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Province
State |
Region |
City
Town |
District |
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Year
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| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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Fatih Mosque |
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The original mosque was built in 1470 on the site of a church. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Iznik |
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Sancta Sophia |
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Sancta Sophia is a 6th century church converted to a mosque by the Ottomans. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
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Red Basilica |
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The building later became a Byzantine church then an Ottoman mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Aphrodisias |
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The Temple of Aphrodite was built in 700 BCE and converted to a church in 350. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Aphrodisias |
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Byzantine church. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Bodrum |
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St Peter's Castle |
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Crusader church within the castle complex. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Demre |
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St Nicholas Church |
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St Nicholas Church dominates the town of Demre. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Demre |
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St Nicholas Church |
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The church dates from the 5th century. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Antalya |
Old City |
Yivli Mosque |
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The original Byzantine church. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
Yivli Mosque |
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The minaret was added to a Byzantine church converting it into a mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
|
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An art gallery in a former Byzantine church. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Antalya |
Old City |
|
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Ruins of a 2nd century Roman temple converted to a Byzantine church (6th century) and into a Seljuk mosque (13th century) and a Cypriot church (1361). |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
|
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Two minarets, a mosque, a Byzantine church and a clock tower over the old city. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
|
Goreme National Park |
|
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Early Christians carved out churches in the rock. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
|
Goreme National Park |
Sandle Church |
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The entrance to the Sandle Church. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
|
Goreme National Park |
Sandle Church |
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Steps lead to the main part of the church. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
|
Goreme National Park |
|
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Pathways link the villages and the churches. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
|
Goreme National Park |
St Barbara's Church |
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The 8th century St Barbara's Church is carved out of the soft rock and painted with Christian symbols at a time when images of people were banned. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
|
Goreme National Park |
|
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One of the many churches in the region. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
|
Goreme National Park |
Snake Church |
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The Byzantine rulers, Helen and Constantine painted on the walls of The Snake Church. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
|
Goreme National Park |
|
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The Apple Church is named after a painting which shows an angel with an apple. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Cavusin |
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Cavusin Church |
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The 7th century Cavusin Church. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Cavusin |
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Cavusin Church |
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The church has many frescos. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Cavusin |
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Cavusin Church |
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View from the church. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Zelve |
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|
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Former church. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Zelve |
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|
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The Fish Church. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Zelve |
|
|
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Entrance to the Raisin Church. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Ankara |
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|
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The Haji Bayram Mosque was built over a Byzantine church. The church was built on the site of a Phrygian temple. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Trabzon |
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Aghia Sophia Church |
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Aghia Sophia is a 13th century Greek church that was later turned into a mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Trabzon |
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Aghia Sophia Church |
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Fresco in the church. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Lake Van |
Van |
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Tushpa |
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Byzantine church. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Lake Van |
Akdamar Island |
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The uninhabited island is home to a single church. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Lake Van |
Akdamar Island |
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Armenian Church |
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The island is famous for its 10th century Armenian church. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Lake Van |
Akdamar Island |
|
Armenian Church |
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The exterior of the church is covered with carvings. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Lake Van |
Akdamar Island |
|
Armenian Church |
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The carvings on the church were vandalised after the First World War and restored in 2006. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Lake Van |
Akdamar Island |
|
Armenian Church |
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The octagonal dome is typical of Armenian churches. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Lake Van |
Akdamar Island |
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|
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View of the island and the church. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Diyabakir |
|
Ulu Mosque |
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The mosque was once St Thomas's Church and was converted by the Arabs. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Diyabakir |
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Church of the Virgin Mary |
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The former Church of the Virgin Mary dates from the Byzantine era. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Diyabakir |
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Church of the Virgin Mary |
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The church is now a house. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Antakya |
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St Peter's Church |
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St Peter's Church is one of the oldest in the world. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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St Peter's Church |
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The church is in a grotto that was once a Greek shrine to the earthquake god, Haroon. |
1986 |
| Uganda |
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Equator |
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|
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Village church in the equatorial region of the country. |
2013 |
| Ukraine |
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Kiev |
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|
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The city has many beautiful churches. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
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Kiev |
St Sophia's Square |
St Sophia's Cathedral |
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The main church has thick walls and buttresses. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
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|
Kiev |
St Michael's Square |
St Michael's Monastery |
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The Church of St Demetrius within the complex. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
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Kiev |
Andriyisky Uzviz |
St Andrew's Church |
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St Andrew's Church was designed by an Italian architect and dates from 1754. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
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Kiev |
Podil |
|
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The Church of St Nicholas The Good is one of many churches in the district. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
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Kiev |
Podil |
|
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Podolsky Church of the Intercession. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
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Kiev |
Podil |
|
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The Church of St Catherine in Kontraktova Square. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
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Kiev |
Monastery of the Caves |
Trinity Gate Church |
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The Trinity Gate Church is the 12th century entrance to the Monastery. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
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Kiev |
Monastery of the Caves |
Trinity Gate Church |
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Frescoes on the wall outside the church. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
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Kiev |
Monastery of the Caves |
|
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The complex contains several churches. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
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Kiev |
Monastery of the Caves |
St Nicholas Church |
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St Nicholas Church has a blue dome with gold stars. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
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Kiev |
Monastery of the Caves |
|
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Church by the river. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
|
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Kiev |
Monastery of the Caves |
Refrectory Church of St Anthony and St Feodosly |
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The Refrectory Church of St Anthony and St Feodosly is a symbol of Kiev. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
|
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Kiev |
Monastery of the Caves |
Refrectory Church of St Anthony and St Feodosly |
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The green and gold dome of the church is a symbol of Kiev. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
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Kiev |
Monastery of the Caves |
Refrectory Church of St Anthony and St Feodosly |
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Worshippers outside the church. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
|
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Kiev |
Monastery of the Caves |
|
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Cobbled street between the different churches in the complex. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
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|
Kiev |
Monastery of the Caves |
|
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The Church of the Life Giving Well by the Dnipro River. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
|
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Kiev |
Monastery of the Caves |
Church of the Raising of the Cross |
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The Church of the Raising of the Cross is built over caves with the mummified bodies of the founders of the Monastery. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
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Kiev |
Monastery of the Caves |
Church of the Raising of the Cross |
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The entrance to the main church building. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
Pre-Independence |
|
Kiev |
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Primakova Park |
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A church steeple overlooks the park. |
1982 |
| Ukraine |
|
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Pyrohovo |
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Pyrohovo Village Museum |
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Green domed church. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
|
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Pyrohovo |
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Pyrohovo Village Museum |
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Detail of a church. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
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Pyrohovo |
|
Pyrohovo Village Museum |
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Church doorway. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
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Pyrohovo |
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Pyrohovo Village Museum |
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Wooden church with three spires. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
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Pyrohovo |
|
Pyrohovo Village Museum |
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Fenced metal domed church. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
|
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Pyrohovo |
|
Pyrohovo Village Museum |
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Detail of a door from the metal domed church. |
2009 |
| Ukraine |
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Pyrohovo |
|
Pyrohovo Village Museum |
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Detail of metal domes from a church. |
2009 |
| United Kingdom |
England |
|
Downe |
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|
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 Wedding at the village church. |
2009 |
| United Kingdom |
England |
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Downe |
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|
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The church was frequented by Charles Darwin's wife. |
2009 |
| United Kingdom |
England |
|
Oxford |
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|
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Rural church. |
2016 |
| United States of America |
Colorado |
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Denver |
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|
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First Baptist Church. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Colorado |
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Denver |
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Denver Art Museum |
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Silver church item from South America. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Colorado |
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Boulder |
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|
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The First Methodist Church dates from 1891. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Colorado |
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Silverton |
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|
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Church. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Wyoming |
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Cheyenne |
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Union Pacific Railway Museum |
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Model railway diorama of a railway line by a church. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Wyoming |
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Cheyenne |
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|
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Concrete church. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Wyoming |
|
Cheyenne |
|
|
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The First United Methodist Church. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Wyoming |
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Cheyenne |
|
|
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St Mark's Episcopal Church. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Wyoming |
|
Cheyenne |
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|
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St Mary's Church. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Wyoming |
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Laramie |
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|
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St Laurence Church. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Wyoming |
|
Casper |
|
|
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First United Methodist Church. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Wyoming |
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Greybull |
|
|
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Alliance Church. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Utah |
Summit Park |
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|
|
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Small community with a Mormon church. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Utah |
|
Salt Lake City |
Temple Square |
|
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The Assemby Hall resembles a church and is used for public prayer. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Utah |
|
Salt Lake City |
Temple Square |
|
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The Church Office Building is the adminstrative centre of the Mormon faith. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Utah |
|
Salt Lake City |
Temple Square |
|
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The entrance to the Church Office Building. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Utah |
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Salt Lake City |
|
|
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Small church in the suburbs. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Utah |
|
Herber |
|
|
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Small town church. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Utah |
|
Bluff |
|
|
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St Christopher's Episcopal Church. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Navajo Nation |
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|
|
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Formation called the Church on Highway 160. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Navajo Nation |
|
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|
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Roadside church. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Hopi Reservation |
|
|
|
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Church at Polacca. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
|
Winslow |
|
|
 |
Red church. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
|
Flagstaff |
|
|
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Corner church. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
|
Flagstaff |
|
|
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Church. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Sedona |
|
|
|
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Church of the Cross. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
California |
Old Spanish Trail |
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|
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Church at Tecopa. |
2017 |
