Country |
Province State |
Region |
City Town |
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Description |
Year Taken |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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St Mary's Church |
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Frescos from the original church. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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St Nicholas Church is a Dominican church dating from 1227. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Great Mill |
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St Catherine's Church from the mill. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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St Catherine's Church |
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St Catherine's Church is just North of the old city and is next to the Preacher's House. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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St Catherine's Church |
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The former church is now a museum. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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St Bridget's Church |
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St Bridget's Church dates from 1420. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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St Bridget's Church |
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Solidarity founder, Lech Walesa worshipped in this church. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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St Brigit's Church |
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The interior of the church which was rebuilt in 1973. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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St Bridget's Church |
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Polish heroes are commemorated in the church. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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St Bridget's Church |
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Skulls (discovered in 2016 below the church) in the Baptistry. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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St Bartholomew Church. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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St Jacob's Church. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Trinity Church |
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The red brick Trinity Church. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Trinity Church |
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The church dates from 1514. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Trinity Church |
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The church with its organ on one side. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Trinity Church |
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The church has an attached Tudor-style building. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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National Museum |
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The monastery formerly attached to the Trinity Church is now an art museum. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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National Museum |
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Crucifix from St Catherine's Church (c1400, gilded, silvered and painted carved wood). |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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National Museum |
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"The Three Magi" is considered Master Paul's masterpiece (from St Catherine's Church, early 16th century). |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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National Museum |
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Inner portal from St Catherine's Church (c1611). |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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National Museum |
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Detail of the inner portal from St Catherine's Church. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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National Museum |
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"Penance of the People of Niniveh" (c1617) by Isaak van den Blocke from St John's Church (Gdansk). |
2022 |
Poland |
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Malbork |
Malbork Castle |
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The rear of St Mary's Church. The Madonna dates from 1340. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Malbork |
Malbork Castle |
Grand Master's Palace |
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Statue of St Ignatius of Loyola from St Mary's Church (c1720). |
2022 |
Poland |
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Malbork |
Malbork Castle |
Grand Master's Palace |
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The Summer Refrectory is an ornate church-like hall. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Malbork |
Malbork Castle |
High Castle |
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The Golden Gate leads to St Mary's Church. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Malbork |
Malbork Castle |
St Mary's Church |
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St Mary's Church within the castle. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Baltic |
Elblag |
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Brick church. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Baltic |
Elblag |
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Russian Orthodox church. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
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St Adalbert's Church. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Cathedral |
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The Cathedral is the largest Warmian church in Poland. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Baltic |
Frombork |
Cathedral Hill |
Copernicus Museum |
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The Geocentric System was approved by the Catholic Church late into the 16th century. Denying the system was a heresy. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Torun |
Old Town Square |
Old Town Hall |
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"Christ in the Tomb" (c1400) from a church in Torun. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Torun |
Old Town Square |
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The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Torun |
Old Town Square |
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The red spires of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Torun |
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St Mary's Church |
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St Mary's Church dates from the late 13th century. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Torun |
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St Mary's Church |
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The church was built by the Franciscans. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Torun |
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St Mary's Church |
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The church has tall red brick walls. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Torun |
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St Mary's Church |
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The circular prison and the University from the church. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Torun |
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The Church of the Holy Spirit. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Torun |
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St John's Cathedral |
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The oldest object in the church is the baptisimal font used to baptise Nicholas Copernicus. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Torun |
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St John's Cathedral |
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Portrait of Pope John Paul II who visited the church. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Torun |
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Copernicus Museum |
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Document for the oath of allegiance to the Warmia chapter of churches with Copernicus representing King Sigismund I (The Old). |
2022 |
Poland |
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Torun |
City Walls |
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Church by the city walls. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Torun |
New Town Square |
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Protestant church on the site of a demolished town hall in the New Town Square. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Torun |
New Town Square |
St James' Church |
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Pastel coloured houses and St James' Church. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Torun |
New Town Square |
St James' Church |
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Decorated brick tower the church. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Torun |
New Town Square |
St James' Church |
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The church is very ornate. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Torun |
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Red brick church outside the old city. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Torun |
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Church entrance. |
2022 |
Portugal |
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Lisbon |
Alfama |
Se Cathedral |
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An archeological dig has revealed the original church. |
1999 |
Portugal |
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Lisbon |
Alfama |
Church of St Anthony |
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The Church of St Anthony (1812). |
1999 |
Portugal |
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Lisbon |
Alfama |
Church of St Anthony |
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The church is believed to be the site of St Anthony's birth in 1195. |
1999 |
Portugal |
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Lisbon |
Alfama |
Church of Santa Luzia |
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The Church of Santa Luzia is famous for its external blue tiles. |
1999 |
Portugal |
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Lisbon |
Alfama |
Church of Santa Luzia |
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View from the mirador outside the church. |
1999 |
Portugal |
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Lisbon |
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Church of Sao Vicente de Fora |
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The Church of Sao Vincent de Fora dates from 1627. |
1999 |
Portugal |
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Lisbon |
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Church of Sao Vicente de Fora |
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The church has two courtyards decorated with painted tiles (azulejos). |
1999 |
Portugal |
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Evora |
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Church of Sao Fransisco |
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The Manueline-Gothic Church of Sao Fransisco. |
1999 |
Portugal |
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Evora |
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Church of Sao Fransisco |
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The church dates from 1510. |
1999 |
Portugal |
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Evora |
Giraldo Square |
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The square is dominated by St Anthony's Church. |
1999 |
Portugal |
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Evora |
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A guest house and the Church of St John. |
1999 |
Portugal |
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Porto |
Old City |
Clerigos Church |
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Clerigos Church and tower. |
2024 |
Portugal |
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Porto |
Old City |
Carmo Church |
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Carmo Church set in a pretty square. |
2024 |
Portugal |
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Porto |
Old City |
Carmo Church |
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Carmo Church is covered with blue Portuguese tiles showing religious themes. |
2024 |
Portugal |
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Porto |
Old City |
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Church of San Francisco. |
2024 |
Portugal |
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River Douro |
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Church. |
2024 |
Romania |
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Bucharest |
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Bucharest has many churches. |
1982 |
Romania |
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Bucharest |
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Biserica Alba (White Church). |
1982 |
Romania |
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Bucharest |
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The Italian Church of the Most Holy Redeemer (1916). |
1982 |
Romania |
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Bucharest |
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Kretzulescu Church. |
1982 |
Romania |
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Bucharest |
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St Nicholas Tabacu Church. |
1982 |
Romania |
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Bucharest |
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National Village Museum |
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Wooden church. |
1982 |
Romania |
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Bucharest |
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National Village Museum |
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Traditional wooden church. |
1982 |
Romania |
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Bucharest |
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National Village Museum |
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Wooden church. |
1982 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Brasov |
Sfatului Square |
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Shops and a church line the square. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Brasov |
Sfatului Square |
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Sfanta Adormire Maicii Domnului Church dates from 1896. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Brasov |
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Black Church |
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The Black Church in the old city. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Brasov |
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Black Church |
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The church dominates the old city and was built in 1480. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Brasov |
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Black Church |
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The church was built by Lutheran Germans. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Brasov |
Schei |
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Romanian Evangelical Church. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Brasov |
Schei |
St Paraskeva Church |
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St Paraskeva Orthodox Church. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Brasov |
Schei |
St Paraskeva Church |
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The church is brightly painted. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Brasov |
Schei |
St Paraskeva Church |
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The church dates from 1876. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Bran |
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The main church. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
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Romanian style church. |
1982 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Rasnov |
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The Transylvanian village of Rasnov is dominated by the church clocktower. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Prejmer |
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Prejmer Church |
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The village of Prejmer contains one of the many fortified Saxon churches in Transylvania. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Prejmer |
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Prejmer Church |
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Entrance to the fortified church. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Prejmer |
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Prejmer Church |
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The 4.5m thick walls around the Saxon church are 15th century additions to defend against Ottoman attack. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Prejmer |
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Prejmer Church |
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The church dates from the 13th century. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Prejmer |
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Prejmer Church |
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The wall and bastion around the church. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Prejmer |
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Orthodox church near the walls of the fortified church. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Prejmer |
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Mosaic at the Orthodox church. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Sighisoara |
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St Treime Church |
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St Treime Orthodox Church by the Tarnava Mare River. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Sighisoara |
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St Treime Church |
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Visitors to the church. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Sighisoara |
Citadel |
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The spectacular Citadel is topped by two churches. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Sighisoara |
Citadel |
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Steeple of a Roman Catholic church. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Sighisoara |
Citadel |
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The 1345 Church On The Hill (right) is the highest point in the Citadel. |
2009 |
Romania |
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Transylvania |
Sighisoara |
Citadel |
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The Church of the Dominican Monastery (1556). |
2009 |
Romania |
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Western Romania |
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Hungarian church in the Medias region. |
2009 |