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Grønning Church

Grønning Church

Stokmarknes, NO

Grønning church is a long wooden church. The architect of the church was engineer Ola Stavseth from Stokmarknes. An old church stood on the site from 1882 and was burned down in 1935. The old school in Grønning, built around 1917, was converted into a church and consecrated in 1968.

Grøtavær Church

Grøtavær Church

Harstad, NO

Grøtavær Church is a wooden church on the island of Grytøya. The church has a long plan and was built in 1915.

Guadix Cathedral

Guadix Cathedral

Guadix, ES

The Cathedral of Guadix was built from the 16th century, based on a project by Diego De Siloé (1495-1563), on the site of the former Al-hama Mosque, which was transformed into a cathedral after the reconquest of the city. The façade of the cathedral is a magnificent example of the Baroque style.

Gualdo Tadino Cathedral

Gualdo Tadino Cathedral

Gualdo Tadino, IT

Gualdo Tadino's current cathedral, dedicated to Saint Benedict, is called "San Benedetto nuovo" to distinguish it from another building, "San Benedetto vecchio", built by the Benedictines as early as 1006 outside the city walls. The new abbey and the adjoining church were built in Romanesque and Gothic style, but underwent further renovations in the following centuries, especially in the 18th and 19th centuries: the interior was completely rebuilt in the 19th century by the architect Virginio Vespignani and most of the pictorial decorations date back to 1924 and are the work of Ulisse Ribustini.

Guarda Cathedral

Guarda Cathedral

Guarda, PT

Guarda Cathedral was built following the request of Sancho I of Portugal (1185-1211) to Pope Innocent III to transfer the Diocese of Egitânia to the new city of Guarda. The construction of the present cathedral of Guarda dates back to the end of the 14th century, already during the reign of John I of Portugal (1385-1433). Work dragged on and was not completed until the reign of John III of Portugal (1521-1557). It is one of Portugal's late Gothic monuments, with clear evidence of Manueline influence.

Guards Chapel

Guards Chapel

Westminster, GB

The only remaining military chapel in London, The Guards Chapel was rebuilt in a beautifully spare style following almost total destruction by a flying bomb in 1944.

Guddal Church

Guddal Church

Guddal, NO

The Guddal church is a long church dating from 1870, although parts of the church date from 1686. The church was extended in length and height in 1870. At the same time, the whole building was given a new covering and floor and the church was given a tower.

Guildford Cathedral

Guildford Cathedral

Guildford, GB

Guildford Cathedral is one of the town’s iconic landmarks and a unique twentieth century Grade II* listed building. Reaching skywards, the Cathedral stands on a commanding spot on Stag Hill, just moments from main transport routes and fifteen minutes’ walk from the town centre. The interior is in complete contrast to its exterior, and well worth a visit for your fix of awe and wonder.

Gulbenes Evangeliski luteriska draudze

Gulbenes Evangeliski luteriska draudze

Gulbenes, LV

This church was built on the site of the old Latgalian castle mound and German stone castle which was destroyed during the Livonian war in 1577.

Guldrupe Church

Guldrupe Church

Guldrupe, SE

Guldrupe Church is one of the 92 medieval churches on the island of Gotland.

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