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Areti Monastery (Moni Areti) was founded in the late 16th century and is currently an active monastery.

The chapel is located on the southern edge of the original village centre. In a picture of 2004, there was a makeshift roof on the church. Today, the condition of the building is poor to ruin. There is no roof any more. The walls are showing clear sign of deterioration; grass and weed is growing on the walls, and cracks are visible.

The church with the ekklesionym Timios Prodromos stands in the centre of the village. Today the building is used by the “Association of Art and Coorporation, Argaki” and is locked.

The Argenschwang synagogue was built in the 17th and 18th centuries. The two-storey half-timbered house with rectangular windows was purchased by the Jewish community in the 18th century in order to establish a synagogue there after an extension of the building. The prayer hall was located on the upper floor. The prayer hall had a vaulted wooden ceiling painted with a starry sky. During the pogrom of November 1938, the interior was probably devastated and damaged. In 1980, the exterior of the building was repaired.

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The Lord's Ark church (Arka Pana) was built in the years 1967-1977 according to the plans of the architect mgr. Eng. Wojciech Pietrzyk. The roof of the building makes the church look like not only the arch but also the chapel of Ronchamp, designed by Le Corbusier.

The monastery of Arkadi dates from the 16th century and is marked by the influence of the Renaissance, the island being then Venetian. Destroyed by the Turks in 1866 (since rebuilt), Arkadi embodied resistance against the Ottoman occupation.

Arlöv Church is a neo-Gothic church built in 1900 according to the plans of the architect Alfred Arwidius, replacing the old Burlöv Church. The large stained glass windows in the chancel were created by the Danish artist Mogens Jörgensen.

Church hall at the bottom of a larger complex. Out of use 1816, in 1850 Free Evangelical Community. Restored in 1986. Since 1997 back in use as Armenian Apostolic Church. In terms of furnishings, including icons, this church is comparable to Orthodox churches.

The Armenian Apostolic Church “Holy Mother of God” in Chisinau dates from 1803 and is an important landmark for the Armenian community.