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Wragby Methodist Church

Wragby Methodist Church

Wragby, GB

Wragby Methodist Church celebrated its centenary in 1994, but is the third chapel on this site.

Wrocław Cathedral

Wrocław Cathedral

Wrocław, PL

The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist dates mainly from the Gothic period, from the 13th to the 14th century. However, she was preceded by three other churches on this place. The current building mixes Baroque complements and contemporary restorations after war damage. It is considered the first completely Gothic church in Poland.

Würzburg Cathedral

Würzburg Cathedral

Würzburg, DE

St. Kilian's Cathedral in Würzburg is a Romanesque church built from 1040. It is said to be the fourth largest Romanesque basilica in Germany. It is the third church on the site, the two previous ones, built around 787 and 855, were destroyed by fire. The side aisles were remodelled around 1500 in the late Gothic style. Pietro Magno decorated the cathedral with Baroque stuccoes in 1701. Most of the building collapsed after the Second World War. Reconstruction was completed in 1967.

Wysoka Synagogue

Wysoka Synagogue

Kraków, PL

The Wysoka Synagogue resides in the Kazimierz District of Kraków, Poland, and is also referred to as the High Synagogue due to the upstairs location of the prayer room. It was built between 1556 and 1563 in a Renaissance style. It is now inactive following World War II.

Włodawa Synagogue

Włodawa Synagogue

Włodawa, PL

The Włodawa synagogue was built between 1764 and 1774 on the site of a former wooden synagogue. Burned during the First World War, desecrated during the Second World War, the synagogue served as a warehouse until 1970. In the 1980s, after extensive renovation work, a museum on the history and culture of Polish Jews was opened there.

Xanthi Jewish Cemetery

Xanthi Jewish Cemetery

Xanthi, GR

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown,. However, it can be assumed that it emerged in the early 20th century.

Xenophontos Monastery

Xenophontos Monastery

Agio Oros, GR

Xenophontos Monastery is one of the 20 self-governing Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Mount Athos. It is ranked sixteenth in the Athonite, the hierarchical order of the twenty monasteries on Mount Athos.

Xeropotamou Monastery

Xeropotamou Monastery

Moni Xiropotamou, GR

Xeropotamou Monastery is one of the 20 self-governing Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Mount Athos. It is ranked eighth in the Athonite, the hierarchical order of the twenty monasteries on Mount Athos.

Xhemahallë Complex

Xhemahallë Complex

Delvinë, AL

The mosque in the Xhemahallë complex, called the King's Mosque, is one of the first mosques of this style built in Albania. The complex dates back to 1682 and includes a complex hydraulic network that supplied water to the Hamam, madrasa and mosque.

Yabluniv Jewish Cemetery

Yabluniv Jewish Cemetery

Yabluniv, UA

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. The oldest preserved gravestone relates to the first half of the 18th century, so it can be assumed that the cemetery emerged during that period. According to the VAAD database, there is a gravestone of 1667, but it was not detected by ESJF surveyors team. The cemetery first appears on Austrian maps of the 1880s and, later, it was also marked on a Polish map of 1939.

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