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The church of Pielpajärvi is a wooden church built between 1752 and 1760, making it one of the oldest buildings in northern Lapland. The church received its present form during a restoration around 1846.

The cathedral of Pienza was designed to fit dramatically into the city's main square, Piazza Pio II, and was built at the behest of Pope Pius II Piccolomini between 1459 and 1462 by Bernardo Rossellino during the restructuring of the city.

Historic village church with tower. Mainly important because of the many (grave) monuments, and the exceptionally well preserved protestant layout and furnishings.

The Pieterskerk, established in 1039, is one of the oldest churches in Utrecht. Ravaged by fires in 1148 and 1279, by a tornado in 1674, Pieterskerk is nevertheless the best preserved Romanesque church in Utrecht.

The parish church of Sant'Andrea dates back to the 8th century, but it was only built in its present form in the second half of the 12th century by the architect Buono. The façade is decorated with a two-coloured marble facing, typical of the Romanesque churches of Pistoia, but characterised by an incisive Pisan influence.

The parish church of Santo Stefano was first mentioned in 1155, making it one of the first Christian religious buildings to be erected in the Rapallo area. After being the seat of the Confraternity of the Disciplinanti from 1263, it was granted in 1541 to the noble Rapallese family Della Torre (until the middle of the 19th century). During the Second World War, the structure was damaged several times, so that in 1958 and again in 1963, restoration work was carried out on the interior and exterior. The neighbouring civic tower, dating from 1443, is also part of the complex.

The Agios Anastasios parish church was built in 1953 directly east of the Agios Anastasios Monastery Church (in the part of Peristerona).

Agios Anastasios Monastery Church is located centrally in the original settlement area of the double village. According to Kassinis, a church was already built here in Ottoman times, which was restored in 1775.

The northern part of the Archangelos Michail Church was already built in the 15th-16th centuries. The southern section with the bell tower was added later. The church is located in the north-western outskirts of Pigi.

Velehrad is one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the Czech Republic. Its heart is the Baroque Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saints Cyril and Methodius. Its history began more than 800 years ago. Under the basilica, there is a lapidarium with historical remains of the original Romanesque monastery.