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Kythrea Panagia Chardakiotissa Church

Kythrea Panagia Chardakiotissa Church

Kythrea, CY

Similar to the Agia Anna Church, the fifth parish church in the village also had a predecessor church of the same name. The "new" Panagia Chardakiotissa Church, centrally located in the neighbourhood of the same name, was built between 1878 and 1902.

Kythrea Timios Stavros of Chrysida Church

Kythrea Timios Stavros of Chrysida Church

Kythrea, CY

The sixth parish church, named Timios Stavros of Chrysida, is located in the southern area of the neighbourhood of Chrysida. The church was consecrated in 1834. On the day of the survey, the building was locked and an inspection from the inside was not possible. Sources indicate that the building is used as a handicraft workshop.

L'Aquila Cathedral

L'Aquila Cathedral

L'Aquila, IT

The Cathedral of L'Aquila was built in the 13th century and destroyed in the earthquake of 1703. It was restored in the 19th century and again in the 20th century. It was severely damaged in the 2009 earthquake. From August 2013, the functions of the Cathedral have been temporarily transferred to the Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio, also damaged by the earthquake.

La Cambre Abbey

La Cambre Abbey

Ixelles, BE

La Cambre abbey was founded around 1200 by Gisele, a Brussels lady who wanted to establish a Cistercian monastery in the village of Ixelles. The abbey takes the name Camera beatae Mariae, which will finally give "the Cambre". In 1796, by decree of the Republic, la Cambre is closed and its property sold as national property. The abbey is restored in the first two decades of the 20th century.

La Madeleine

La Madeleine

Paris, FR

The first project for the Madeleine de la Ville l'Evêque was carried out by Contant d'Ivry in 1761, and resumed upon his death in 1777 by Guillaume Couture, but the work was stopped during the Revolution. In 1806, the "Temple of Glory" was transformed by Alexandre Vignon, who gave it its current form. In 1828: return to the church project by Vignon and then Jean-Jacques Huvé. The building was completed in 1840. The inauguration took place on July 24, 1842, the day of Saint Mary Magdalene.

La Rochelle Cathedral

La Rochelle Cathedral

La Rochelle, FR

Built from 1742, the church remained unfinished due to lack of funds, but was nevertheless opened for worship in 1784. The 18th century cathedral is flanked by a 14th century bell tower, known as Saint Bartholomew's, which was destroyed during the Wars of Religion.

La Sagrada Familia

La Sagrada Familia

Barcelona, ES

The expiatory temple of the Sagrada Familia is a Catholic basilica. It is a distinctive church for its modernist architecture, the work of Gaudi (1852-1926). The church, whose construction began in 1882, has not been completed.

La Seu d'Urgell Cathedral

La Seu d'Urgell Cathedral

Urgell, ES

The Catedral de Santa Maria d'Urgell is unique in Catalonia with its Italian Romanesque style on the ornaments of its façade. The cathedral was built from 1116, making it one of the oldest in Catalonia. It is dedicated to the Virgin of Urgell, patron saint of the city, a 13th-century statue of the Virgin Mary, also known as the Virgin of Andorra. This is the seat of the bishopric of Urgell, which has very ancient origins, dating back to at least the 6th century.

La Signora Synagogue in Izmir

La Signora Synagogue in Izmir

Kemeraltı, TR

The Signora (Geveret) Synagogue in Izmir is a Sephardi synagogue from the 1840s. This stone building still serves as a synagogue.

La Spezia Cathedral

La Spezia Cathedral

La Spezia, IT

The Cathedral of La Spezia is a modernist church completed in 1975. In 1930 a competition was launched by Bishop Giovanni Costantini, in which 117 architects participated. The winning project was the one presented by the architect Brenno Del Giudice with the painter Guido Cadorin, but the work was postponed for more than twenty-five years, until the mid-fifties. The new project, in 1956, was entrusted to the rationalist architect Adalberto Libera. When Libera died in 1963, the building was not yet finished and the project was entrusted to the architect Cesare Galeazzi from La Spezia, who took it over with some modifications and completed it in 1975.

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