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Løvøy church is a wooden church that was built in 1872. The church has a long plan and was designed by an architect named Jakobsen.

The cathedral of Macerata has been known since the 10th century. Before the construction of the present cathedral, there was a small rural church dedicated to San Giuliano, built in 1022. Between the 14th and 15th centuries, a second building was erected next to the church, completed in 1478 with the construction of the bell tower, still visible today, in Flamboyant Gothic style. The two existing buildings were united to form a single neoclassical cathedral in 1771.

The Machzike Hadath (Spitalfields Great) Synagogue in London is an Ashkenazi synagogue built in 1742-43 by architect Thomas Stubbs as the ‘New French Church’. It was rebuilt in 1897 by A.J. Hopkins and in 1957. This brick building in the Georgian style now serves as a mosque.

The Machzikei Hadat Orthodox (Great) Synagogue in Antwerp is an Orthodox synagogue built between 1910 and 1914 by the architect Jules Hofman. This brick building in the National Romantic style still serves as a synagogue.

The Synagogue in Mad was built in 1795 in a baroque style, and the interior is well decorated with Polish-Lithuanian influences. Restoration of the building was completed in 2004 and the building is now used for concerts, conferences, and other events.

The Madlamark church is a 1976 brick church in Stavanger. The Madlamark church has a characteristic altarpiece, "Korsportalen", a work of art in the form of an altarpiece that covers the altar wall. The work was completed in 2003 and is by the artist Ole Lislerud.

The church of Madonna dell'Orto, built in the 14th century by the Umiliati congregation, contains a statue of the Virgin considered miraculous. In the 19th century, the decaying building was sold to the army who made it a warehouse of straw and wine. In 1864, the restoration work was resumed and completed in 1869. Since 1931, the parish has been entrusted to the fathers of the Congregation of San Giuseppe (Giuseppini Fathers).

Founded by the Sultan of Granada himself in the 14the century, the Madrasah of Granada is located in the heart of Granada's old city. The only surviving part of the madrasah is the prayer room with carved, polychrome plaster covers the upper portions of the walls.

Mael Church is a wooden church built in 1839. In 1916-18, the entrance and interior were modified and the church received a sacristy. The church underwent a major restoration in 1973-74.

Magdeburg Cathedral is a symbol of the city. It is the oldest gothic cathedral completed on German soil. It was built in 1207 or 1209 as a cathedral of the Archdiocese of Magdeburg and consecrated in 1363. The cathedral is a funerary church of Otto the Great.