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The Great Mosque of Brussels is first built in 1879 as an exhibition pavilion for the Austro-Belgian Panoramas Company. Constructed of durable materials, the building is destined to become an annex to the Royal Museums of Decorative and Industrial Arts. In 1967, the building is ceded to the Muslim Community of Belgium to establish a cultural and religious centre. The mosque is restored in 1975-1978.

The Great Mosque of Lyon or Grande mosquée de Lyon is France's sixth largest mosque, designed by architects Ballandras and Mirabeau.

The Great Mosque of Rome, built between 1984 and 1995, is the largest mosque in Italy and the largest in Europe. The work of the architect Paolo Portoghesi is meant as a modern syncretism of Maghreb, Ottoman and Persian mosque architecture. The whole is designed to be integrated in the green environment.

The Great Mosque of Strasbourg was inaugurated in 2012, it replaces a prayer room installed since 1982 in a former factory. Designed by the Italian architect Paolo Portoghesi, this modern copper-domed building is one of the largest mosques in France.

The oldest parts of the church date from the year 1450. At that time, a simple Romanesque hall church was built on a natural sand mound. In the year 1512, the village was set on fire by the Geldersen. The church was badly damaged. Restoration followed. A Gothic choir was also built onto the church. In the first half of the 17th century, the church was expanded with a northern and southern chapel. On 1 August 1874, the church was hit by a heavy hurricane that swept across our country. The building was badly damaged. The nave of the church and the northern and southern chapels were restored. The completely destroyed choir was not rebuilt. After the restoration, the church was given its current form. The restoration of the church was completed in 1683. A fierce fire raged there in 1891. The church was restored to its former glory. The southern wall had to be partly replaced by new Waal stone. In 1972, the beautiful church was restored.

The synagogue is a masterpiece of Hungarian Art Deco architecture. It was erected in 1913, by the architects Béla and Sándor Löffler, for the Orthodox community of Budapest. Its prayer hall is spanned with a barrel vault pierced by stained glass skylights. The synagogue complex also includes a beit midrash, a Jewish school and a communal building facing Dob St.

The Great St Bernard Hospice, situated at an altitude of 2,473 metres, was supposedly first built around 1050, when Saint Bernard of Aosta founded the hospice which will later bear his name. In 1823, the hospice is rebuilt under the direction of the architect Henri Perregaux. It was at the hospice that was created the so-called dog breed of St. Bernard.

The Great Synagogue and Beit Midrash in Turka is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed around 1900. The synagogue was given a Neo-Baroque style.

The Great (Old) Synagogue in Bardejov is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed in 1836. The synagogue was restored between 2015 and 2017. In use until WWII, this brick synagogue now serves as a cultural centre.

The Great Synagogue of Bayreuth is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed in 1759. The synagogue was restored in 1964-65 and 2012. Decommissioned during the Second World War, this baroque stone synagogue was reactivated after the war.