| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Poland |
Region : Baltic
City / Town : Frombork
District : Cathedral Hill
Site / Event : Copernicus Museum
|
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The Geocentric System was approved by the Catholic Church late into the 16th century. Denying the system was a heresy.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
District : Old Town Square
Site / Event : Old Town Hall
|
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"Christ in the Tomb" (c1400) from a church in Torun.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
District : Old Town Square
|
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The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
District : Old Town Square
|
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The red spires of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
Site / Event : St Mary's Church
|
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St Mary's Church dates from the late 13th century.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
Site / Event : St Mary's Church
|
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The church was built by the Franciscans.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
Site / Event : St Mary's Church
|
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The church has tall red brick walls.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
Site / Event : St Mary's Church
|
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The circular prison and the University from the church.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
|
 |
The Church of the Holy Spirit.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
Site / Event : St John's Cathedral
|
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The oldest object in the church is the baptisimal font used to baptise Nicholas Copernicus.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
Site / Event : St John's Cathedral
|
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Portrait of Pope John Paul II who visited the church.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
Site / Event : Copernicus Museum
|
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Document for the oath of allegiance to the Warmia chapter of churches with Copernicus representing King Sigismund I (The Old).
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
District : City Walls
|
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Church by the city walls.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
District : New Town Square
|
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Protestant church on the site of a demolished town hall in the New Town Square.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
District : New Town Square
Site / Event : St James' Church
|
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Pastel coloured houses and St James' Church.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
District : New Town Square
Site / Event : St James' Church
|
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Decorated brick tower the church.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
District : New Town Square
Site / Event : St James' Church
|
 |
The church is very ornate.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
|
 |
Red brick church outside the old city.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
|
 |
Church entrance.
|
2022 |
| Portugal |
City / Town : Lisbon
District : Alfama
Site / Event : Se Cathedral
|
 |
An archeological dig has revealed the original church.
|
1999 |
| Portugal |
City / Town : Lisbon
District : Alfama
Site / Event : Church of St Anthony
|
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The Church of St Anthony (1812).
|
1999 |
| Portugal |
City / Town : Lisbon
District : Alfama
Site / Event : Church of St Anthony
|
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The church is believed to be the site of St Anthony's birth in 1195.
|
1999 |
| Portugal |
City / Town : Lisbon
District : Alfama
Site / Event : Church of Santa Luzia
|
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The Church of Santa Luzia is famous for its external blue tiles.
|
1999 |
| Portugal |
City / Town : Lisbon
District : Alfama
Site / Event : Church of Santa Luzia
|
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View from the mirador outside the church.
|
1999 |
| Portugal |
City / Town : Lisbon
Site / Event : Church of Sao Vicente de Fora
|
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The Church of Sao Vincent de Fora dates from 1627.
|
1999 |
| Portugal |
City / Town : Lisbon
Site / Event : Church of Sao Vicente de Fora
|
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The church has two courtyards decorated with painted tiles (azulejos).
|
1999 |
| Portugal |
City / Town : Evora
Site / Event : Church of Sao Fransisco
|
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The Manueline-Gothic Church of Sao Fransisco.
|
1999 |
| Portugal |
City / Town : Evora
Site / Event : Church of Sao Fransisco
|
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The church dates from 1510.
|
1999 |
| Portugal |
City / Town : Evora
District : Giraldo Square
|
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The square is dominated by St Anthony's Church.
|
1999 |
| Portugal |
City / Town : Evora
|
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A guest house and the Church of St John.
|
1999 |
| Portugal |
City / Town : Porto
Site / Event : Luis I Bridge
|
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 The Church of Serra do Pilar.
|
2024 |
| Portugal |
City / Town : Porto
District : Old City
Site / Event : Bishop's Palace
|
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The Convent of Grilos and Saint Lawrence Church.
|
2024 |
| Portugal |
City / Town : Porto
District : Old City
Site / Event : Clerigos Church
|
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Clerigos Church and tower.
|
2024 |
| Portugal |
City / Town : Porto
District : Old City
Site / Event : Clerigos Church
|
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The main church building was completed in 1750.
|
2024 |
| Portugal |
City / Town : Porto
District : Old City
Site / Event : Carmo Church
|
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Carmo Church set in a pretty square.
|
2024 |
| Portugal |
City / Town : Porto
District : Old City
Site / Event : Carmo Church
|
 |
Carmo Church is covered with blue Portuguese tiles showing religious themes.
|
2024 |
| Portugal |
City / Town : Porto
District : Old City
Site / Event : Carmo Church
|
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The church roof.
|
2024 |
| Portugal |
City / Town : Porto
District : Old City
|
 |
Church of San Francisco.
|
2024 |
| Portugal |
Region : River Douro
City / Town : Porto
|
 |
Riverside church with graffitti.
|
2024 |
| Portugal |
Region : River Douro
|
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Small village dominated by its church.
|
2024 |
| Portugal |
Region : River Douro
|
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Church.
|
2024 |
| Romania |
City / Town : Bucharest
|
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Bucharest has many churches.
|
1982 |
| Romania |
City / Town : Bucharest
|
 |
Biserica Alba (White Church).
|
1982 |
| Romania |
City / Town : Bucharest
|
 |
The Italian Church of the Most Holy Redeemer (1916).
|
1982 |
| Romania |
City / Town : Bucharest
|
 |
Kretzulescu Church.
|
1982 |
| Romania |
City / Town : Bucharest
|
 |
St Nicholas Tabacu Church.
|
1982 |
| Romania |
City / Town : Bucharest
Site / Event : National Village Museum
|
 |
Wooden church.
|
1982 |
| Romania |
City / Town : Bucharest
Site / Event : National Village Museum
|
 |
Traditional wooden church.
|
1982 |
| Romania |
City / Town : Bucharest
Site / Event : National Village Museum
|
 |
Wooden church.
|
1982 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Brasov
District : Sfatului Square
|
 |
Shops and a church line the square.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Brasov
District : Sfatului Square
|
 |
Sfanta Adormire Maicii Domnului Church dates from 1896.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Brasov
Site / Event : Black Church
|
 |
The Black Church in the old city.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Brasov
Site / Event : Black Church
|
 |
The church dominates the old city and was built in 1480.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Brasov
Site / Event : Black Church
|
 |
The church was built by Lutheran Germans.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Brasov
District : Schei
|
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Romanian Evangelical Church.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Brasov
District : Schei
Site / Event : St Paraskeva Church
|
 |
St Paraskeva Orthodox Church.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Brasov
District : Schei
Site / Event : St Paraskeva Church
|
 |
The church is brightly painted.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Brasov
District : Schei
Site / Event : St Paraskeva Church
|
 |
The church dates from 1876.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Bran
|
 |
The main church.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
|
 |
Romanian style church.
|
1982 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Rasnov
|
 |
The Transylvanian village of Rasnov is dominated by the church clocktower.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Prejmer
Site / Event : Prejmer Church
|
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The village of Prejmer contains one of the many fortified Saxon churches in Transylvania.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Prejmer
Site / Event : Prejmer Church
|
 |
Entrance to the fortified church.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Prejmer
Site / Event : Prejmer Church
|
 |
The 4.5m thick walls around the Saxon church are 15th century additions to defend against Ottoman attack.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Prejmer
Site / Event : Prejmer Church
|
 |
The church dates from the 13th century.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Prejmer
Site / Event : Prejmer Church
|
 |
The wall and bastion around the church.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Prejmer
|
 |
Orthodox church near the walls of the fortified church.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Prejmer
|
 |
Mosaic at the Orthodox church.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Sighisoara
Site / Event : St Treime Church
|
 |
St Treime Orthodox Church by the Tarnava Mare River.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Sighisoara
Site / Event : St Treime Church
|
 |
Visitors to the church.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Sighisoara
District : Citadel
|
 |
The spectacular Citadel is topped by two churches.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Sighisoara
District : Citadel
|
 |
Steeple of a Roman Catholic church.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Sighisoara
District : Citadel
|
 |
The 1345 Church On The Hill (right) is the highest point in the Citadel.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Transylvania
City / Town : Sighisoara
District : Citadel
|
 |
The Church of the Dominican Monastery (1556).
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Western Romania
|
 |
Hungarian church in the Medias region.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Western Romania
|
 |
Stone church at Brateau.
|
2009 |
| Romania |
Region : Western Romania
|
 |
Brightly coloured church at Copsamila.
|
2009 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
Site / Event : Dormition Cathedral
|
 |
The cathedral contains the tombs of many Russia Orthodox church leaders.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
 |
The Patriach's Palace is combined with the silver domed Church of the Twelve Apostles.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The single domed Church of the Deposition of the Robe was built in 1486.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
Site / Event : St George's Church
|
 |
St George's Church dates from 1658 and has star covered domes.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
|
 |
Rezzin Street has many Orthodox churches.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Novodevichy Monastery
Site / Event : Church of the Assumption
|
 |
The red and white Church of the Assumption.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : St Petersburg
|
 |
Memorial chapel to the Holy Trinity Church, the first Orthodox church in the city.
|
2005 |
| Russia |
City / Town : St Petersburg
District : Nevsky Prospect
|
 |
Lutheran Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
|
2005 |
| Russia |
City / Town : St Petersburg
Site / Event : Church of St Catherine
|
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The Armenian Orthodox Church of St Catherine dates from 1771.
|
2005 |
| Russia |
City / Town : St Petersburg
Site / Event : Bankovsky Bridge
|
 |
View from the bridge towards Kazan Cathedral and the Church of the Spilt Blood.
|
2005 |
| Russia |
City / Town : St Petersburg
Site / Event : Church of the Spilled Blood
|
 |
The Church of the Spilled Blood is set by one of the city's many canals.
|
2005 |
| Russia |
City / Town : St Petersburg
Site / Event : Church of the Spilled Blood
|
 |
The church is multi-domed and is built in a distict style.
|
2005 |
| Russia |
City / Town : St Petersburg
Site / Event : Church of the Spilled Blood
|
 |
Alexander II was assassinated in 1881 outside the church.
|
2005 |
| Russia |
City / Town : St Petersburg
Site / Event : Church of the Spilled Blood
|
 |
The church dates from 1881.
|
2005 |
| Russia |
City / Town : St Petersburg
Site / Event : Church of the Spilled Blood
|
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Part of the 7000 square metres of mosaics inside the church.
|
2005 |
| Russia |
City / Town : St Petersburg
District : Winter Palace
Site / Event : Hermitage Museum
|
 |
"Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli" by Henri Edmond Delacroix.
|
2005 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Smolensk
|
 |
One of the many churches in the city.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
State / Province : Belarus Pre-Independence
City / Town : Minsk
|
 |
One of the many churches in the city.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
State / Province : Belarus Pre-Independence
City / Town : Minsk
|
 |
Drama school in a disused church (1982).
|
1982 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
City / Town : Basseterre
|
 |
Methodist church.
|
2026 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
City / Town : Basseterre
Site / Event : St George Church
|
 |
St George Church is Anglican.
|
2026 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
City / Town : Basseterre
Site / Event : St George Church
|
 |
Inside the church after Palm Sunday.
|
2026 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Region : West Coast Road
|
 |
Roadside church.
|
2026 |
