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A "Georgian Gem" of a chapel built in 1798 with a wealth of history to explore. Currently Grade II listed and included in T J Hughes's "Wales Best One Hundred Churches" (Seren, 2006) and a registered Methodist Heritage site. Why do we have a beer barrel (albeit empty) on the premises? Well pay us a visit and find out, you'll be surprised.

The Jewish cemetery of Penyige was established as early as 1874, since the oldest tombstone found in the cemetery dates to that year. The latest tombstone was erected in 1924. The cemetery has been fenced. There was a synagogue in the village, but it was demolished.

Penzberg Mosque is a modernist place of worship of the Muslim community in Penzberg, Germany. The mosque was built in 2005 and won the best work of architecture in Bavaria.

The People's Salvation Cathedral is a Romanian Orthodox cathedral in Bucharest. Its abysmal dimensions of the cathedral make it the largest and tallest cathedral in the world.

Père Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris and one of the most visited in the world. More than 75,393 tombs, including famous writers, artists, politicians, etc., are located here.

The cemetery preserves the remains of at least 65 tombstones which date from between 1851 and 1943. The site was fenced by ESJF in December 2018.

The building was first built between 1125 and 1150, and threatened to be ruined, the cathedral was restored between 1852 and 1890 under the direction of Paul Abadie. The architect demolished the masonry to the floor of the church and rebuilt all the domes and added the bell towers. After the war of 1870, Abadie rebuilt the new choir after the demolition of the Saint Antoine chapel in the 14th century. From 1874 to 1879 the western dome, pillars, large arches and pendants were rebuilt.

The mosque of Peristerona is a protected building under the administration of the Department of Antiquities and is located in the southern centre of the old village. The building was most likely built in the first half of the 19th century and served as a district mosque. The Friday prayers were also attended by worshippers from the surrounding villages such as Akaki, Deneia and Orounta.

The Jewish cemetery of Perlez is a former Jewish cemetery in the town of the same name, where some tombstone remains can be seen. The site was fenced by ESJF in November 2019.

The Pernå Church is a medieval religious building that was probably built in the 1410s and 1440s. The church was designed by a German builder named Master of Pernå, who designed all the medieval churches in eastern Uusimaa. The bell tower of the church of Pernå was built in 1853. The stained glass windows in the church date from 1939 and were designed by Lennart Segerstråle.