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Centrumkerk

Bilthoven, NL

Architecturally important and original church building, built as the Reformed Juliana Church, or associated Community Building. The first stone was laid on 10 July 1927. The church was built by order of the Council of the Reformed Church in De Bilt in the style of the Amsterdam School, designed by architect E. Reitsma. He designed exceptionally important expressionist churches in Andijk, Kollum and Weesp, among others.

Centrumkerk

Hoogeveen, NL

J. Reil built a new mechanical organ in 1962 under the advice of AP Oosterhof. Parts of the previous organ were used during construction. Upon completion, it had ten stops on the manual and two on the pedal (one of which was a transmission). The pedal was later expanded to four stops. In 1983, Pels & Van Leeuwen carried out a renovation. Under the advice of Stef Tuinstra, it was thoroughly restored in 2008. The disposition was expanded with a Cornet on the manual. On 19 October 2008, the organ was put back into use during a special church service at 5:00 PM, with Harm Hoeve playing the organ.

Cerkiew św. Olgi w Łodzi

Cerkiew św. Olgi w Łodzi

Lodz, PL

St. Olga is an Orthodox church in Łódź. It was built in 1895 as a church shelter for the Orthodox orphans.

Cernik Jewish Cemetery

Cernik Jewish Cemetery

Cernik, HR

The Jewish cemetery is located on a hillside in the southern part of the village. The Jews from Nova Gradiska also used the Jewish cemetery in Cernik. While the cemetery was founded in 1800, the oldest gravestone inscription dates to 1871. Some of the grave inscriptions are written in Hebrew, German, and Croatian. Among the more notable buildings in the cemetery include the Schmidek Schulzer family ohel, built as a mausoleum, and the ruins of a mortuary. The last burial took place in 1942.

Certosa di Pavia

Certosa di Pavia

Pavia, IT

The Certosa di Pavia is one of the largest monasteries in Italy. It is part of the Carthusian monastic order, and was founded in the late 14th century. The cathedral is an elaborate and ornate example of both renaissance and Gothic styles, and is noted for its collection of artworks. In August of 1946, Benito Mussolini's illegally exhumed body was found in this cathedral resulting in two friars being arrested for conspiracy.

Certosa di San Giacomo

Certosa di San Giacomo

Capri, IT

The former Carthusian monastery of St James was built in the late 14th century. The monastery was closed and its property sold in 1808. Part of the buildings now houses a museum dedicated to the German painter Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach, who spent much of his life and died in 1913 in Capri.

Cervia Cathedral

Cervia Cathedral

Cervia, IT

The construction of Cervia Cathedral began in 1699 and was completed in 1702, a few years after the start of the construction of the new city of Cervia. One immediately notices the lack of axiality with the Palazzo Comunale and the third city gate facing it, and the facade of the church is also incomplete.

Cesena Cathedral

Cesena Cathedral

Cesena, IT

The current Cathedral of Cesena was built in the late 14th century following the initial project of an architect from Untervaldo. The cathedral has not always been located in its current position. In fact, before the rule of the Malatesta family (1379–1465), it was located inside the citadel (known as the Murata). Between 1443 and 1456, the church was equipped with a bell tower based on a design by Maso di Pietro di Lugano. At the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, the upper part of the façade was completed to a design by Mario Codussi.

Cetate Synagogue in Timişoara

Cetate Synagogue in Timişoara

Timişoara, RO

The Cetate (Citadel) Synagogue in Timişoara is a Neologist synagogue built between 1863 and 1865 by architect Schumann. This brick building contains elements of both Neo-Moorish and Neo-Romanesque style. It still serves as a synagogue.

Cetățuia Monastery

Cetățuia Monastery

Iași, RO

The monastery Cetățuia was founded in the 17th century as a medieval fortified complex capable of giving the sovereign and boyars support for armed resistance against the invaders. In ruins at the end of the 19th century, the monastery was restored during the inter-war period on the initiative of the historian Nicolae Iorga. The church of the monastery is said to be a copy of the church of the Three Hierarchs from the same period.

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