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The old collegiate church of Zenarruza dates from the 10th century. Legend has it that on the day of the Assumption, in 968, an eagle took a skull from an open tomb and carried it away until it dropped it on the place where the church of Cenarruza is nowadays. At the end of the 14th century, the increase in the importance of the Compostela Way on which the church stands led to the constitution of a collegiate council in what was until then a parish. Thus Cenarruza was erected as a collegiate church in 1379. The collegiate church existed until it was reduced by the Concordat of 1851. After decades of dilapidation, in the 1980s the church was restored. Currently, it is a priory of the Cistercian Order of Close Observance.

The Collegiate Church was consecrated in 1687 as part of a Jesuit school. After the final expulsion of the Jesuits in 1848, priests from the diocese of Sion took over the task of teaching and pastoring the college. The baroque organ was only inaugurated in 1994. Since then.

Arriving in Saint-Emilion, the most imposing church that stands out in the upper town is the Collegiate Church. This is not a happy coincidence. The religious community installed within these walls between the 12th and 18th centuries, was a college of canons following the rule of Saint Augustine and embodying the official religious institution. As delegates of the Archbishop of Bordeaux, they ensured that the proper functioning of religious life in Saint-Emilion was respected. The size of the site is therefore a reflection of the importance of this community and its desire to mark its preponderance. The present Tourist Office occupies the premises of the former refectory of the community.

The Collegiate Church of the Saint Paul Shipwreck is a 16th century Catholic church located in Valletta. It contains a statue of St Paul which is the object of a local worship; the statue is at the centre of a procession in the city every February 10th.

The Cologne cathedral became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996, and rightly so. The city has been dominated by the Cathedral's gigantic pair of towers since 1880: it is today the second highest building in Cologne. Its footprint is also impressive, the building covers a total area of almost 8000 square metres. This UNESCO world heritage site is also home to the mortal remains of the Three Kings, which made the Cathedral one of the most important pilgrimage destinations in Europe.

The Cologne Central Mosque was built between 2009 and 2017 after the design of architects Gottfried and Paul Böhm. The mosque, meant for the Turkish Muslim community of Cologne, has a contemporary yet recognisable Ottoman dome, whose transparency invites guests in its interior.

The Colţea Church, in the city center of Bucharest, is a National Monument. Built in the second half of the 17th century, it is of a typical Brâncoveanu style.

Modern hall church without tower from 1967, built for the Reformed Church (Liberated) in Groningen-West. After merger 2023 NGK.

The Cathedral of Comacchio was first built in 708 under Bishop Vincent, on the same site as the present cathedral. It was built in the pre-Romanesque style. Then the building was remodelled in the Gothic style around 1200 and remained so until 1659. Due to continuous restoration work and the age of the building, it was decided in the same year to demolish it to build a new cathedral. The new cathedral was solemnly inaugurated in April 1740.

The Communal (Gemeinde) synagogue in Halberstadt was erected in the years 1709 - 1712, and destroyed in 1938. Only one wall from the 1879 addition has been preserved. The building was a massive square structure built with the light-yellowish-grey stone that was generally used in this region for public buildings. The exterior was almost completely undecorated. Each of the four exterior walls had two pairs of windows that were visually unified by an arch. Centered on the west wall was the main entrance. The location of the Torah ark was indicated on the exterior of the eastern wall by a protrusion with a sloped-roof. The building was capped by an imposing mansard roof, a reference to the regional baroque tradition. Significant additions were made to the structure in 1879 by architects Ebe and Bende from Berlin. An infill structure containing separate entrance halls for men and women were added as well as a new exterior staircase to the women's gallery. This filled the space between the original 18th century synagogue structure and the row of houses that had screened it from the street. According to the plans drawn for the reconstruction of 1879, the northern side of the vault was decorated with a depiction of the showbread table in the Temple of Jerusalem. The southern side had a depiction of the Temple menorah. The interior cupola in the center of the vault was painted with palm trees.