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The main part of the building was built in 1896.

Metten Abbey is one of the oldest in Bavaria, having been founded in 766. For centuries, under the protection of the Bavarian rulers, the abbey trained renowned philosophers and theologians. In 1803, the abbey was secularised and the monks were expelled. Bought by Johann von Pronath, Lord of Offenberg, he persuaded King Ludwig to open a school in the Benedictine tradition. After years of hardship, Metten was re-established as an abbey in 1840. The abbey library in the east wing is a jewel of Baroque architecture and contains more than 200,000 books and manuscripts. Built between 1720 and 1722, its stuccoes are the work of Franz Josef Holzinger and the murals of Innozenz Anton Warathy.

Although the construction of the cathedral Saint-Etienne of Metz extends over three centuries, from 1240, the cathedral presents a nice homogeneity of style since the stylistic criteria were respected at each construction stage. The cathedral has been classified as a historic monument since 1930.

Van Galenstraat 37-A is located in the city of Amersfoort, the municipality of Amersfoort and the province of Utrecht. The surface area of ​​the accommodation is on the large side at 486 m².

Turkish mosque.

Turkish mosque. Inaugurated in 2003 on the site of its demolished predecessor. Nice building with one minaret and dome.

Built as a Turkish mosque in a distinct style, strongly influenced by sixteenth-century Ottoman mosque construction in Turkey. Dome section, and two minarets on the front facade. Replaced a Turkish mosque on the Aelbrechtskade.

The Mežmuiža Church is an Evangelical Lutheran church built in 1648. The first wooden prayer house was built here around 1490-1530 by monks, calling for the adoption of Catholicism. In 1590 a stone church replaced it. In 1648, the church was given a tiled roof, a tower was built and consecrated on 14th August. In 1699 the church was renovated, a new pulpit and a baroque altar were installed. In 1880 the church was rebuilt. In 1983, the congregation left the church, it was destroyed, part of the interior was transferred to the castle museum Rundāle.

This mosque was completed in 2003 and is the first mosque constructed in spain since the Reconquista, over 500 years ago. The mosque is located in the historic arab quarter and is meant to represent the cultural influence that Islam has had on mankind. The mosque contains 3 parts, a garden overlooking the Sierra Nevada mountains, a prayer room, and a library of Islamic texts in multiple languages.