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Chiesa San Domenico

Chiesa San Domenico

Canicattì, IT

Work on the construction of the church of San Domenico began in 1609 and was completed in 1612. The district of San Domenico, a significant example of Sicilian Baroque urban planning, with straight, orthogonal streets, is marked by the foundation of the Dominican convent, with the adjoining church of San Domenico. Due to the collapse of the ceiling in 1962, the frescoes of the vault by Provenzani were lost.

Chiesa Santa Maria degli Angeli

Chiesa Santa Maria degli Angeli

Lugano, CH

The church of Santa Maria degli Angeli is a religious building of late Romanesque style built at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries. The church is famous for its interior frescoes including the "Passione e Crocefissione" of the sixteenth century.

Chieti Cathedral

Chieti Cathedral

Chieti, IT

Chieti Cathedral dates back to the 10th century. Due to subsequent renovations, especially the 1920s renovation in the neo-gothic style, the bell tower is the only remaining work from the original medieval church. The spire, however, is the result of the reconstruction of the 1920s, inspired by that of the cathedral of Teramo, or the cathedral of Atri.

Chinese Kerk

Rotterdam, NL

Church space from 2009 for the long-established Chinese Evangelical Church.

Chioggia Cathedral

Chioggia Cathedral

Chioggia, IT

Chioggia Cathedral dates back to the 12th century, after the transfer of the Episcopal see of Malamocco. It was destroyed by fire in 1623. The following year work began on the present cathedral, designed by Baldassare Longhena, who reversed the orientation of the medieval temple and built it with the façade facing the square.

Chiprovtsi Monastery

Chiprovtsi Monastery

Chiprovtsi, BG

Chiprovtsi Monastery is a 10th century Bulgarian Orthodox monastery. It is a popular pilgrimage site in northwestern Bulgaria.

Chirpăr Fortified Church

Chirpăr Fortified Church

Chirpăr, RO

In Chirpăr it is still possible to observe the original three aisles Romanesque basilica built in the 13th century. Without significant changes the chancel with groin vault and apse, the arcades to the side aisles and the western tower are still preserved until today. In the 15th century the assembly was surrounded by a polygonal fortification wall with outer bailey and six defence towers, which are not preserved. Around 1500 a defence level was built above the western tower, but no military systems were foreseen for the church itself. In 1862 the nave and the aisles were covered with a flat plastered ceiling and a lower roof was built above the nave. The interior furnishing originates from the 18th century. The 1778 organ rests on the western masoned gallery. The 1795 altar was built in the workshop of the master Johannes Folbert in Sighişoara.

Chișinău Central Synagogue

Chișinău Central Synagogue

Chișinău, MD

The Chabad Lubavitch Central Synagogue was built in 1896-1898 by the architect Tsalel Gershevich Ginger. It is also known as the "Synagogue of the glassmakers".

Chmelov Jewish Cemetery

Chmelov Jewish Cemetery

Chmelov, SK

Chmelov Jewish Cemetery already existed by the late 19th century, as the 59 preserved tombstones date back to the end of the 19th century and the early 20th. It was Fenced by ESJF in October 2022.

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