A Historical & Cultural Exploration of Cardiff

A Protestant church building, St. John the Baptist Church was built in 1180 as a chapel of ease for St Mary's Church and features a perpendicular tower with a peal of ten bells.

A former cemetery, St. John's Gardens is a small public park surrounded by cast iron railings, featuring old trees, flower beds, a central hut, and benches. The gardens still contain tombs and gravestones, with listed railings and a wooden hut dating from the 1890s.

A Victorian indoor market offering a variety of fresh produce, cooked food, delicacies, and durable goods, including Ashton's fishmongers, which has traded since 1866, and The Market Deli, a family-run business since 1928.

A historic department store built in 1865 by James Howell, featuring a unique blend of Late Victorian and neoclassical architectural styles, including a restored Victorian frontage and a preserved 1865 chapel.

A Grade II* listed building, originally the Cardiff Free Library, now home to the Cardiff Story museum and Menter Caerdydd, a community-based Welsh language organization.

A performing arts and conference venue in Cardiff, Wales, hosting a wide range of music genres, including classical, jazz, and pop, as well as art exhibitions and events.

A shopping center in Cardiff, St David's is a regeneration development featuring a mix of retail, residential, and public spaces. The complex offers over 967,500 square feet of retail space, a John Lewis department store, and a variety of shops, restaurants, and bars.

Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral located in Cardiff, Wales. It was built in 1884-1887 and has been the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cardiff since 1916.

A museum building housing a comprehensive collection of art, including Old Master paintings, British landscape paintings, and French art, as well as works by Welsh artists, with a focus on 18th-century patronage, Impressionism, and modern art.

City Hall is a municipal building in Cardiff, serving as the city's centre of local government. It was built in 1906 in the Edwardian Baroque style and is a Grade I listed building.

A circular colonnade surrounding a sunken court honors Wales' servicemen who died in the First World War, with a commemorative plaque added in 1949 for those who died in the Second World War. The memorial features bronze sculptures, inscriptions, and a stone pylon, designed by Sir Ninian Comper and showcased in Alexandra Gardens, Cardiff.

A memorial dedicated to the 255 British military personnel and three civilian women who lost their lives during the Falkland Islands conflict in 1982, featuring a five-tonne rock from Mount Harriet and inscribed with their names on black tablets with white lettering.

A 4-star hotel with 202 bedrooms, topped by a two-storey extension housing the Presidential Suite. Retaining the original Portland stone façade, the hotel features a glass roof atrium and hosts sports teams at the adjacent Principality Stadium.

A medieval defensive wall that once enclosed the center of Cardiff, encircling Cardiff Castle and measuring 1.28 miles in circumference, with an average thickness of 6-8 feet and a height of 10 feet.

Cardiff Castle is a medieval fortress showcasing the history of Cardiff, featuring Roman walls, Norman architecture, and 20th-century developments, now operated as a tourist attraction.

A museum dedicated to the history of the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards and the Royal Welsh, featuring medals, artifacts, and interactive exhibitions, including the Victoria Crosses awarded to Ambrose Madden and Sir Hugh Rowlands during the Crimean War.

A medieval romance "Geraint and Enid" mentions the Cardiff Roman Fort as the residence of 'King Ynwyl', suggesting its connection to King Geraint of Dumnonia. The fort's uncertain original name is believed to be either Tamium or Bovium.

A historic hotel with a Victorian-era architecture, built between 1864 and 1866, originally with four storeys and 70 bedrooms. The hotel is a Grade II listed building and Cardiff's oldest grand hotel.

A former theatre built in 1878 and renovated multiple times, the Prince of Wales was initially a live theatre, then a sex cinema, and is now a pub. It has been listed as a Grade II building since 1960.

A rugby union venue, the Millennium Stadium has hosted various sports, including international rugby union and association football, boxing, rugby league, and speedway events.