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Today's Marienkirche was founded in the 13th century on a former Romanesque stone church (probably dating from 1165-1170). The building underwent many changes during the Reformation, but also in the 18th century, when Baroque elements were added to the church. In the years 1878-1880, the Baroque tower was replaced by a neo-Gothic tower with a pointed helmet.

The Nikolai Church was built between 1772 and 1782 on a former medieval church that had become too small. The church could be used for services from 1782 onwards, but the interior work continued until 1798. Although the church did not belong to the adjacent monastery and was not owned by the minorities, the Hessian Landgrave's ministry ordered the closure of the monastery and the church as part of the secularisation process on 11 October 1803. It was not until 1968 that the church became the property of the parish. Between 1976 and 1979, the church was completely restored.

St.Nicholas Old-Believers' Church is the only wooden church in Rēzeknes. The present church was built in 1896, although the church was considerably rebuilt in 1906, with a bell tower and three silver and copper bells. The St. Nicholas Prayer House is famous for its three bells. The largest of them weighs 4,832 kg and is the largest call in the Baltic States.

There, probably, used to be a medieval church from the 12th century on the site of the current Saint Olofs Church. The oldest parts of the current building date from the first half of the 13th century. Skanör and the neighboring village of Falsterbo became important trading centers from the 12th until the 16th century. Because of this, the parish became bigger and the church needed to expand: the nave was made double its size and the bell tower was added. All these additions were made in the new Gothic style. Later, a large choir with high Gothic windows was added. These reconstructions were probably only the beginning of a bigger plan, which never was finished.

The city cemetery on the Philipssite (near to the recognizable buildings of the former Philips factories) is the "central" Leuven cemetery, where the administration also sits.

The Stadsbygd church was consecrated in 1842 and replaced the old church which burned down in 1837. The remains of the old church are still visible next to the present church. It was erected in Th. Chr. A. Brochure according to the model drawings of Hans Ditlev Franciscus von Linstow.

The parish church of St. James was started from the east in 1311. The eastern choir was completed in 1322, but the work stopped. The stained glass windows in the choir were made between 1350 and 1400. Construction was resumed in 1373 when the body of the naves was erected and completed in 1436. In the 15th century, the two towers on the side of the choir were also raised. Between 1453 and 1471, the western choir, which was to become the Chapel of the Holy Blood, was built. The church was consecrated in 1485 and in 1522 it was designated for Protestant worship.

Construction of the Stadtkirche St. Marien probably began in 1292. The hall church, consecrated in 1308, was originally purely Gothic, without a transept and with three naves. It was not until 1516 that the church was given a tower. However, the tower had already been demolished in 1530 and replaced by a belfry. In 1913, the 74-metre high bell tower was built on the west side of the church.

The Stadtpfarrkirche is one of the oldest churches in Wels. The church was first mentioned as a chapel in 888. Replaced by a Romanesque basilica in the 13th century, it was transformed into a Gothic church in the 14th century, although Romanesque elements can still be found today. The tower and its onion dome are an 18th-century addition.

The Stadttempel is the main synagogue in Vienna. It was built between 1823 and 1826 behind a trivial five-storey apartment building. According to the regulations in force at the time, non-Catholic places of worship had to be "hidden" and not visible directly from the street. On the night of the November 1938 pogrom, the main synagogue was the only one to escape destruction because of its narrow residential area. However, the interior was devastated and misused as a collective camp for Viennese Jews. A commemorative plaque in the entrance hall was unveiled in September 1988.