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The Peterskirche is an Evangelical Lutheran church built in 1882-1885 in neo-Gothic style. The nave is now used, in addition to worship services, for various concerts, theatrical performances, exhibitions and conferences.

St. Peter in Zurich, built from the 13th century, is one of the three Old Town churches that characterize the silhouette of Zurich. It is located on a hill in the old town near the Lindenhof, where the Roman settlement of Turicum and the imperial Palatinate lay.

St. Petri Church is a brick church built in 1866. The architect of the church was Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe (1833-1901). The church received the English architecture award Civic Trust Award for the major restoration and renewal work carried out in 2005-08.

The Church of Sint Pieter beneden (Saitn Peter below) was built between 1938 and 1939 in the neighbourhood of Villapark (formerly known as Saint Peter). This marlstone building was designed by the architect Frits Peutz in the style of an early-Christian basilica.

St. Pölten Church was built in the 12th century as an integral part of St. Pölten Abbey, founded in the 8th century. The building was transformed into a cathedral church in 1785, after the dissolution of the monastery by Leopold II.

Construction began in 1786. Perhaps this is the most atypical of the churches on the island. The cover is topped with a very unusual Arab-looking tower. It also has two porches from the 19th century.

St. Reinoldi, or Reinoldikirche, is a Protestant church located in the city center of Dortmund. The oldest part of the building is the transept, built just before the middle of the 13th century.

The church of St. Remigius is a Gothic basilica with three naves whose construction was begun in 1274 / 1275 by the Franciscan order. In 1689, the church was severely damaged by bombing by Brandenburg troops, and the roof of the church and its ridge turret burned down. The Franciscans repaired the roof and restored the interior in the years 1738-1748. The monastery was secularized and abolished in 1803.

St. Roch Church, consecrated in 1995, replaces an old building from the 19th century. The new church has the peculiarity of having been built in a former industrial shed. In 1862, a church had been built in the northern district of the city of Brussels, but it was heavily damaged during the bombing of the port of Brussels in 1943 and was then demolished in 1971.

The church or church of St. Roch - Monument of Poland’s Regained Independence began to be built in 1927 and was completed, despite several stops in its construction, in 1945. The church was built in the Modernist expressionist style with reinforced concrete.