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The parish church of the city center is one of the oldest buildings in Pest. Built in the 14th century, it was restored in the 18th century after being seriously damaged by a fire. Converted into a mosque during the Turkish occupation (1541-1699), the church still has some traces of its brief conversion.

Innset Church is a cruciform church dating from 2000. It is the reconstruction of a baroque church from 1642 which burnt down in 1995. Before the fire, this old church was the oldest preserved wooden church in Trøndelag.

The Innvik church in Stryn, is an octagonal wooden church built in 1822 by Elling Waldboe.

The International Church Chania is an Evangelical place of worship.

The building is located in the centre of the town.

This Burmese Buddhist temple was built in 1980, it is one of many meditation centres around the world from this Buddhist branch.

On the shore of Lake Pamvotis, the prosperity of the city of Ioannina grew as Constantinople started to decline in the 13th century. From this period, the nearby Ioannina island becomes an important monastic site, later respected by the Ottomans that invaded the territory in the 15th century. The occupants finish however to invade the island and destruct its buildings when the renegade Ali Pasha finds refuge there in 1822. Today, no less than seven monasteries can be found on the island.

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown, but it can be assumed that the cemetery of the Romaniot and Sephardi Jews emerged in the 19th century.

The church of Wier is made up of a large size monastery and dates from the thirteenth century. It has been beautifully restored, while retaining authentic colours and elements.

The Iosefin Synagogue on Timişoara is an Orthodox synagogue built in 1910. The synagogue has undergone numerous restorations (1910, 1929, 1975, 1983, 2003). The brick building contains elements of Neo-Moorish and Neo-Romanesque style. It still serves as a synagogue.