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The former Marienkirche in Bochum underwent a transformation from a neglected church to a music center. Preservation efforts began in 2002, and construction started in 2012, showcasing the cultural value of repurposed church buildings.

The St. Annunciation Cathedral of the city of Kharkiv is the largest cathedral in Eastern Europe. The first church was founded around 1655 but the current structure was completed in the late 19th century.

The Monastery of the Annunciation dates back to the 12th century. The church of the monastery has a cross-shaped base with an apse to the east. To the west is a porch with wooden pillars. An inscription above the entrance door on the west wall of the church, in the porch, indicates that the church was built in 1602.

The Antim monastery was built between 1713 and 1715 on the site of an old wooden church dedicated to St. Nicholas. It is a Romanian National Monument.

The Antoinist church on Boulevard Guillaume Van Haelen was built in an eclectic style in 1915 by the architect Charles Rifflart. The Antinista cult is a Christian-inspired healing cult founded in 1910 by Louis-Joseph Antoine (1846-1912) in the province of Liège. It is characterised by simple rites. It is the only religion born in Belgium and whose fame and success has spread beyond the borders. The Antoinist church of Forest was desecrated in 2016 and now hosts exhibitions and other events.

Antoniuskapelle (Antonius chapel) is a chapel built on the banks of the river Rur, near the German town of Monschau.

Predated by a 13th century church, the current one was built in 1437. It serves as a good example of the late northern medieval chruch architecture with a rectangular plan that consists of nave, porch to the south and the vestry in the north.

The present Aosta Cathedral was built in the 11th century, probably at the request of Bishop Anselmo (994-1025), and was probably designed in the Nordic style, inspired by the main church complexes of the Germanic Empire in the Ottonian period. During the 12th and 13th centuries, the church underwent transformations and embellishments. In the 15th century, the church was completely transformed, especially inside (burial chapel, sanctuary, choir). At the end of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century, a series of works on the body of the building gave it the appearance it still has today, such as the Renaissance-style façade built between 1522 and 1526.

The cemetery has 10 gravestones, the oldest one from 1893 and the latest from 1921. The site is surrounded by a metal mesh fence with a concrete gate, installed by ESJF in October 2017.

The three-aisles hall church originates from the 15th century, when the aisles of the former Romanesque basilica were heightened. The chancel and the nave were vaulted, and the walls of the side naves were replaced with octagonal pillars. A tower was built for the first time on the western side of the church and together with the nave and the chancel it was strengthened by adding defence levels between 1504 and 1507. From the fortification measures of the 15th and 16 century, the outer ring walls and three defensive towers have been preserved. The inner wall was demolished in the 19th century, but its path it is easy to track on the exposed foundations. On the north side a storage building equipped with loopholes survived the centuries. The church boasts several treasures in its interior: the neoclassical organ altar from 1821, a Gothic tabernacle, the pulpit and wooden galleries built in 1760.