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Grorud Church is a cruciform church built in 1902 by the architects Harald Bødtker and H. Berle. The building is made of grorud granite (grefsensyenite) and regular ashlars are centred around the corners and windows.

Groß St. Martin is an imposing Romanesque church in the old town of Cologne. Founded as early as 960 AD, the current building dates from 1150-1250. Partly destroyed during World War II, the building was completely rebuilt in 1985.

The Grossmünster, built between 1100 and 1220, is a protestant reformed church in Zurich's old town. The first part of the Grossmünster is believed to have been built by Charlemagne, who discovered the tombs of Saints Felix and Regula, two martyrs of Christianity, around the 7th century. The Protestant Reformation in Switzerland led by Ulrich Zwingli began in the Grossmünster, where he preached from 1519 onwards as a priest. The twin towers of the church, with their neo-Gothic domes, are the symbol of the town.

Built in 1849-51 to a design by I. Warnsinck on the site of the Gothic hall church that had been demolished in 1844 and in connection with the - separately protected - medieval Sint Janstoren. The church building, built in red brick, alternating with yellow ornamental bricks, on a natural stone plinth under slate-covered saddle and lean-to roofs, is straight-ended and contains an extended entrance portal on the east side, with the main entrance fitted with double panelled doors, a semi-circular and subdivided fanlight, a wooden pilaster frame and two lanterns with a wrought-iron volute arm, as well as a rose window in the pointed top and narrow side entrances on either side of the portal.

Interesting reconstruction church in traditionalist style, built under the influence of the sober Protestant church architecture of the eighteenth century and classicism. The crowning of the tower dates from 1976.

This is the oldest (still existing) church on Texel. This church is one of the three churches of the Protestant Wadden Sea Community of Texel, together with the Seamen's Church in Oudeschild and the Wadden Church in De Cockdorp. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Built as a Reformed Church. Expansions 1766, 1801 and 1804. The Grote Kerk is closely linked to the history of the place Hoogeveen. At the beginning of the dyeing in 1631, by the General Company of the 5000 Tomorrow, it was determined that an area of 100 tomorrow had to be kept separate from peat including ground. The proceeds were for church, school and the poor.

It is a church built in neo-Gothic style, which was designed by H.J. from Tulder. The church, with a striking spireless tower, was built in 1857-1859. The ground pattern is a cruciform basilica with a three-aisled transept and ambulatory. The church replaced the medieval Willibrordus Church, which was located on the same site. Near the church is the Triumphal Maria flanked by two angels memorial, which was founded in 1894 by pastor-dean Arnoldus van de Laar. In 1976 the church was included in the Monuments Register as a national monument.

Replaced a church from 1745. Renovated in 1929, when a new tower was also built.

The Grote Kerk in Almelo is a historic church which dates from 1493.The church was originally founded in 1236 by the Lord of Almelo as a castle chapel. The choir was rebuilt in 1493, and the transept and the nave in 1738. It has been in use by Protestant worship since 1619. In 1873, the church was largely renovated and immediately enlarged. It currently belongs to the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN). It is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.