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Related: About this forumUKIP mistakes Westminster Cathedral for mosque (no, this isn't Newsthump!)
Nigel Farages Ukip branch rebukes BBC for ingrained liberal bias in holding straw poll about leader in front of noted Muslim place of worship ... wait, hang on....
This isnt the first-time a rightwing party has got its buildings confused. The English Defence League mistook Brightons Royal Pavilion for a mosque last year. Previously, the far-right organisations co-founder Tommy Robinson had tweeted #creepingsharia when he saw a picture of the Taj Mahal in India on the Twitter homepage.
Many buildings in the UK, including St Pauls Cathedral, have domes; baroque-style designs were also influenced by Moorish architecture, which features in buildings across Europe.
The site of Westminster Cathedral was acquired by the Catholic Church in 1884, and the cathedral was designed by the Victorian architect John Francis Bentley. It has a distinctive candy-striped red and white brick facade, towers, floors set with mosaics, and features 100 types of marble and geometric patterns, inspired by ornate Early Christian Byzantine and Ottoman styles.
(Some more hilarious stuff at link):
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/nov/27/-sp-ukip-mistakes-westminster-cathedral-for-mosque?CMP=share_btn_fb
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UKIP mistakes Westminster Cathedral for mosque (no, this isn't Newsthump!) (Original Post)
LeftishBrit
Nov 2014
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shenmue
(38,506 posts)1. Oh my
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)2. #thingsthatarenotmosques LOL.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)3. I posted a few
Cats, my church, a pond...
Prophet 451
(9,796 posts)4. About normal for UKIP
Just like Teabaggers, utterly ignorant of their own country but sure they know what's best for it.