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Churches, Mosques and other religious buildings from around the world. |
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 | Vangede Kirke. Church built by the Danish archtect Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, also known for la Grande Arche de la Defence, Paris, France. |  | 09/13/2005 | 107 | 
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 | This is the German branch of the Jehovas Witnesses.
Editors note - Hopefully, as Google Earth updates, we'll get higher resolution shots. |  | 09/12/2005 | 157 |
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 | The "site and focus of resistance against apartheid" (Desmond Tutu), the cathedral was opened in 1909. It is the oldest Anglican cathedral in Southern Africa and was built from sandstone sourced on Table Mountain. | | 09/12/2005 | 160 |
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 | Kölner Dom and train station. |  | 09/12/2005 | 6,381 |
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A very short distance south of Taksin Bridge is the rather urbanized temple of Wat Yannawa. The temple was built early in the 19th century. It was quite popular with the Chinese who settled the neighborhood after Chinatown began to fill up. This is still a predominately Chinese neighborhood, which is ... |  | 09/11/2005 | 264 |
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 | The huge building was erected in honour of the Virgin del Carmen with the help of public donations. Construction started in 1944, and it was opened to the public in 1974. | | 09/09/2005 | 239 |
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 | This was a sister church to the Hagia Sophia. |  | 09/09/2005 | 272 |
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 | This church was constructed shortly before the Hagia Sophia to test wether a cupola like the one intended at the Great Church was even possible. Some time after 1453 it was turned into a mosque. | | 09/09/2005 | 220 |
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 | San Salvador de Valdedios is a 9th century basilica. It was built by Alfonso III and dedicated in 893. It functioned as a royal chapel for Alfonso and he retired to this site. | | 09/09/2005 | 169 |
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 | The monastery on Hovedøya in the Oslo fjord was built in 1147 by English cisterciensian monks. | | 09/09/2005 | 154 |
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 | Aylsham church is said to have been built under the instructions of John of Gaunt in 1380. Parts of today's building were added at later stages, and a major renovation was undertaken in the Victorian period. |  | 09/09/2005 | 223 |
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 | The first Cistercian abbey to be founded in Britain. | | 09/09/2005 | 146 |
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 | Basilica de nuestra senora del pilar, Zaragoza, Spain -- Pilgrim's place. Constructed over a chapel begun by Santiago on the spot where the Virgin Mary appeared to him on a column (pillar or pilar). | | 09/09/2005 | 257 |
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 | Toowong , Dutton Park and Balmoral cemeteries Brisbane Queensland Australia | | 09/06/2005 | 175 |
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 | St Mary's Cathedral is the largest Roman Catholic church in Australia (and reputedly the Southern Hemisphere). It is the seat of Australia's only resident Cardinal, George Pell (Cardinal Cassidy being nonresident), and holds the title and dignity of a Minor Basilica, which were bestowed upon it by Pope Pius XI in 1930.
The present St Mary's is the second church of that name to occupy the... | | 09/06/2005 | 207 |
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 | The Cathedrale St. Pierre was built between 1160 and 1232, but has been altered many times over the years. | | 09/05/2005 | 169 |
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 | St. Paul's Cathedral was built between 1675-1710. This is the fourth churche built on the same spot, the first in 604. | | 09/04/2005 | 275 |
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 | Dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe Virgin, mother of all the catholics religious people here in Mexico | | 09/04/2005 | 628 |
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 | Also known as the King Fahd bin Abdulaziz al-Saud Mosque or the Mosque of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. | | 09/03/2005 | 385 |
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 | This Neo-Byzantine church is located atop the signal hill of La Garde, the highest natural point in Marseille. | | 09/03/2005 | 467 |
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 | Commissioned by Napoleon III and designed by Leon Vaudoyer. | | 09/03/2005 | 313 |
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 | This Basilica is the 3rd largest church in Italy and is the 10th largest church worldwide. | | 09/03/2005 | 209 |
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 | The highest menhir in France | | 09/03/2005 | 236 |
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 | This church was finished in 1892. It is designed by P. Cuipers and inspired by St. Peter's in Rome. | | 09/03/2005 | 170 |
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 | This futuristic cathedral was designed by Oscar Niemeyer, who also designed a large number of other buildings in this city. | | 09/02/2005 | 258 |
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