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The Carl Gustaf Church, built in the 1680s and consecrated in 1702, is named after the founder of the city, Karl X Gustav (1654-1660). It was designed by Erik Dahlbergh. A wooden church from 1664 preceded the present stone church.

One of Belfast's most striking buildings, Carlisle Memorial Methodist Church has served as a gateway to North Belfast since 1875. Designed by native son, WH Lynn, it took just three years to complete. Built in a High Victorian neo Gothic style as a memorial to the children of local builder James Carlisle, it is being brought back into use by the Belfast Buildings Trust through a long term programme of regeneration.

The Carmelite basilica was built in the neo-Romanesque style between 1927 and 1930. Its designer was Bruno Buchwieser, and its architect was Béla Marshall. During the Second World War, the church did not suffer any serious damage, although it took several years to repair it. In 1947, the side altar of St. John the Baptist, completed during the war, was consecrated. Since 2008 it has been the seat of the Carmelite Order.

The Carmelite church is a masterpiece of Baroque architecture built between 1716 and 1725. The church was designed by the Carmelite monk and architect Márton Athanáz Wittwer. The side altars were painted by Martino Altomonte.

If the foundation of the Carmelite Church of Warsaw dates back to the 17th century, its famous neoclassical façade was built later on in 1761-1783. The church takes its name from the Order of the Discalced Carmelites who built the orginel building.

The Carmo Church and Convent (Igreja e Convento do Carmo) in Moura were the first headquarters of the Carmelite Order in the Iberian Peninsula. The complex features a predominant Renaissance-style.

The Church of the Venerable Third Order of the Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo dates from the end of the 18th century. The Church was created as a result of a disagreement between the friars of the Franciscan Order. The unfortunate Franciscan friars abandoned the Capuchin friars and, with the support of the Discalced Carmelites, decided to create the Third Order of Mount Carmel. They proceeded to elect the Table of the Order and in 1735 the foundations of the new church were laid. The ceiling of the high choir was painted in 1862 by the painter Viseense António José Pereira.

Modern church with small bell tower. Built as a church of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN).

The Great Mosque of Constanța, also known as the Carol Mosque, was built between 1910 and 1913. Its name refers to King Carol I (1881-1914) who initiated the construction of the mosque, dedicated to the Muslim community of Constanta. Initially, the mosque was named "Carol I Mosque", then it was later renamed the Mahmoud II Mosque. The construction was carried out in the Egyptian-Byzantine style, with some Romanian architectural additions. It is the first building with reinforced concrete elements built in Romania.

The Carpentras Synagogue was built in 1367 and remains one of the oldest synagogues in France. It was restored in the 18th century by Antoine D’Allemand and updated to the contemporary baroque décor.