The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Truro was built between 1880 and 1910 to a Gothic Revival design by John Loughborough Pearson. It is one of only three cathedrals in the United Kingdom featuring three spires.
Truro was the first Anglican cathedral to be built on a new site in England since Salisbury Cathedral in 1220. It was built on the site of the 16th-century parish church of St Mary the Virgin, a building in the Perpendicular style with a spire 39 m tall. The central tower was finished by 1905 and the building was completed with the opening of the two western towers in 1910.
Pearson's design combines the Early English style with certain French characteristics, chiefly spires and rose windows.
References:The Château de Foix dominates the town of Foix. An important tourist site, it is known as a centre of the Cathars. Built on an older 7th-century fortification, the castle is known from 987. In 1002, it was mentioned in the will of Roger I, Count of Carcassonne, who bequeathed the fortress to his youngest child, Bernard. In effect, the family ruling over the region were installed here which allowed them to control access to the upper Ariège valley and to keep surveillance from this strategic point over the lower land, protected behind impregnable walls.
In 1034, the castle became capital of the County of Foix and played a decisive role in medieval military history. During the two following centuries, the castle was home to Counts with shining personalities who became the soul of the Occitan resistance during the crusade against the Albigensians.