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Year Taken |
Bolivia |
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Potosi |
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Convent of Santa Teresa |
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Hand made clothes for church statues embroidered with silver and gold. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Potosi |
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Convent of Santa Teresa |
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Ornate statue of a saint in the church. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Potosi |
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The Church of San Agustin has symbols of the Sun and Moon. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Potosi |
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Convent of San Fransisco |
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The interior of the church. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Betanzos |
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Sunday Market |
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On the church steps. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Betanzos |
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Sunday Market |
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Outside the church. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Lake Titicaca |
Huynaymarka Lake |
Pariti Island |
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The village church. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Lake Titicaca |
Island of the Sun |
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Church of San Antonio. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Lake Titicaca |
Island of the Sun |
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Visitors to the Church of San Antonio. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Lake Titicaca |
Island of the Sun |
Cha'llapampa |
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The village church. |
1994 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Srpska Republic North |
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Catholic church on a hill. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Srpska Republic North |
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Orthodox church near Prejedor. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Srpska Republic North |
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Church near Banja Luka. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Srpska Republic North |
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Orthodox church near Ukrina. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Srpska Republic North |
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Orthodox church in Ukrina. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Srpska Republic North |
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Orthodox church near Doboj. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Sarajevo |
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Old Orthodox Church |
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The Old Orthodox Church is a brick building. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Sarajevo |
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Old Orthodox Church |
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The church wine shop. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Sarajevo |
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Acadamy of Art |
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The Acadamy of Art was once an evangelical church. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Mostar |
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Church and mosque side by side. |
2000 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Srpska Republic East |
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The Orthodox church at Vishigrad. |
2014 |
Botswana |
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Okavango Delta |
Etsha 6 |
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Small church in the Okavango Delta. |
2002 |
Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
Garupa |
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Colonial church. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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Amazonian church by the river. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Pernambuco |
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Olinda |
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There are many churches in the city. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Pernambuco |
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Olinda |
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Se Church |
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The Se Church dates from 1537. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Pernambuco |
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Olinda |
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Se Church |
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View of the church from its gardens. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Pernambuco |
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Olinda |
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Carmo Church dates from 1580. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Pernambuco |
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Olinda |
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San Pedro Church. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Bahia |
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Salvador |
Pelourinho |
Church of San Fransisco |
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The Church of San Fransisco dates from 1723. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Bahia |
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Salvador |
Pelourinho |
Church of San Fransisco |
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The church is famed for its baroque carvings. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Bahia |
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Salvador |
Pelourinho |
Church of San Fransisco |
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The religions of the African slaves used to carve the church interior were banned so they carved figures with sad expressions. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Bahia |
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Salvador |
Pelourinho |
Church of Rosario |
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The Church of Rosario is at the top of a hill. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Bahia |
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Salvador |
Pelourinho |
Church of Rosario |
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The church dates from the 18th century. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Bahia |
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Salvador |
Pelourinho |
Church of Rosario |
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The church was built by and used by slaves. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Bahia |
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Salvador |
Pelourinho |
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The Sao Domingo Church has one bell tower to avoid playing completion tax. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Bahia |
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Salvador |
Pelourinho |
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Carmo Church. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Bahia |
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Salvador |
Pelourinho |
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The Church of Santissimo Sacramento Ida Rua do Paco is at the highest point in Pelourinho. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Minas Gerais |
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Ouro Preto |
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The city has many colonial churches. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Minas Gerais |
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Ouro Preto |
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One of the many colonial churches in the city. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Minas Gerais |
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Ouro Preto |
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Many colonial churches in the city are on hilltops. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Minas Gerais |
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Ouro Preto |
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Santa Efigenia dos Pretos is a hilltop church built in 1749 by and for the black slave community. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Minas Gerais |
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Ouro Preto |
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Church of San Francis of Assisi |
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The Church of San Francis of Assisi is the most famous building in Ouro Preto. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Minas Gerais |
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Ouro Preto |
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The Church of N C da Conceicao (1770). |
1998 |
Brazil |
Minas Gerais |
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Ouro Preto |
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Carmo Church |
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N S do Carmo Church dates from 1772. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Minas Gerais |
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Ouro Preto |
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Pillar Church |
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N S do Pillar Church was built in 1733. |
1998 |
Brazil |
Minas Gerais |
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Ouro Preto |
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Hilltop church. |
1998 |
Brunei |
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Bander Seri Begawan |
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St Andrew's Church. |
2016 |
Bulgaria |
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Sofia |
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Pedestrian street leading to Sveta Nedelya Church. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Sofia |
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Sveta Nedelya Church |
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The Sveta Nedelya Church (1863) is in the centre of Sofia. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Sofia |
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Sveta Nedelya Church |
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The Bulgarian orthodox church has Byzantine columns and arches. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Sofia |
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The 6th century Church of St Sofia was built by Justinian and gives its name to the city. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Sofia |
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Church of St Nicolas |
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The Russian Church of St Nicolas is one of the landmarks of the city. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Sofia |
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The Church of St George is Sofia's oldest preserved building. It was built in the 4th century by the Romans and converted to a church in the 6th century. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Sofia |
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Pushkin Park |
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The park is near the Aleksander Nevski Memorial Church. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Sofia |
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Aleksander Nevski Church |
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The 1912 Aleksander Nevski Church is a memorial to Russians who died for Bulgaria's independence from the Ottoman Empire. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Sofia |
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Aleksander Nevski Church |
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The church has 8kg of gold on its central dome. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Sofia |
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Aleksander Nevski Church |
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The church is in a large square. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Sofia |
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Aleksander Nevski Church |
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The entrance to the church. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Rila |
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Rila Monastery |
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The Nativity Church is set in a multi-cloistered irregularly shaped courtyard. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Rila |
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Rila Monastery |
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Detail of the church dome. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Rila |
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Rila Monastery |
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The domes of the Orthodox church. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Rila |
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Rila Monastery |
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Entrance to the church. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Rila |
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Rila Monastery |
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Wall mural in the Nativity Church. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Rila |
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Rila Monastery |
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The church domes. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Veliko Tarnovo |
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St Bogadaritsa Church. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Veliko Tarnovo |
Asenova |
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Church of the Assumption. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Veliko Tarnovo |
Asenova |
Forty Martyrs Church |
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The Forty Martyrs Church. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Veliko Tarnovo |
Asenova |
Forty Martyrs Church |
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The church dates from 1230. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Veliko Tarnovo |
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St Nikolai Church |
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Murals outside St Nikolai Church (1879). |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Veliko Tarnovo |
Tsarevets |
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The main gate to the fort with the Church of the Blessed Saviour at the highest point. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Veliko Tarnovo |
Tsarevets |
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The Church of the Blessed Saviour (1235) at the highest point in the fort. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Plovdiv |
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The belltower of the Church of Sveta Bogoroditsa (1844). |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Varna |
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View of the city and the Church of St Nikolai. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Varna |
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Church of St Nikolai |
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The Byzantine style Church of St Nikolai. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Varna |
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St Michael The Archangle Church |
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The Church of St Michael the Archangle is wooden (1865). |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Varna |
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St Michael The Archangle Church |
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Belltower. The church was the first to have a service in Bulgarian. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Varna |
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St Michael The Archangle Church |
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The church is set in a garden with statues resembling Stalin. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Varna |
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Thermae |
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The ruins are overlooked by St Anastasios Church (1602). |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Varna |
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One of the city's many Orthodox churches. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Varna |
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St Sarkis Church |
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The St Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church dates from 1842. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Nesebar |
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Nesebar is famous for its distinctive brick and ceramic churches. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Nesebar |
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The 14th century Pentokrator Church. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Nesebar |
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The site is famous for its distinctive churches. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Nesebar |
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St Spa's Church (1609) is below ground level, common for churches built during the Ottoman period. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Nesebar |
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St Paraskeva's Church |
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St Paraskeva's Church dates from the 13th century. It is now an art gallery. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Nesebar |
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The 10th century Church of John The Baptist. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Nesebar |
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St Stefan Church |
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St Stefan Church dates from the 12th century. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Nesebar |
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Detail of 14th century Archangels Michael and Gabriel Church. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Nesebar |
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St John Aliturgetos Church was built in the 14th century but destroyed by an earthquake in 1913. |
2006 |
Canada |
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Toronto |
Chinatown |
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Church. |
2019 |
Canada |
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Toronto |
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Church of the Redeemer. |
2019 |
Canada |
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Toronto |
Pioneer Village |
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Church Drive shed. |
2019 |
Canada |
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Toronto |
Pioneer Village |
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Fisherville Church (1856). |
2019 |
Canada |
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Toronto |
Pioneer Village |
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Fisherville Church is very simple inside. |
2019 |
Chile |
Santiago |
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Santiago |
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St Francis Church |
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St Francis Church is the oldest in the city. |
2019 |
Chile |
Santiago |
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Santiago |
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St Francis Church |
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The interior. The church dates from 1586 |
2019 |
Chile |
Santiago |
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Santiago |
Bario Providencia |
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Small church on the main road. |
2019 |
Chile |
Santiago |
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Santiago |
Bario Paris-Londres |
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St Francis Church overlooks the bario. |
2019 |
Chile |
Santiago |
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Santiago |
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Church on O'Higgins Avenue at Republica. |
2019 |