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The Second Orthodox Synagogue in Košice is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed in 1899 by architect Ján Balog. The synagogue was restored in 1999-2000. This brick synagogue in the Neo-Moorish style is under reconstruction.

The Second Temple in Hamburg is an Ashkenazi synagogue built in 1842-44 by architects Klees-Wülbern and Johann Heinrich. In use until 1931, this brick synagogue is now abandoned.

Seegård Church, built in 1997, is a wooden long church with sloping walls that almost form a pyramid. To the west is a tower. Where the walls meet the gable roof, a horizontal slot with windows has been added.

The half-timbered church in the centre of Seelbach was built in 1771. It is nicknamed Kaffeemühlenkirche (coffee mill church) because of its square shape.

The cathedral of Segorbe was built in Valencian Gothic style from 1329. The work was expanded at the end of the century with the construction of a cloister and the Chapel of the Saviour. Between 1387 and 1400, the adjacent chapels were erected. The chapter house was built from 1417 onwards and that of Saint Michael, as well as the campanile, around the middle of the century. At the beginning of the 16th century, the high cloister and the main altarpiece were built. Important modifications were made in the following centuries, with the construction of the main façade and the transformation of the original Gothic choir into Baroque style.

Segovia Cathedral, known as the Lady of the Cathedrals for its size and elegance, is a cathedral built between the 16th and 18th centuries in a Gothic style with some Renaissance elements. As part of the city of Segovia, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.

Built in the 13th century as an unfortified three-aisles basilica with apse, the church was protected through a curtain wall with defence towers since the 15th century. Later the church itself was fortified by dismantling the northern aisle. A brick-made barrel vault replaced the wooden ceiling of the nave. In place of the apse a chancel with polygonal end was erected in the middle of the 16th century. In addition it was heightened with two defence levels. Some ornamental paintings have been preserved on the outside of their walls. In the year 1800 the church was extended to the west by one third, adding the bell tower to the western facade six years later. The fortification was demolished completely 100 years later. On the eastern side the school replaced the curtain wall. The barrel vault of the nave and the cross vault in the aisle have been preserved until today. Well worth seeing are the Baroque pulpit and the altar of 1776.

The former importance of the locality Șeica Mică is reflected by the size of the 14th century three-aisled pillar basilica. The building was enlarged throughout the centuries and modified in Gothic style. It was provided with a western tower, which was later on heightened together with the chancel by adding of two defence levels. Two smaller towers were preserved, while the double curtain wall was partially demolished. The inner defence wall was secured on the western side by a gate tower. In order to protect the fountain which was vital to the villagers in case of besiege, the church tower and the western tower were merged through 14 m high wall, thus forming the so called “Fountain Yard”. Its enclosure walls were equipped all around with a battlement walk featuring watchtowers. During the 18th century the church’s interior was extended by building galleries above the side aisles. The naves were covered with a flat ceiling, while the chancel still exhibits its Gothic ribbed cross vault.

The Seid Pasha Mosque in Ruse was built in 1839 on the site of the earlier Hadji Bekir. After a major overhaul it acquired its present appearance in 1875. It is located in the courtyard of the Islamic spiritual school, built by Said Pasha as a girls' school.

The Seim church is a wooden "long church" built in 1878. The architect of the church was Johannes Øvsthus. Seim has had a church since the Middle Ages, the first mention of a church on this spot dates back to around 1360. This church was most probably a stave church which was replaced by a wooden church in the 17th century, later destroyed to make way for the present church.