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The Remu Synagogue was first built in 1553 and called the New Synagogue to distinguish it from the Old Synagogue ( Stara Boznica).

The church building with its characteristic octagonal shape has been in use since 1953. The architectural combination Geels Vos Woltjer designed the plan. In the church hall, columns of approximately ten meters are placed at a distance of one meter from each corner, which support the ceiling. This construction provides a good view of the liturgical center everywhere. The acoustics of this building are also excellent. 36 stained glass windows have been installed under the eaves.

The church of Renko is a medieval stone church built in the late 15th or early 16th century. The octagonal church was abandoned in the 17th century. Very little remains of the medieval church, because in 1783 the stone ruin was demolished, except for the foundations, and rebuilt from it.

The Rennebu church was completed in 1669 using parts of the stave church which it replaced. The interior underwent a major restoration in 1948-52.

The current site of the cathedral has been used as the seat of a bishopric since the 6th century. It is likely that it was built in place of an older sanctuary. The old building was completely replaced by a Gothic church in the 12th century. In 1490, the tower and the western facade of the Gothic church collapsed. An endless reconstruction of the western massif was undertaken, which lasted 163 years and resulted in the granite facade that we know today, which is largely in the classical style.

Repovačka mosque was probably built in the second half of the 16th century. During the Austro-Hungarian domination (1878-1918) the mosque building was used as a warehouse. After the restoration in 1924, the mosque was again used by the faithful for prayer. From 1943, the mosque was converted into a warehouse and shortly afterwards the harem was converted into a cattle market. The building was last repaired after the war, between 1992 and 1995.

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown, but it can be assumed that the cemetery emerged in the early 19th century. First, it appears on a cadastral map of 1863, but the earliest preserved gravestone relates to the 1820s.

Beautiful, stately church hall in an older building. Still in use for services of the Restored Apostolic Missionary Church.

The Restored Reformed Church in Alblasserdam is a church building erected in 1900. It serves worshippers from the Restored Reformed Church.

The Resurrection Cathedral was built in 1995 in honour of the victory day of the Second World War. It is the largest religious building in the city of Brest and one of the largest in Belarus. In 2011 and 2012, the upper parts of the domes were decorated with gold leaf instead of silver according to the orthodox tradition of religious architecture.