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Bassano del Grappa Cathedral

Bassano del Grappa Cathedral

Bassano del Grappa, IT

The Cathedral of Santa Maria in Colle is a Baroque church that was consecrated in 1432. The church's organ, located at the west end, is the work of Francesco Antonio Dacci. Built in 1796, it was restored in 1980 by Franz Zanin and is fully functional.

Båstad Church

Båstad Church

Indre Østfold, NO

Båstad Church, which was consecrated in 1860, is a half-painted cruciform church with a white-painted exterior, with a sacristy to the east and a porch with eaves to the west. The annexes in front of the north and south arms of the cross were built for later use. The church was built by the builder H. Møller from Moss according to the plans of the architect Chr. H. Grosch. It is well preserved outside and inside.

Bastia Cathedral

Bastia, FR

Built in 1488, cathedral in 1590, the church was completely rebuilt from 1604 to 1625 (no remains of the old building). A building with three vessels of five bays (central barrel vault, lateral vessels with ridge vaults). Walls decorated with stucco and paintings in the 18th and 19th centuries. Altars in polychrome marble. Western facade built around 1660-1670, with a baroque decoration directly inspired by the Genoese tradition. It has two levels with three pediments. Square bell tower built against the south side of the apse, completed in 1620, facade and bell tower restored at the end of the 19th century and in 1938. Consolidation of the bell support in 1940. Rehabilitation of plasters, mouldings, frescoes and wall paintings in 1955. Consolidation of the sacristy in 1961. Restoration of the west facade and bell tower in 1996-1999. Restoration of the side facades and apse in 2002-2004.

Batoshevski Monastery

Batoshevski Monastery

Popska, BG

It is an Orthodox monastery on the bank of the Rositsa river and near the village of Popska.

Batrad Jewish Cemetery

Batrad Jewish Cemetery

Batrad', UA

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown, but it can be assumed that it emerged in the 19th century. It first appears on cadastral maps of 1865. The cemetery was fenced by ESJF in October 2016.

Båtsfjord Church

Båtsfjord Church

Båtsfjord, NO

Båtsfjord church is a working church from 1971, designed by architect Hans Magnus. Jardar Lunde has made the 85 m large stained glass window.

Bavarian Chapel, London

Bavarian Chapel, London

London, GB

Warwick Street Church is a Catholic church in London, which was once used as a chapel by the Bavarian Legation. It is officially known as "Church of our Lady of the Assumption and Saint Gregory" and was known in London as the "Bavarian Chapel" until the beginning of the First World War. It is a rectangular hall with a flat, boxed, white/blue ceiling and a brick facade built around 1790 with a central gable in the style of classicism. On the north wall of the nave is a bronze plaque with the Bavarian royal coat of arms, reminiscent of the Apostolic Vicars of the District of London, who served there under Bavarian protection before a regular Catholic hierarchy could be restored in England from 1850.

Bayeux Cathedral

Bayeux Cathedral

Bayeux, FR

A first cathedral complex was built in the 7th century, including a Saint-Étienne church and a Notre-Dame church. Following a fire, Hugues II of Bayeux decided to rebuild the cathedral in the 11th century. The side aisles were modified in the 12th and 13th centuries, including the side chapels and a new choir, and the western arrows and the five-porch facade. Restoration work took place in the 19th century and resulted in a new copper dome.

Bayonne Cathedral

Bayonne Cathedral

Bayonne, FR

Located on Roman remains, the construction of the Cathedral began in the 12th century and was not completed until the 16th century.

Bayrakli Mosque

Bayrakli Mosque

Samokov, BG

The mosque was built in the middle of the 19th century , probably by Bulgarian masters. It has a large prayer room measuring 14 by 14.8 meters. Four free columns in the center hold a rammed drum topped with a wooden dome . The arched vestibule has a second floor for women. The minaret has a spiral brick decoration. The exterior and the interior of the mosque are richly painted with ornaments by painters from the Samokov school .

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