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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.

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Former Reformed evangelism room. Currently (2018) in use by the Christian community De Bron.

Modern church without tower.

Now a church building of the Protestant Community of Bierum, Holwierde and Krewerd. A straight-closed hall church with round-arched windows and a roof turret, divided by lesenes, built in 1890 by contractor Scheltens. The partly open roof turret was renovated in 1971. The interior was radically changed in 1987 to a design by architect JA Jongman.

Presumably, the Jewish cemetery of Irlyava was established in the 19th century. According to epigraphic data, it already existed in 1875. The cemetery was used presumably until WWII, although the most recent preserved gravestone dates to 1927.