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The Worlitz Synagogue was built in 1790 by the order of Duke Leopold III of Anhalt-Dessau. It can be found within the Dessau-Worlitz Garden Realm UNESCO World Heritage site. The Worlitz synagogue was modelled after a synagogue designed by Erdmannsdorf in Rome.

St. Peter's Cathedral in Worms is one of the most important Romanesque churches in the Rhine valley, together with the cathedrals of Speyer and Mainz. Only the ground plan and the lower part of the western towers are from the original construction consecrated in 1110. The rest was largely completed in 1181, but the west chancel and vault were built in the 13th century, the elaborate south portal was added in the 14th century, and the central dome was rebuilt.

In 1994 the premises on Ivy Arch Road were purchased, planning permission obtained and a new Worthing Islamic Cultural Centre was born and was named ???Masjid Assalam???. An Imam was appointed as our spiritual leader to lead all the prayers and to offer Islamic lessons to children as well as adults. Originally only the upstairs portion of the Centre was used for day to day activities of the Society. Slowly but surely, due to growing population and demand the downstairs portion was refurbished in 2005 and now forms the main prayer space.

The church of Wotruba was built from 1974 to 1976 according to the plans of Fritz Wotruba (sculptor) and Fritz Gerhard Mayr (architect). This church, made of concrete blocks, is of a markedly brutalist style.

The Woudkapel is a liberal religious community in Bilthoven and surroundings; it was founded in 1923. A number of people in the Reformed Church felt the need for a different form of spirituality. They sought contact with like-minded people outside the church and together they founded De Woudkapel. In its objective it was described as 'an association for the dissemination of liberal religious thought'.

Dutch Reformed Church. The village church with a nave, probably renewed in the 17th century, and a narrower, three-sided closed choir around 1500, partly built-in west tower (1552), the square part of which is enlivened by pointed arch niches with trefoil traceries and the slender octagon with short spire has high pointed arch niches with sound holes. The church is covered by barrel vaults with tie beams. Restored around 1957. The inventory includes a pulpit with baptismal fence and baptismal arches, 17th century; a choir fence with balusters, probably 17th century; three copper chandeliers, 18th century and two lists of ministers, late 18th century. Tombstones from the 16th and 17th centuries. A cabinet organ with five registers from 1778. Bell tower with bell by Cypr. Crans, 1750, diam. 105cm.

Wragby Methodist Church celebrated its centenary in 1994, but is the third chapel on this site.

The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist dates mainly from the Gothic period, from the 13th to the 14th century. However, she was preceded by three other churches on this place. The current building mixes Baroque complements and contemporary restorations after war damage. It is considered the first completely Gothic church in Poland.

St. Kilian's Cathedral in Würzburg is a Romanesque church built from 1040. It is said to be the fourth largest Romanesque basilica in Germany. It is the third church on the site, the two previous ones, built around 787 and 855, were destroyed by fire. The side aisles were remodelled around 1500 in the late Gothic style. Pietro Magno decorated the cathedral with Baroque stuccoes in 1701. Most of the building collapsed after the Second World War. Reconstruction was completed in 1967.

The Wysoka Synagogue resides in the Kazimierz District of Kraków, Poland, and is also referred to as the High Synagogue due to the upstairs location of the prayer room. It was built between 1556 and 1563 in a Renaissance style. It is now inactive following World War II.