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| Slovenia |
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Lake Bled |
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The western shore of the lake with St Martin's Church. |
2006 |
| Slovenia |
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Lake Bled |
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Church of the Assumption |
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The Church of the Assumption and Bled Castle. |
2006 |
| Slovenia |
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Lake Bled |
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Church of the Assumption |
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The Church of the Assumption is set on an island in the middle of the lake. |
2006 |
| Slovenia |
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Lake Bled |
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|
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Bled Castle, St Martin's Church and the ferry boat pier. |
2006 |
| Slovenia |
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Julian Alps |
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Village dominated by a church. |
2000 |
| Slovenia |
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Julian Alps |
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Village church. |
2000 |
| Slovenia |
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Bohinj Lake |
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St Christopher's Church |
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St Christopher's Church. The bridge crosses the Sava Bohinjka River. |
2006 |
| Slovenia |
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Bohinj Lake |
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St Christopher's Church |
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The church dates from 1738. |
2006 |
| Slovenia |
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Ljubljana |
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One of the many churches in the city. |
2006 |
| Slovenia |
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Ljubljana |
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Fransiscan Church |
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The pink Fransiscan Church dates from 1660. |
2000 |
| Slovenia |
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Ljubljana |
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St Jacob's Church. |
2006 |
| Slovenia |
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Ljubljana |
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St Florian's Church is on the edge of the old city. |
2006 |
| South Africa |
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Cape Town |
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The Groote Church is the headquarters of the Dutch Reformed Church. This church used to justifiy apartheid. |
2002 |
| South Africa |
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Cape Town |
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Church. |
2002 |
| South Africa |
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Cape Town |
Long Street |
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Pulpit of the first slave church built in 1804. |
2002 |
| South Africa |
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Cape Town |
Long Street |
|
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Organ of the first slave church. |
2002 |
| South Africa |
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Robben Island |
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Stone church. |
2001 |
| South Africa |
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Robben Island |
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Church. |
2001 |
| South Africa |
|
Winelands |
Stellenbosch |
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|
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One of the many churchs in Stellenbosch. |
2001 |
| South Africa |
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Winelands |
Stellenbosch |
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|
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Moedergemeente Church steeple. |
2001 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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|
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 The modern Jungang Church. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Heunginjimun |
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Part of the old city walls and a church. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Heunginjimun |
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Church from the old city walls. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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|
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The largest church in Korea. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Korean church. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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|
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The modern Jungang Church. |
2022 |
| Spain |
Madrid |
|
Madrid |
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San Gines Church |
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San Gines Church. |
1999 |
| Spain |
Madrid |
|
Madrid |
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|
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San Andreas Church. |
1999 |
| Spain |
Castile and Leon |
|
Segovia |
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Church of St Millan |
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The Church of St Millan is Romanesque. |
1999 |
| Spain |
Castile and Leon |
|
Segovia |
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Church of St Millan |
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The church has a Muslim style bell tower. |
1999 |
| Spain |
Castile and Leon |
|
Segovia |
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Church of St Millan |
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The church is made of sandstone. |
1999 |
| Spain |
Castile and Leon |
|
Segovia |
Plaza de San Martin |
Church of San Martin |
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The Church of San Martin is Romanesque (12th century). |
1999 |
| Spain |
Castile and Leon |
|
Segovia |
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The Church of Corpus Christi is set among a row of buildings. |
1999 |
| Spain |
Castile and Leon |
|
Segovia |
Plaza Mayor |
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Plaza Mayor is overlooked by the tower of the Church of San Miguel. In 1474 Isobel was crowned queen of Castille here. She later married Ferdinand of Aragon to unite Spain. These monarchs paid for the journeys of Christopher Columbus. |
1999 |
| Spain |
Castile and Leon |
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Segovia |
Plaza Mayor |
Cathedral |
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A Romanesque door from an older church. |
1999 |
| Spain |
Castile and Leon |
|
Segovia |
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|
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San Andreas Church. |
1999 |
| Spain |
Castile and Leon |
|
Segovia |
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|
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The six level tower of the 13th century Church of San Esteban. |
1999 |
| Spain |
Castile and Leon |
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Segovia |
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|
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The twelve sided Church of Vera Cruz was built by the Knights Templar (13th century) and modelled on a church in Jerusalem. |
1999 |
| Spain |
Castile-La Mancha |
|
Toledo |
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Toledo was a Roman settlement before becoming a Muslim capital (in 711). It became a centre of the Catholic Church after 1085. |
1999 |
| Spain |
Castile-La Mancha |
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Toledo |
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Santiago de ArrabalChurch |
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Santiago de Arrabal is a Romanesque church. |
1999 |
| Spain |
Castile-La Mancha |
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Toledo |
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Santiago de ArrabalChurch |
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The Romanesque church of Santiago de Arrabal. |
1999 |
| Spain |
Castile-La Mancha |
|
Toledo |
|
San Juan de los Reyes |
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San Juan de los Reyes is a monastery and church. |
1999 |
| Spain |
Castile-La Mancha |
|
Toledo |
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San Juan de los Reyes |
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The church was completed in 1606. |
1999 |
| Spain |
Castile-La Mancha |
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Toledo |
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Mosque of Christ the Light |
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A former mosque is now a church. |
1999 |
| Spain |
Catalonia |
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Barcelona |
La Rambla |
Betlem Church |
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The church is the only survivor of the many churches in the street. |
2016 |
| Spain |
Catalonia |
|
Barcelona |
La Rambla |
Betlem Church |
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The church is highly decorated on the outside. |
2016 |
| Spain |
Catalonia |
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Barcelona |
La Rambla |
Betlem Church |
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The entrance to the Betlem Church. The interior was gutted during the Spanish Civil War. |
2016 |
| Spain |
Catalonia |
|
Barcelona |
Old City |
Diocesa Museum |
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Model of the church planned for the Guell Colony. |
2016 |
| Spain |
Catalonia |
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Barcelona |
Old City |
Diocesa Museum |
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Model of Gaudi's unfinished Church of Guell Colony. |
2016 |
| Spain |
Catalonia |
|
Barcelona |
Old City |
Diocesa Museum |
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Model of a steeple for the Sagrada Famillia church. |
2016 |
| Spain |
Catalonia |
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Barcelona |
Old City |
St Filip Neri Square |
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Antoni Gaudi was travelling to this church when he was killed by a tram. |
2016 |
| Spain |
Catalonia |
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Barcelona |
Old City |
Church of Santa Maria de Pi |
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The Place de Sant Josep Oriol is dominated by the Church of Santa Maria de Pi. |
2016 |
| Spain |
Catalonia |
|
Barcelona |
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Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar |
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The church is popular with fishermen and dates from the 14th century. |
2016 |
| Spain |
Catalonia |
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Barcelona |
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Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar |
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The church is very popular. |
2016 |
| Spain |
Catalonia |
|
Barcelona |
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History of Barcelona Museum |
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4th century church. |
2016 |
| Spain |
Catalonia |
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Barcelona |
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History of Barcelona Museum |
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4th century church and necropolis. |
2016 |
| Spain |
Catalonia |
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Montserrat |
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Monastery Museum |
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"The Church's Mirror" by Joachim Mir, 1926. |
2016 |
| Spain |
Andalusia |
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Seville |
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|
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The city has many churches. |
1990 |
| Spain |
Andalusia |
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Seville |
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Cathedral |
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The Cathedral took a hundred years to build and is the largest Gothic church in the world. |
1990 |
| Spain |
Andalusia |
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Cordoba |
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Great Mosque |
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The mosque was converted to a church in the 13th century. |
1990 |
| Spain |
Andalusia |
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Ronda |
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Santa Maria Mayor is a church that was once a mosque. |
1990 |
| Spain |
Castile and Leon |
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Salamanca |
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The Church of San Sebastian is opposite the cathedrals. |
1999 |
| Spain |
Castile and Leon |
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Salamanca |
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The 12th century Church of San Martin. |
1999 |
| Spain |
Castile and Leon |
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Salamanca |
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|
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Former church, now a club house. |
1999 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Negombo |
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Children outside one of the many churches in the city. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Negombo |
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A cyclist passes a Protestant church. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Negombo |
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|
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Church overlooking a canal. |
1983 |
| Sweden |
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Stockholm |
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Riddarholmskyrtan is a church by the river. |
1997 |
| Sweden |
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Stockholm |
Gamla Stan |
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Storkyran is the coronation church. |
1997 |
| Sweden |
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Stockholm |
Gamla Stan |
Finnish Church |
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The distinctive Finnish church. |
1997 |
| Sweden |
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Stockholm |
Gamla Stan |
Finnish Church |
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The church is Luitherian. |
1997 |
| Sweden |
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Stockholm |
|
Skansen |
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Wooden stave church. |
1997 |
| Sweden |
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|
Stockholm |
|
Skansen |
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Stave churches are common in Scandinavia. |
1997 |
| Sweden |
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|
Stockholm |
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Skansen |
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Wooden church. |
1997 |
| Sweden |
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Stockholm |
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Skansen |
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Stave churches are common in rural Sweden. |
1997 |
| Switzerland |
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Geneva |
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Church in the old city. |
1991 |
| Syria |
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Damascus |
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St Sarkis Church |
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The 13th century Church of St Sarkis is Armenian Orthodox. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Damascus |
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St Sarkis Church |
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The church interiror. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Damascus |
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St Mary's Church |
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The belltower of the Greek Orthodox St Mary's Church. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Damascus |
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Umayyad Mosque |
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The 6th Century Umayyad Mosque is covered with mosaics. It is a converted Byzantine church. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Seydnaya |
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Convent of the Blessed Virgin |
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The entrance to the church. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Latakia |
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|
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The city's Catholic Church. Over a million Chriistians live in Syria. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Aleppo |
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|
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A Maronite church. The Maronites are an Eastern Catholic church from Lebanon. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Qalat Saman |
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Qalat Saman is a 5th century Roman church in the shape of a cross located in the Syrian desert. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Qalat Saman |
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The main building is a 5th century Roman church. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Qalat Saman |
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The church is features typical Roman arches. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Qalat Saman |
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View of St Simeon's Church. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Qalat Saman |
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Landscape around the church. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Resafa |
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The large Byzantine church dominates Resafa. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Resafa |
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Brickwork and arches of the Byzantine church. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Resafa |
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|
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Old tower in the Byzantine church. |
1986 |
| Syria |
|
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Hama |
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|
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Syrian Orthodox church. |
1986 |
| Thailand |
|
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Bangkok |
Chao Phraya River |
|
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Riverside church. |
1988 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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Aghia Sofia, built in 548 as a Byzantine church and converted into a mosque in 1453. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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The church influenced later Byzantine churches. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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The church was the world's largest for 900 years. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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Aghia Sophia had the largest dome of any church until St Peter's in the Vatican was built. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Istanbul |
Topkapi Palace |
|
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The Byzantine St Irene Church (540) inside the grounds of the palace. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Istanbul |
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Kariye Mosque |
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The mosque was built as a church in 413. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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|
Istanbul |
|
Kariye Mosque |
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Mosaics dating from 1320 in the Kariye Mosque, built as a church in 413. |
1986 |
