Nuuk Cathedral Nuuk Cathedral Nuuk Cathedral () or Church of Our Saviour is a wooden Lutheran cathedral in the Old Nuuk neighborhood of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. It was established in 1849. The red building with its spire is a prominent site on the landscape. During National Day celebrations, large crowds usually gather around the church. The church was built from 1848 to 1849, and was consecrated on April 6, 1849. It was paid for in full by "Karen Ørsted’s Fund". When it was consecrated it became the church of Nuuk congregation, replacing the responsibilities of many older Nuuk churches, the
Capital City Street Railway Capital City Street Railway The Capital City Street Railway, also known as the Lightning Route, was the first citywide system of streetcars established in Montgomery, Alabama, on April 15, 1886. This early technology was developed by the Belgian-American inventor Charles Joseph Van Depoele. James Gaboury was the owner of the horse-drawn system that was converted to electricity. One trolley route ended at the Cloverdale neighborhood. This early public transportation system made Montgomery one of the first cities to "depopulate" its residential areas at the city center through transportation-facilitated suburban development. The system operated for exactly 50 years, until April 15,