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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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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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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 |
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Skansen |
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Wooden stave church. |
1997 |
Sweden |
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Stockholm |
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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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The city's Catholic Church. Over a million Chriistians live in Syria. |
1986 |
Syria |
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Aleppo |
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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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Old tower in the Byzantine church. |
1986 |
Syria |
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Hama |
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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 |
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Istanbul |
Topkapi Palace |
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The Byzantine St Irene Church (540) inside the grounds of the palace. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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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 |
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Kariye Mosque |
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Mosaics dating from 1320 in the Kariye Mosque, built as a church in 413. |
1986 |
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 |
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Cappadocia |
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Goreme National Park |
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Early Christians carved out churches in the rock. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
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Goreme National Park |
Sandle Church |
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The entrance to the Sandle Church. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
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Goreme National Park |
Sandle Church |
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Steps lead to the main part of the church. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
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Goreme National Park |
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Pathways link the villages and the churches. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
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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 |
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Cappadocia |
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Goreme National Park |
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One of the many churches in the region. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
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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 |
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Cappadocia |
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Goreme National Park |
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The Apple Church is named after a painting which shows an angel with an apple. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Cavusin |
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Cavusin Church |
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The 7th century Cavusin Church. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Cavusin |
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Cavusin Church |
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The church has many frescos. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Cavusin |
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Cavusin Church |
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View from the church. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Zelve |
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Former church. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Zelve |
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The Fish Church. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Zelve |
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Entrance to the Raisin Church. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Ankara |
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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 |
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Lake Van |
Akdamar Island |
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The uninhabited island is home to a single church. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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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 |
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Lake Van |
Akdamar Island |
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Armenian Church |
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The exterior of the church is covered with carvings. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Lake Van |
Akdamar Island |
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Armenian Church |
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The carvings on the church were vandalised after the First World War and restored in 2006. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Lake Van |
Akdamar Island |
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Armenian Church |
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The octagonal dome is typical of Armenian churches. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Lake Van |
Akdamar Island |
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View of the island and the church. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Diyabakir |
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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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Village church in the equatorial region of the country. |
2013 |
Ukraine |
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Kiev |
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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 |