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Admont Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1074. It houses the world's largest monastic library, which was started in the mid-18th century and completed in 1776. For centuries, the monastery was not only the religious centre of Upper Styria, but also a centre of art and science. After a decline caused by the Turkish wars and the Reformation, the Counter-Reformation under Abbot Johann Hoffmann gave the abbey a new impetus. A fire in 1865 had devastating consequences. Apart from the library, it destroyed almost the entire monastery, including the organ built by Franz Xaver Krisman in 1782. Reconstruction began a year later, but the corresponding building plan was only partially realised.

Built in the 18th century to replace a older wooden church in the same place. Its cemetery is where René Descartes was first buried in 1650, before his remains were moved to France. There is now only a memroial to him inside the church.

The Cathedral of Adria, dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, was built at the beginning of the 19th century from a pre-existing 14th century building. The cathedral houses frescoes, a bas-relief dating back to the 6th century and beautiful cupboards sculpted by Jacopo Piazzetta.

The construction of this church, originally dedicated to Saint Adrian, began when this part of Duiveland was dammed. The church was built according to a fixed plan for over 200 years. First the choir, then the nave and finally the south aisle. The wooden roof construction is remarkable. The pulpit is from 1670, the burial chapel of the Lords of Dreischor dates from 1740.

Beautiful historic village church with tower in the former Municipality of IJsselmonde, now part of Rotterdam. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Construction of the new church started in December 2019. The free reformed community of Kruiningen was founded at the end of 2017 after a split in the reformed community in the Zeeland town. Until now, it meets in Ons Dorpshuis in Kruiningen. The total construction costs of the Adullam church amount to approximately 2.3 million euros.

Beautiful, well-maintained modern church with a roof turret; a "Redodome".

Beautiful large modern church with tower, "refodome". Second church building in Barneveld of the Reformed Church. Inaugurated December 4, 2008. Interesting situated near another large church, De Hoeksteen of the Reformed Church in the Netherlands.

The foundation stone for the church of the Reformed Church on Remisestraat was laid on 28 November 1931. The church was put into use at the end of March 1932. The interior was renovated in 1975 and a meeting room and a consistory room were added in 1985. The building with 140 seats became too small. In the spring of 2004, permission was obtained to expand the building with 75 seats. It was hoped that the expansion would be realized in the first half of 2004. The church was put into use again on Thursday 5 May 2005. And it now also bears a name: Adullam Church.

Seventh-day Adventists.