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Bad Doberan Cathedral is the church of the former Cistercian monastery built at the end of the 13th century. The High Gothic Cathedral It is one of the most important Gothic brick buildings in the Baltic Sea region. The rich furnishings include the high altar, the upper part of which dates back to around 1310 and is one of the oldest winged altars in the history of art.

The only Baha'i house of worship in Europe, it is a modern concrete and glass building, designed by German architect Tuto Rochol, and inaugurated in 1964. The ceiling is illuminated by more than 500 stained glass windows.

The Balingen Cemetery Church was built in the 11th century and was originally the parish church of the village. In the 14th century, the church was demolished and the church that still exists today was built. Parts of the previous Romanesque building have been preserved in the tower and the nave. In 1912 the cemetery church was renovated. It revealed frescoes that the Brotherhood of San Sebastian had painted in the choir of the church.

Bamberg Cathedral was founded in 1004 by Emperor Henry II, completed in 1012 and consecrated on 6 May 1012. It was partially destroyed by fire in 1081. The new cathedral, built by Bishop Otto of Bamberg, was consecrated in 1111 and was given its present late Romanesque form in the 13th century. Among the cathedral's many works is a marble tomb, carved between 1499 and 1513, where its founder, Henry II, and his wife, Empress St. Cunigunde, rest. Another of the cathedral's treasures is the equestrian statue known as the Bamberg Horseman. The cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral was first mentioned in 1146. It dates from the time of Henry the Lion, who first promoted the town. The octagonal towers were already built around 1300. Presumably they were supposed to be much higher.

The Evangelical Church of the Redeemer (Basilica of Constantine) was originally an audience hall for the Roman emperors who resided in the city in the 4th century. In 1614, the south and east walls were demolished and the rest was incorporated into the bishop's new residence, the Electoral Palace. Between 1844 and 1856, the building was restored and donated to the Protestant cult. Severely damaged by an American air raid, it was rebuilt in the 1950s. Since 1986, the Basilica of Constantine has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Basilica of St Cyriacus is a church in the Obermarkt of often referred to as the "Eichsfeld Cathedral" due to its dimensions and richly decorated interior.

The Basilica of St. Castor was completed in the first half of the 9th century. The church was destroyed as early as 882 with the Norman invasion, but it was immediately rebuilt. Construction of the present building, however, began later in the 12th century. The building will undergo few changes in the course of its history and will be restored throughout the 19th century to enhance its exceptionally well-preserved Romanesque style.

The Bellnhausen church is a typical half-timbered church in the region. Built in the 17th century, its interior was renovated in 1903.

The monastery Benediktbeuern, founded in 739, is the oldest and one of the most beautiful monasteries in Upper Bavaria. One of the main religious relics, the right arm of the holy Saint Benedikt, was handed over to the buron in the year 800 by ‘Karl the Great’. As a result, the buron was renamed as the Benedicto-Burum. From 1681 to 1686 the cloister church was entirely rebuilt in the Baroque epoch with the typical Italian early baroque accents. The church boasts a fresco cycle of the life of Christ by Hans Georg Asam and the Anastasia chapel, a separate chapel to the north, which is a miniature masterpiece by Johann Michael Fischer. Today the cloister has different functions and is used for conferences, concerts and events.