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St. Elizabeth, also called “Blue Church” is an Art Nouveau church built between 1909 and 1913. Both the interior and exterior of the church are painted in pale blue and decorated with blue maiolica; the roof is covered with blue-glazed ceramics as well.

Sultan Ahmed Mosque (also known as the Blue Mosque) is a historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It remains a functioning mosque, while also attracting large numbers of tourist visitors. It was constructed between 1609 and 1616 during the rule of Ahmed I. Its Külliye contains Ahmed's tomb, a madrasah and a hospice. Hand-painted blue tiles adorn the mosque’s interior walls, and at night the mosque is bathed in blue as lights frame the mosque’s five main domes, six minarets and eight secondary domes.

2018 The Boaz church of the reformed community in Sliedrecht along the A15 will be extensively renovated in the coming period. From mid-September 2018, services will be held in the Christian Reformed Church on the Kerkbuurt. The renovation (costing 2.5 million euros) will take approximately 9 months. An extension will be built on 2 sides of the church. There will be a gallery for 316 seats and a separate hall with sliding wall for 100 people. Parking is difficult but is possible at the nearby sports hall. When it was established, the community had approximately 400 members, now approximately 1100! This is due to the settlement of young families and the regional function. When the renovation is finished, the Christian Reformed will hold their services in the new building until their renovation is finished.

The Bob Church is the first Greco-Catholic church built in Cluj and the oldest Romanian church in the city. The name of the church comes from the bishop Ioan Bob, Romanian nobleman, at whose expense the place of worship was erected between 1801 and 1803. The building is listed as a historical monument in Cluj.

The cathedral of Bobbio was built from 1070 onwards and completed after five years in the Romanesque style, remaining almost unchanged in structure until the 13th century. In the 13th century, the floor was raised, the two arms of the transept were lengthened laterally, and the roof was finally completed, hiding the frames with the construction of the vaults. In 1463, the new façade was built in its current position, aligning it with the two side towers.

The fortified church in Bod went through difficult times, strongly affected by fire and earthquakes. The Romanesque basilica with a bell tower built in the 13th century was partially destroyed by fire only two centuries later. Starting with the late 18th century, the events precipitated: the bell tower collapsed only to be rebuilt nine years later. But after three years the church was massively destroyed by an earthquake, together with its fortification wall. The polygonal wall with outer bailey and defence towers was almost completely dismantled after this episode. Today in Bod one can admire the church built in 1806, whose tower damaged by the earthquake in 1977 was subsequently stabilized. The interior of the church houses the altar from 1869, which forms a whole together with the organ built in 1816. Original bells, dating back to Catholic times were destroyed when the tower collapsed. One bell that escaped the damages of war and further two bells made of bronze in 1922 accompany the Sunday service today.

Bodin Church, which is a medieval stone church dating from around 1240, has undergone several modifications over the years. As part of an extensive reconstruction in 1894, the church was given, among other things, a new tower on the west side and a Swiss-style exterior decoration. When the church was renovated in 1962-64, these new additions were removed and the church was restored in the style of the 18th century. The tower was demolished and the church was given an onion dome on the ridge. A new porch was built, and the interior, ceiling and gallery were renovated.

The Bodom Chapel is a wooden building dating from 1905. The chapel was fitted with Dragestil elements by its architect S.Wiese Opsahl.

Bodø Cathedral was designed by architects Blakstad and Munthe-Kaas after an architectural competition in 1947. The church is built of reinforced concrete and has a monumental basilica-like main form with self-supporting bell towers. It was consecrated in 1956. The architects describe the building as a "basilica without columns".

Tibetan budhhist temple and center.