Discovery. The 1770s Tower Hill Fort underground tunnel is a rare example of British military engineering in North America. The Memorial University Chapel contains stained glass windows with scenes from the life of the Vikings, created from sketches by David Blackwood.

Answer: It is said that in the basements of the Colonial Building resides the ghost of Judge Fleming, who died under mysterious circumstances in 1880. According to legend, the stone in the foundation of the Basilica of St. John was brought from the place of execution of the namesake saint in Jerusalem. Fishermen believe that the Cape Spear lighthouse points the way to the ghost ships of Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s fallen squadron.

Answer: The Johnson-GEOSENTERUM Discovery Center offers interactive exhibits on Newfoundland geology, including 600 million-year-old rock samples. In the Fishing Museum, children can touch cod fishing gear and see a model fishing vessel of the XIX century. Bowring Park displays a collection of rare plants brought by Captain Cook's sailors.

Answer: In 1901, Marconi broadcast the first transatlantic radio message from a tower on Signal Hill. Artist Maurice Cullen captured St. John's Harbour in a series of impressionist paintings from the 1890s. Governor Sir David Kirk established the first court in North America in 1638.