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| Israel / Palestine |
West Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Ein Karem |
Church of John The Baptist |
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The church (1674) is on the site of the birth of John The Baptist. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Ein Karem |
|
 |
The Roman catholic Visitatio Mariae Church is where the Virgin Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Ein Karem |
|
 |
The Visitatio Mariae Church is decorated with passages from Luke. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Bank |
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Bethlehem |
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Church of the Nativity |
 |
The Church of the Nativity was built in 325 over a Greek shrine of Adonis. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Bank |
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Bethlehem |
|
Church of the Nativity |
 |
The church was rebuilt in 529 but survived invasions by the Persians, Crusaders, Mameluks and Ottomans. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Bank |
|
Bethlehem |
|
Church of the Nativity |
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The entrance is only 1.2m high. It was blocked up in the 13th century to stop horses being ridden into the church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Bank |
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Bethlehem |
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|
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There are several churches in Bethlehem. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Bank |
|
Bethlehem |
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|
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A church clocktower. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Bank |
|
Ramallah |
Mukataa |
Yasser Arafat Museum |
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Statement by Winston Churchill promising the preservation of Palestinian rights and culture under a Jewish homeland. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Bank |
|
Sabastiya |
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|
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The mosque was once a 4th century church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
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Nazareth |
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Church of the Annunciation |
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The Church of the Annunciation. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
|
Nazareth |
|
Church of the Annunciation |
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The Church of the Annunciation was built in 1969 on the site of four earlier churches. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
|
Nazareth |
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|
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St Gabriel's Church dates from the 17th century and is Greek Catholic. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
|
Nazareth |
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|
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The Synagogue Church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
|
Cana |
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|
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A group of churches in the village of Cana where Christains believe Jesus performed his first miracle. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
|
Cana |
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|
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The Franciscan church marks where Jesus turned water into wine. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
Galilee |
|
|
Church of the Beatitudes |
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The octagonal Church of the Beatitudes was built in 1933 by Mussolini. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
Galilee |
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Church of the Beatitudes |
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View of the Sea of Galilee from the church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
Galilee |
Taghba |
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|
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The basalt church at Taghba marks the spot where Jesus appeared after his ressurection. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
Galilee |
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|
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Modern (1982) Byzantine style church on the site of the feeding of the 5000. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
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Baram |
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|
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Maronite church in Baram, a town abandoned by its Christian Arab population when the state of Israel was created in 1948. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Golan Heights |
|
Golan |
|
|
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Deserted Syrian orthodox church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
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Acre |
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|
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The sea walls with a church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
|
Caeserea |
|
|
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An old church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
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Ramla |
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|
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A mosque that was once a church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
|
Lod |
|
St George |
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The double shrine of St George is a (Greek Orthodox) church and a mosque. It dates from the 12th century. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
|
Lod |
|
St George |
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The mosque is built over a 6th century Byzantine church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
Negev |
Avdat |
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|
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The 4th century church of St Theodoros. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
Negev |
Avdat |
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|
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Carving on the outside of a church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
Negev |
Avdat |
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|
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A sepulchal church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
Negev |
Avdat |
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The entrance to the sepulchal church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
Negev |
Avdat |
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|
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The interior of the sepulchal church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
Mount Tabor |
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The Greek Orthodox Church of Elijah dates from 1911. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
Mount Tabor |
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Tabor Church |
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Tabor Church was built in Syrian style. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
Mount Tabor |
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Tabor Church |
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The church was built in 1964. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
Mount Tabor |
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Tabor Church |
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The land for the church was given to the Fransiscans by the Druze in 1631. |
1986 |
| Italy |
Lazio |
|
Rome |
Piazza Venezia |
|
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The Church of St Maria of Loreto. |
1987 |
| Italy |
Lazio |
|
Rome |
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|
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Statue of Moses in the Church of St Peter In Chains, one of the oldest in Rome (founded 431). |
1987 |
| Italy |
Lazio |
|
Rome |
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|
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The Church of Santa Maria is built on the site of a temple to Minerva. The marble elephant was carved in 1667 and added to an Egyptian obelysk dating from the 6th century BCE. |
1987 |
| Italy |
Lazio |
|
Rome |
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|
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One of many churches scattered around the city. |
1987 |
| Italy |
Lazio |
|
Rome |
|
Spanish Steps |
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The Trinity on the Hill Church at the top of the Spanish Steps. |
1987 |
| Italy |
Lazio |
|
Rome |
Piazza del Popolo |
|
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Piazza del Popolo with its twin churches. |
1987 |
| Italy |
Lazio |
|
Rome |
Roman Forum |
|
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One of the many buildings later converted to a church. |
1987 |
| Italy |
Lazio |
|
Rome |
Roman Forum |
Temple of Saturn |
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The temple was converted to a church. |
1994 |
| Italy |
Lazio |
|
Rome |
Roman Forum |
|
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Building converted into a church. |
1987 |
| Italy |
Lazio |
|
Rome |
Roman Forum |
|
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Some of the original buildings have been converted to churches. |
1994 |
| Italy |
Lazio |
|
Rome |
Piazza Rotanda |
Pantheon |
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The building was converted into a church. |
1994 |
| Italy |
Tuscany |
|
Florence |
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|
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The Church of the Holy Spirit. |
1994 |
| Italy |
Tuscany |
|
Florence |
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|
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The Church of SS Annunziata. |
1994 |
| Italy |
Tuscany |
|
Florence |
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Santa Croce Church |
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The Church of Santa Croce dates from 1294. |
1994 |
| Italy |
Umbria |
|
Orvieto |
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|
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The summit is topped by a church. |
1987 |
| Italy |
Umbria |
|
Orvieto |
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Cathedral |
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The church is unique with its striped walls and columns. |
1987 |
| Italy |
Campania |
Amalfi Coast |
Positano |
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|
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Church perched on a ledge over the coastal road. |
1987 |
| Italy |
Campania |
Amalfi Coast |
Positano |
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|
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View of the church. |
1987 |
| Italy |
Campania |
Amalfi Coast |
Positano |
|
Church of Santa Maria Assunta |
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The Church of Santa Maria Assunta overlooks the centre of the village. |
1987 |
| Italy |
Campania |
Amalfi Coast |
Positano |
|
Church of Santa Maria Assunta |
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View of the church. |
1987 |
| Italy |
Campania |
Amalfi Coast |
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|
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One of many churches along the coast. |
1987 |
| Italy |
Sicily |
|
Palermo |
|
|
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The Church of San Ignazio. |
2014 |
| Italy |
Sicily |
|
Palermo |
Piazza San Domenico |
|
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San Domenico Church. |
2014 |
| Italy |
Sicily |
|
Palermo |
Piazza San Domenico |
|
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Family in the piazza outside the church. |
2014 |
| Italy |
Sicily |
|
Palermo |
|
|
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San Matteo Church. |
2014 |
| Italy |
Sicily |
|
Palermo |
|
|
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The tiled dome of San Guiseppe Church. |
2014 |
| Italy |
Sicily |
|
Palermo |
|
|
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Santa Caterina Church. |
2014 |
| Italy |
Sicily |
|
Palermo |
|
|
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Santa Anna Church. |
2014 |
| Italy |
Sicily |
|
Palermo |
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|
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The Church of San Antonio. |
2014 |
| Italy |
Sicily |
|
Palermo |
|
San Cataldo Church |
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The domed San Cataldo Church. |
2014 |
| Italy |
Sicily |
|
Palermo |
|
San Cataldo Church |
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The church dates from the 12th Century. |
2014 |
| Italy |
Sicily |
|
Catania |
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Graeco-Roman Theatre |
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The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi overlooks the ruins. |
2014 |
| Italy |
Sicily |
|
Catania |
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|
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Santa Nicoleta Church. |
2014 |
| Italy |
Sicily |
Mount Etna |
Zafferana |
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|
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The church at Zafferana, a town on the slopes of Etna. |
2014 |
| Italy |
Sicily |
|
Syracuse |
Archeological Park |
|
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Ruined church by limestone cliffs. |
2014 |
| Italy |
Sicily |
|
Syracuse |
Ortygia |
Church of Santa Lucia |
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The Church of Santa Lucia in Piazza Duomo. |
2014 |
| Italy |
Sicily |
|
Syracuse |
Ortygia |
Church of Santa Lucia |
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Detail from the church. |
2014 |
| Italy |
Sicily |
|
Agrigento |
Valley of the Temples |
Temple of Concordia |
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The temple was converted to a Christian church in the 6th century. |
2014 |
| Italy |
Sicily |
|
Agrigento |
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|
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The Church of Santa Nicola is next to the Archeological Museum. |
2014 |
| Italy |
Lombardy |
|
Cremona |
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|
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Sant' Agata Church was founded in 1077. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Lombardy |
|
Cremona |
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|
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The facade of Sant' Agata Church dates from 1845. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Piedmont |
Lago Maggiore |
Stresa |
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|
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Small church in the hilly streets of the town. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Piedmont |
Lago Maggiore |
Pallanza |
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Church of John The Baptist |
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The clocktower of the Church of John The Baptist. |
1987 |
| Italy |
Piedmont |
Lago Maggiore |
Pallanza |
|
Church of John The Baptist |
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The Church of John the Baptist is the most important in the village. |
1987 |
| Italy |
Emilia-Romagna |
|
Busseto |
Piazza Verdi |
|
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The Church of San Bartolomeo. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Emilia-Romagna |
|
Busseto |
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|
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The church of Santa Maria Degli Angeli behind a high wall. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Emilia-Romagna |
|
Parma |
|
|
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Santa Teresa Church. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Emilia-Romagna |
|
Parma |
Piazza del Duomo |
|
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Church of San Giovanni Evangelista. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Emilia-Romagna |
|
Parma |
|
|
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Church of Maria della Steccata. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Emilia-Romagna |
|
Parma |
|
House of Sound |
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Gramophone from Germany, 1930 in the House of Sound, set in a former church. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Emilia-Romagna |
|
Spilamberto |
|
|
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The Church of John the Baptist. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Emilia-Romagna |
|
Ravenna |
|
National Museum |
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5th century carving from St John the Baptist Church. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Emilia-Romagna |
|
Ravenna |
|
|
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The Church of Santa Eufemia. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Emilia-Romagna |
|
Ravenna |
|
House of Stone Carpets |
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Below the Church of Santa Eufemia is a 14 room Roman palace with mosaics. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Emilia-Romagna |
|
Ravenna |
San Fransesco Square |
|
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The Church of San Fransesco. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Emilia-Romagna |
|
Ravenna |
San Fransesco Square |
|
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The Church of San Fransesco from the square. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Emilia-Romagna |
|
Ravenna |
|
Responi Crypt and Pensili Gardens |
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The Church of San Fransasico from the roof terrace. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Emilia-Romagna |
|
Ravenna |
|
Neoniano Baptistry |
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The baptistry was buiilt over a Roman baths and was originally attached to a church. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Emilia-Romagna |
|
Ravenna |
|
|
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The Church of Santa Maria in Porto. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Emilia-Romagna |
|
Ravenna |
|
|
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The Church of Santa Maria in Porto and the City Art Museum. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Emilia-Romagna |
|
Rimini |
|
|
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The Church of Santa Maria in Corto. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Emilia-Romagna |
|
Rimini |
|
|
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The Suffragio Church. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Emilia-Romagna |
|
Rimini |
|
|
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The unusual facade of the Suffragio Church. |
2016 |
| Italy |
Emilia-Romagna |
|
Bologna |
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|
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View of a church. |
2016 |
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