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The cemetery was likely established in the first half of the 19th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, the cemetery had a wooden fence with a roofed gate. During World War II, it began to deteriorate. By order of the Germans, some tombstones were used to reinforce the roads and Seroczyn residents participated in the destruction process. Almost all of the matzevot and cemetery infrastructure were removed. The last burial took place in 1943 and the cemetery has been closed since then.

Seskarö Church is a wooden church that was built between 1928 and 1929 according to the plans of the builder Hjalmar Olsson and was consecrated on 18 August 1929 by Bishop Olof Bergqvist. The church consists of a single nave with a rectangular plan. In 1945 the church underwent a complete restoration and was rededicated on 18 November by Bishop Bengt Jonzon.

Setskog church is a wooden church that was built in 1874. The church has a rectangular plan and was designed by architect Gulbrand Johnsen.

The current building of Setúbal Cathedral is a reconstruction of the High Renaissance with an imposing Mannerist façade of a 13th-century church. Inside there are columns with frescoes, sculptures and tiles from the 17th and 18th centuries.

The Severn Street Synagogue in Birmingham is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed in 1809 by architect Richard Tutin. It was rebuilt between 1825 and 1827. Used until 1856, this brick synagogue in Victorian and Greek Revival style was transformed into a Masonic lodge.

The Cathedral of Santa Maria de la Sede, one of the largest churches in the world, was declared a UNESCO site in 1987. Its Gothic building was built from 1401 on a mosque whose minaret and patio are still visible.

Seymen mosque (Sejmenska džamija) is a historic Islamic place of worship built during the expansion of the Ottoman Empire in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Built on the ruins of a medieval church , the mosque is largely preserved in its original form. In the interior, the original wooden columns were replaced with reinforced concrete.

The new church of St. George is a church in Bucharest dating from 1705. It contains the first Romanian bookstore (1830), which plays an important role in the cultural and spiritual nationalism of Romanians.

The Sha'ar HaShamayim Synagogue (the Great Synagogue) in Gibraltar is a Sephardi synagogue completed in 1724. This stone building still serves as a synagogue.