Explore Religious Heritage Across Europe

The Severn Street Synagogue in Birmingham is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed in 1809 by architect Richard Tutin. It was rebuilt between 1825 and 1827. Used until 1856, this brick synagogue in Victorian and Greek Revival style was transformed into a Masonic lodge.

The Cathedral of Santa Maria de la Sede, one of the largest churches in the world, was declared a UNESCO site in 1987. Its Gothic building was built from 1401 on a mosque whose minaret and patio are still visible.

This temple was opened in 2009. Initially, the Widwat Parishad Netherlands Foundation was located in a building on Guido Gezellestraat. In 2013, the building underwent a major renovation and beautification. Since then, it has been adorned with beautiful statues and decorations.

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.