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Seymen mosque (Sejmenska džamija) is a historic Islamic place of worship built during the expansion of the Ottoman Empire in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Built on the ruins of a medieval church , the mosque is largely preserved in its original form. In the interior, the original wooden columns were replaced with reinforced concrete.

The new church of St. George is a church in Bucharest dating from 1705. It contains the first Romanian bookstore (1830), which plays an important role in the cultural and spiritual nationalism of Romanians.

The Sha'ar HaShamayim Synagogue (the Great Synagogue) in Gibraltar is a Sephardi synagogue completed in 1724. This stone building still serves as a synagogue.

Shakh’s synagogue was built in 1560s and is now the fourth oldest synagogue in the Czech Republic. The current interior is from major reconstruction in the 1730’s. In the reconstruction the current Polish-type baroque decorations were created. Since there is little living Jewish community in Holešov, the synagogue is mainly used as a heritage object.

The Shalom (Aydınlı) Synagogue in Izmir is a Sephardi synagogue completed in 1800, rebuilt in 1890. This stone building still serves as a synagogue.

This church building is located in the South-West district of The Hague (districts Vrederust and Bouwlust). It was built in 1959 for the Reformed Church of The Hague-Escamp and designed by the architects J. Verschoor and T. Bier from Boskoop. The church was given the name Salvatorkerk.

Shankararar Sri Kamadchi Ampal is the second largest temple in Europe in the Dravidian style, an architectural style originating in South India.

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. The oldest preserved gravestone relates to the second half of the 18th century, so it can be assumed that the cemetery emerged during that period. According to epigraphic data, the cemetery was operational until the late Soviet period. First, it appears on Russian maps in the 1920s. Later it was marked on Polish maps of 1939.

Sheffield Cathedral is the oldest building in Sheffield still in daily use. Formerly the Parish Church of Sheffield, it was granted Cathedral status in 1914. however the history of Christianity on this site goes back over 1000 years.