Istipol Synagogue in Istanbul
Balat/ Istanbul, TR
The Istipol Synagogue in Istanbul is a Sephardi synagogue built between 1898 and 1909. This wooden synagogue is now abandoned.
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Balat/ Istanbul, TR
The Istipol Synagogue in Istanbul is a Sephardi synagogue built between 1898 and 1909. This wooden synagogue is now abandoned.
Pomaia, IT
Founded in 1977, Lama Tzong Khapa Institute is one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist centers in Europe. The centre includes a temple, as well as teaching facilities where Buddhist studies and practice are offered.
Balk, NL
Reformed Church. Hall building from 1728 with 4-sided choir closure; the west facade forms a street wall with a gable; under the curls anno 1728.
Oudega, NL
The reformed church, built in 1910, was already renovated in 1980. In February 2005, a number of volunteers started a new renovation. The church was expanded with three meeting rooms, new toilets, a kitchen, a bar and an extra storage room. The stage in the church was also enlarged. On 27 April 2006, the church was put back into use. The church was also given a name: It Ljochtbeaken. This church is listed as a Municipal Monument of the Netherlands.
Istanbul, TR
The Italian Synagogue (Kal de los Frankos) in Istanbul was completed in 1885. It was rebuilt in 1980 and 1998. This brick building still serves as a synagogue.
Iveland, NO
Iveland church was consecrated in 1837. The church was built by Anders Thorsen Syrtveit after a type drawing by architect Linstow. It was restored for the centenary of the building according to plans by Domenico Erdmann.
Bjerkreim, NO
Ivesdal Chapel is a long church from 1876. The altarpiece was made by Karl Straurye in 1937. The organ was made in 1983 and moved from Sokndal church to Ivesdal chapel in 1995.
Iviron Monastery, GR
Iviron Monastery is one of the 20 self-governing Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Mount Athos. It is ranked third in the Athonite, the hierarchical order of the twenty monasteries on Mount Athos.
Ivyanets, BY
Ivyanets New Jewish Cemetery has about 100 tombstones that date from between 1828 and the 1930's. Around 30% of them are fallen or broken. The site was fenced by ESJF in November 2019.
Iŭje, BY
The Iwye Mosque is a monument of wooden architecture built in 1884. A minaret and a gallery were made with the money of Tatar emigrants from the United States in 1922. Initially, the main façade was decorated with a gallery on 4 pillars with curved uprights (in the 1970s it was replaced by a low vestibule).
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For a long time, Europe was ruled by powerful monarchies. Monarchy and religion have been connected since time immemorial. Here are 7 sites across Europe where royalty historically bent the knee to a higher power and received their crown.
Stupas are symbols of enlightenment and peace that commemorate different stages of Buddha's life. Since the mid-20th century, thousands of stupas have begun to populate Europe. We have compiled some of the most impressive ones in this list.
Walter Maria Förderer (1928–2006) was a Swiss architect and sculptor renowned for his neo-expressionist church designs in the 1960s. In this list we have compiled 6 of his church designs that seamlessly integrate religious and secular elements.