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The market church of Unser Lieben Frauen, also known as the Marienkirche, was built between 1529 and 1554 from the former churches of St. Gertrude and St. Mary. The Gertrude Church dates from the 11th century and was the church of the salt workers of the Halle Valley. The Marienkirche church dates from the 12th century and was the parish church of the merchants and craftsmen of the town. The 16th-century towers were connected by a bridge for the tower keeper.

The Baščaršija mosque ("Marketplace mosque") was built in 1528. Originally, the Baščaršija mosque had a wooden dome that burned in a fire in 1697, after which the present mosque was built. In 1762, the mosque was repainted by Mehmed-pasha Muhsinović. The mosque also had to be rebuilt after the Second World War.

The mosque is located in the southwestern part of the old village centre. There are no information when this tiny mosque was built. On the day of visit the building was locked.

This 14th-century church is the main Lutheran church of the city of Hanover. It is the southernmost example of the North Germanic brick-gothic style and has one of the highest towers in Lower-Saxony. The roof and vaults were destroyed during an air-raid in 1943 but were restored in 1952.

Characteristic Reformed church building, with crossing tower. Heavily modernized in the 1970s. In 1993 the building was named Marktpleinkerk. Extension behind church 2007.

Markus' church was consecrated in 1927. It is a church with three naves on two floors, with brick facades. The church is one of the few churches in Oslo to be built in a dense neighbourhood with flat blocks on both sides. The land was a rock when the church was built, so there is a staircase going up from street level to Ullevålsveien. The main entrance is through the Schwensens gate. The architect is Sverre Knudsen, who has spent a long time in Sweden and is interested in Swedish architecture. The style is a mixture of Nordic neo-baroque (facade towards Ullevålsveien) and neoclassicism.

The cemetery likely was in use until the turn of the 19th century. It was enlarged around 1937 and was surrounded by a concrete fence. At the beginning of World War II the city was bombed, including the cemetery. The victims of two mass executions in 1942 and 1943 were buried at the cemetery. During the war, the matzevot were used for various purposes such as the construction of pavements, stairs, thresholds as well as other uses. This practice was continued after the war. In the 1970s, the cemetery was planted with trees, and livestock were grazed there, it also became a place where locals would build bonfires and carouses.

The Marmiroi Church was first mentioned in 1307, but it is believed to have been built much earlier, possibly in the 12th century. It is likely that this church once belonged to a monastery and that it served as a model for the construction of the church of the monastery of Saint Mary of Zvërnec. From 1971, the church, which was in a dilapidated state, was restored.

Marmoutier Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey supposedly founded by Martin de Tours in 372. The abbey has known a golden age during the Middle Ages, but after centuries of decline, it was dismembered during the French Revolution. The part of the site housing the remains of the former abbey was bought by the city of Tours in 1981 and archaeological excavations have been underway since 2004.

Morroccan mosque