Religious buildings

[The Lawspeaker]

Post here beautiful examples of religious buildings in your country:


http://www.rnw.nl/data/files/images/lead/ANP-2267236_0.jpg

http://www.rnw.nl/data/files/images/lead/St.%20Jan,%20Den%20Bosch.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2487/3863638191_4c31965a32.jpg

http://www.nlwandel.nl/Album/NS-Broek%20en%20Donk%20%28Den%20Bosch%20-%20Rosmalen%29/slides/08%20St.%20Jan,%20Glas%20in%20lood.jpg

http://www.digifotopro.nl/sites/default/files/styles/gallery-image/public/users/12769/gallery/St.%20Jan1.jpeg

http://www.spitsnieuws.nl/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_image_node_slideshow/SintJan9mrt.jpg.crop_display.jpg

Sint Jan's Cathedral, Den Bosch.


http://static.zoom.nl/0834F5CF604A3E6B1025F63CCACEB518-westerkerk-amsterdam.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/WesterkerkAmsterdam20041002_CopyrightKaihsuTai.jpg

http://codefrenzy.net/files/images/amsterdam/amsterdam-westerkerk.jpg


Westerkerk, Amsterdam.


http://www.i2.nl/objects/upload_images/1312262essalam_04.jpg

http://xandernieuws.punt.nl/_files/2011-05-02/rotterdam-essalam-moskee.JPG

http://i52.tinypic.com/f2mv7b.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_agWTU9AZ3t0/TS2TK0gJzcI/AAAAAAAAEJk/br6FX7JEYtU/s1600/2011-01-13+Gebedsruimte.jpg

The new Essalam Mosque in Rotterdam dominates the skyline and flaunts all architectural and social coventions. Eventhough it's a beautiful building it should not belong in this country. Other than the Jews who built their synagogues in a distinctively Dutch style and kept it as low-profile as possible the mosque seems to be a deliberate statement of architectural aggression.




http://imagene.youropi.com/portugese-synagoge-amsterdam3%28p:activity,3916%29%28c:0%29.jpg

http://www.studiokoning.nl/Foto_Amsterdam_6/Portugese_synagoge_27122011_6798.jpg

http://joodsactueel.be/wp-content/uploads-pjact001/2010/05/20_snoge2.jpg

http://www.jhm.nl/beeld/collectie/Berckheyde.jpg

http://www.reliwiki.nl/images/b/bd/Amsterdam_portugese_isr._Synagoge_NH.jpg

The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam is the largest synagogue in the Netherlands. Notably unremarkable from the outside - its interior is distinctively Dutch: dignified, well-kept but restrained.

[ariel]

the bahaai temple- haifa

http://imageshack.us/a/img23/3581/209152.jpg


http://imageshack.us/a/img201/5185/20hpim2610ub5.jpg


http://imageshack.us/a/img829/2245/img1200cw1.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

These are also Dutch churches:

http://basdekker.eu/beeldbank/albums/cultuur/kerken/029094-ovps1-moderne-kerk-klokkentoren-web.jpg


http://www.holyhome.nl/KerkNuis.jpg

http://www.platformduurzamehuisvesting.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kerk.png

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/12642639.jpg

http://www.bd.nl/polopoly_fs/1.1263485.1348324095!/image/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/fixed_width_500/image-1263485.JPG

[Graham]

These are also Dutch churches:


http://www.holyhome.nl/KerkNuis.jpg

Reminds me of the American churches.

[ariel]

st.saviour church jerusalem

http://imageshack.us/a/img197/8209/monasteryofstsaviourclo.jpg


http://imageshack.us/a/img842/1179/churchofstsaviourjerusa.jpg


http://imageshack.us/a/img35/1179/churchofstsaviourjerusa.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

Reminds me of the American churches.

Maybe the American churches remind you of mediaeval Dutch churches because the American churches are a rip-off of English and Dutch churches. ;)

[The Lawspeaker]

http://erfgoedstem.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Synagoge-Amersfoort-HenkvD-via-wikimedia-380x295.png

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4105/5007180243_708431bcba_z.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/AmersfoortSynagoge02.JPG


http://www.interhike.nl/downloads/Amersfoort%20Synagoge%20Drieringensteeg.jpg

One could quite easily walk passed it without even noticing its presence. The synagogue in the old city of Amersfoort.


http://img1.take-a-trip.eu/pics_bezienswaardigheden_nl/w500/Museum-Ons-Lieve-Heer-op-Solder.jpg

http://www.cultureelwoordenboek.nl/images/497435.JPG

http://www.peperoffice.nl/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/image002.jpg

Believe it or not: this used to be a hidden church. Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder (Our Dear Lord in The Attic). A 17th century hidden Catholic church in Amsterdam.

[gregorius]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/61446_558370230855554_451393199_n.jpg

http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/18284/-armenia-0433.jpg

http://www.travel-visit-places.com/wp-content/uploads/e9.jpg

http://www.wildernesstravel.com/images/trips/europe/armenia/armenia-kaos-fototeca-77723683-pano.jpg

http://www.ofspiritandsoul.com/images/sacredsites/large-p2/Ancient-church--Lake-Sevan-.jpg

http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/display/536545bd-76b7-4415-af44-e422b0c022df.jpg

http://www.goldensteppes.com/arm/images/church%20armenia.jpg

http://caelumetterra.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/armenia_church.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Armenian_Church_Structure.jpg

[ariel]

hurva synagogue- jerusalem - founded in the early 18th century


http://imageshack.us/a/img600/8258/66298721.jpg


http://imageshack.us/a/img7/168/pikiwikiisrael21586theh.jpg


http://imageshack.us/a/img10/6006/hutscftg.jpg

[Graham]

Paisley
Thomas Coats Memorial Church
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6203/6083010572_740547ed5a.jpg
http://www.paisley.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/coats-memorial-church.jpg
Paisley Abbey
http://www.westpointhomes.net/site/devgallery_img/Resized__8.jpg
Wallneuk North Church
http://paisleyonline.co.uk/assets/images/db_images/db_DSC_4738v13.jpg

[Amun]

al-Azhar Mosque

http://islamic-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/alazhar1.jpg
http://islamic-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mosquee_al-azhar_3_dvh1.jpg
http://islamic-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/alazhar2.jpg
http://islamic-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/details1.jpg


Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Cairo

http://photos.wikimapia.org/p/00/01/67/65/04_big.jpg
http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/files/2010/05/coptic-243x351-custom.jpg
http://cdn1.images.touristlink.com/data/cache/S/A/I/N/T/M/A/R/saint-marks-coptic-orthodox-cathedral_700_0.jpg
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/63917000/jpg/_63917155_ahf_6288.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

http://images12.fotki.com/v216/photos/1/1595171/8293839/Dom-vi.jpg

http://www.inyourpocket.com/gallery/item_14298.jpg

http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/4E/06E1B945F67B8D2CB2EB6A3E24515_h264_w330_m2_q90_cuv bMHtcK.jpg

http://static.zoom.nl/F01EF6D2B9F3DDE589464F2668012875-utrecht-nr-45--met-de-dom-nr-10-.jpg

http://www.refdag.nl/polopoly_fs/dom_utrecht004_1_539363!image/3808673189.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Cathedral_of_Utrecht.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Roland_Holst_Domkerk.JPG



110 meters high and the highest church tower in the Netherlands: the Domkerk (former cathedral) in Utrecht.

[gregorius]

The inside and the outside of an Armenian church are very sober, it has something very special, And old churches are mostly build in places which are difficult to reach.

http://asbarez.com/App/Asbarez/eng/2010/10/church-inside.jpg

http://justinvela.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/jfv_vanchurch8558.jpg

http://musicwork.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/geghard-interior-sml.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hBb9NZT0lHw/UWZKN8yZhxI/AAAAAAAAAaU/0cenRuj6hHw/s1600/garni-khram.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Saint_Gayane_Church-front.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Gayane2.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Shoghakat_indoor.jpg

[Amun]

El-Mursi Abul Abbas Mosque - Alexandria

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj1Ll-n6lQ/SvWxias5zKI/AAAAAAAAOYc/UvgVCtAp6K4/s400/Mosque+Morsi+Abul+Abbas+mosque+for+women.jpg
http://up.hawahome.com/nupload/51188_1202845457.jpg
http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/5b/21/45/abu-abbas-al-mursi-mosque.jpg
http://shabaka.arabccd.org/photos/0000/766/gallery_766.jpg?1355481808

[The Lawspeaker]

That mosque is huge. I wonder how many people it can hold ?

[Amun]

That mosque is huge. I wonder how many people it can hold ?

It was original build as tribute to Andalusian Sufi man, Abu El-Abbas, on 1306. The mosque went through several maintenance and renewmwnt. But the most important contribution was by an Italian engineer named Mario Rossi in 1933.

[The Lawspeaker]

It was original build as tribute to Andalusian Sufi man, Abu El-Abbas, on 1306. The mosque went through several maintenance and renewmwnt. But the most important contribution was by an Italian engineer named Mario Rossi in 1933.

What are the Coptic churches like ?

[Amun]

What are the Coptic churches like ?

Well, i am not an Architect, but Orthodox icons and cross tend to have a special design that distinguishes it from the other christian sects. this how Coptic Churches looks like.

http://www.zoro.co.uk/images/copticchurch.jpg

This is a Coptic church in Amman, where there is a significant Egyptian minority working there.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Amman_Coptic_Church.jpg

Random photos of Coptic Icons and churches
http://st-takla.org/Pix/Christian-Architecture/Coptic-Iconostasis/www-St-Takla-org___Coptic-Church-Iconostasis-01.jpg
http://www2.0zz0.com/2011/06/26/23/618844012.jpg
http://www.motranyetdeirmawas.com/n_site/knaaes_el-ebroshea/Image_knaas/8_4.gif
http://st-theodore.8m.com/arabic/pics/13.jpg

http://st-takla.org/Pix/Christian-Architecture/Coptic-Iconostasis/www-St-Takla-org___Coptic-Church-Iconostasis-01.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

They look different from European churches but they to tend to remind me of those in Israel, Lebanon or Greece.

[Graham]

Typical Churches of Edinburgh, there are loads, so selected a few. :cool: Some might not even be for religion anymore, not sure.

Edinburgh
http://www.travelphoto.net/a-photo-a-day/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/P1010366a800.JPGhttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3316/3619765169_9a4000e10d.jpghttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DNAYmrcis48/TWZVGJ915PI/AAAAAAAAACU/qpJ9MPX2b84/s1600/Hub4.jpghttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/St_Stephens_Church_Edinburgh.jpghttp://www.edinburgh.org/images/articles/3750553/canongate-kirkhttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MOpzAxZksi4/TBpZYskow_I/AAAAAAAAAHI/Q1w2yf2EXFY/s1600/IMG_1751+1.JPGhttp://www.hazelmchaffie.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Book-sale-1.jpghttp://m7.i.pbase.com/o3/89/63089/1/127442777.IfvxedGC.Barclay_Vi_G_3469.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Duddingston_Kirk_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1507676.jpghttp://www.pxleyes.com/images/contests/outdoor-church/fullsize/Greyfriars-Kirk-4fc94808d861c_hires.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Bern_Kodak_2009_004.5.2.jpg/680px-Bern_Kodak_2009_004.5.2.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/St_Paul%27s_and_St_George%27s_Church_Edinburgh.JPG/800px-St_Paul%27s_and_St_George%27s_Church_Edinburgh.JPG

[Hurrem sultana]

Gazi husrev begova mosque

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/8837/fotografija111.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Gkeq7.png

[Hurrem sultana]

Mosque in Mostar

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/2311/mostarsmall.jpg

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS7oWXBRrTfvnuW6KBKlSlZL6EM5LyQQ 1lKwJmj3ECYLuOLaLW0xg

[Graham]

Edinburgh Mosque
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/2831906267_1aceccd9b3.jpghttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OS_1Pr-oCCo/TB__-mvFEfI/AAAAAAAAAuM/VNbqW-Tb7_4/s1600/edinburgh+mosque.JPG

[Hurrem sultana]

New mosque in Gorazde

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSpLg-GXBxKUBPnrXAg8VAEIHtU7kjfFG7kLuMyChAz47ZKD-AF1g

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/39625042.jpg

[Hurrem sultana]

This mosque is the only one in the world in a gothic style,its from the 15th century,but it used to be a church long before.Its placed in Bihac,Bosnia

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn49/xyz_poz/bihac/SlunjBiihac110.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

Edinburgh Mosque
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/2831906267_1aceccd9b3.jpghttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OS_1Pr-oCCo/TB__-mvFEfI/AAAAAAAAAuM/VNbqW-Tb7_4/s1600/edinburgh+mosque.JPG

Man.. that's an ugly building. An in-your-face statement.

[RussiaPrussia]

St. Elizabeth's Church Wiesbaden 1847

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Russ_Orth_Kirche_Wiesbaden_865-h.jpg

Russian Orthodox Church Dresden 1872
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Russisch-Orthodoxe-Kirche-Dresden.jpg


Mosque Schwetzinger Schlossgarten 1792
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/MoscheeSchwetzingen_Panorama_quad.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Moschee_Schwetzingen_-_Kuppel.JPG

[ALSh]

Ebu Beker Mosque
http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/original/39582620.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8305/7980737380_9e1f368fc6.jpg

[Hurrem sultana]

nice mosque alsh :D

[Graham]

Man.. that's an ugly building. An in-your-face statement.

It's decent for 20th century. Compare it to high rises, offices & ugly shopping centers. It doesn't stand out that much, have been by it loads.

Google street view..
http://goo.gl/maps/My4Ry

[The Lawspeaker]

It's decent for 20th century. Compare it to high rises, offices & ugly shopping centers. It doesn't stand out that much, have been by it loads.

Well.. the world would be a better place if the high rises and the shopping centres could be blown up.

[Graham]

Well.. the world would be a better place if the high rises and the shopping centres could be blown up.

They are thankfully. One advantage, to not being overcrowded, is that we can do this.

[gregorius]

Echmiadzin cathedral 301AD, Oldest state financed church in the the world, Also the place where I was baptisized.

http://armenianow.com/sites/default/files/img/imagecache/600x400/Holy-Echmiadzin-cathedral.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/The_Choir_at_Echmiadzin_Cathedral,_Armenia_(504709 1658).jpg

Gandzagar Monastray 1216 AD

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Gandzasar_Monastery1.jpg

Hagphat- Nshan 966AD

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Haghpat-Nshan.jpg

Hovhanank 1216AD

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/%D5%85%D5%B8%D5%BE%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B6%D5%A1%D 5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%84_%28%D5%B4%D6%85%D5%BF%D5%AB %D5%AF_tonemapped%29.JPG

Noravank 1205

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Noravank.JPG

Hripsine 608 AD

http://www.haykland.com/Gallery/Monuments/Armenia_Hripsime2.jpg

More Older ones are now in eastern Turkey, so it isnt on armenian soil.

Tekor Basilica 400-500 AD

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Tekor_Basilica_in_an_1840s_engraving.jpg

Cathedral of kars 940AD

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Kars_Church_Of_The_Apostles_2009.JPG

[The Lawspeaker]

It's decent for 20th century. Compare it to high rises, offices & ugly shopping centers. It doesn't stand out that much, have been by it loads.

Google street view..
http://goo.gl/maps/My4Ry
I am sorry. I have to be honest with you: it's a piece of shit.

[ALSh]

nice mosque alsh :D

It is the main Mosque of the city.

[Pontios]

The Greatest Church in the Orthodox world.

The Orthodox Church of Agia Sophia. Built by our great Emperor and Saint, Constantine II in his Holy City of Constantinople.

Those Arabic writings and little towers next to the Church do not belong there of course but the Church today is occupied by Turks... Most of the Icons are destroyed but the ones very high are not because they Turks could never destroy them, those who tried... died...

http://www.new-byzantium.org/StSofia.jpg
http://www.vhinkle.com/byz/sophia.inside.jpg
http://focus.tracinglight.com/images/20120124114709_hagia-sophia-inside.jpg
http://www.bestourism.com/img/items/big/620/Hagia-Sophia-in-Istanbul-Turkey_Beautiful-interior_2392.jpg
http://www.teslasociety.com/pictures/Roman%20Empire%20Images/RomanEmpire3.jpg

[The Illyrian Warrior]

The Greatest Church in the Orthodox world.

The Orthodox Church of Agia Sophia. Built by our great Emperor and Saint, Constantine II in his Holy City of Constantinople.

Those Arabic writings and little towers next to the Church do not belong there of course but the Church today is occupied by Turks... Most of the Icons are destroyed but the ones very high are not because they Turks could never destroy them, those who tried... died...

http://www.teslasociety.com/pictures/Roman%20Empire%20Images/RomanEmpire3.jpg

I see its a huge mosque now and rightfully so, as long you did same to mosques all over greece.

[Graham]

I am sorry. I have to be honest with you: it's a piece of shit.

Oh well, as long you like the other buildings I posted, it's fine :)

[The Illyrian Warrior]

Newly build Catholic cathedral in Prishtina, Kosova
http://www.blic.rs/data/images/2010-09-05/71311_pristina-katedrala101-ap-visar-kryeziu_f.jpg?ver=1283697231
http://prishtinapress.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/katedrala-e-Nenes-Tereze-ne-prishtine.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Mother_Teresa_Cathedral,_Pristina.jpg

[Smaug]

St Mary's Church, Swansea

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/St_Marys_Church_Swansea.JPG
http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/36/11/361114_6da20d73.jpg

St Joseph's Cathedral, Swansea

http://home.catholicweb.com/StJosephsCathedral/images/Church/cathedral.jpg
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3359/3660525896_a330d35aea_o.jpg

[Lena]

The Serbian Orthodox monastery Visoki Dečani.It was built between 1327 and 1335 by the Serbian medieval king, St. Stephen of Dečani, and was dedicated to the Ascension of the Lord. It is regarded as the largest and best preserved medieval monastery in Kosovo and Metohia. The founding charter of the monastery is dated 1330.
In 2004, UNESCO listed the monastery on the World Heritage List, citing its frescoes as "one of the most valued examples of the so-called Palaeologan renaissance in Byzantine painting" and "a valuable record of the life in the 14th century"

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/De%C4%8Dani3.jpg

[RussiaPrussia]

I see its a huge mosque now and rightfully so, as long you did same to mosques all over greece.

yeah how you would feel if the mekka temple with its cube is going to be converted into a church or monastery ?? There are clearly differences between some non important mosques and a major relique of a religion.

[Pontios]

Panagia Sumela Monastery in Trapezounta, Pontos.

Built 1.200 meters high on the side of a cliff in 386 AD by two monks after they found an Icon of Panagia in the cave of the mountain. Today it still stands and has withstood countless Earthquakes that destroyed everything around it but left the Monastery standing without any effect.

Today it is one of the most known and famous Monasteries and stands as the pride of the Pontian people to have it in our lands.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-91nSuvkMgCs/UCs2C1qpVSI/AAAAAAAAdw8/arsDgUK2Oyk/s1600/%CE%A0%CE%91%CE%9D%CE%91%CE%93%CE%99%CE%91+%CE%A3% CE%9F%CE%A5%CE%9C%CE%95%CE%9B%CE%91+%CE%9C%CE%9F%C E%9D%CE%97.JPG
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LHwqJn-2AjY/Tkdus1yG8oI/AAAAAAAACrE/y6_7QSmbBJg/s1600/panagia_sumela.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ALiPFHNwteE/TGarkwxFEWI/AAAAAAAAAg8/qVAn-uASEOY/s1600/7f0004ef88fa23f53ca951ee0a91b96d.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Sumela_Showing_Location.JPG/800px-Sumela_Showing_Location.JPG

[The Lawspeaker]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k87MzsZ65Tg/S7kNyfJsn3I/AAAAAAAAA30/PnSpW1S_fvQ/s1600/Moskee+Wandelboslaan+licht.JPG

Süleymaniye mosque, Tilburg. Yet another example of a building that seems to be constructed with one purpose only: to dominate the surrounding landscape and to mark the territory.



http://moskeewijzer.nl/mosque_images/UT001.jpg

http://www.wijblijvenhier.nl/uploads/2007/elfathmoskee-amersfoort.jpg

A little more restrained in style but still just as dominant (the call to prayer can be heard all throughout) is this mosque in Amersfoort.


http://www.venue.nl/images/presentaties/de-nieuwe-kerk/De%20Nieuwe%20Kerk.jpg

http://www.events.nl/images/dynamic/highlight/nieuwekerk_denhaag_strategi.jpg


http://www.denhaagdirect.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/De-Nieuwe-Kerk-high-res.jpg

Nieuwe Kerk, The Hague.

[gregorius]

Süleymaniye mosque, Tilburg. Yet another example of a building that seems to be constructed with one purpose only: to dominate the surrounding landscape and to mark the territory.




Are those mosques financed by the state?

[Lena]

The Studenica monastery a 12th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery.The monastery's fortified walls encompass two churches: the Church of the Virgin, and the Church of the King, both of which were built using white marble. The monastery is best known for its collection of 13th- and 14th century Byzantine-style fresco paintings.
Studenica was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia, and in 1986 UNESCO included Studenica monastery on the list of World Heritage Sites.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/STUDENICA_MONASTERY.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Studenica_raspece.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Studenica_%28detalj_3%29.jpg/800px-Studenica_%28detalj_3%29.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

Are those mosques financed by the state?

I think so. That's something I would actually need to look up as I have heard they get funds from the Saudi's and from the state.

[gregorius]

I think so. That's something I would actually need to look up as I have heard they get funds from the Saudi's and from the state.

I know that the Armenian church in Almelo is financed by the all armenians in the netherlands, Although when a ''gemeente'' has a large amount of Muslims I can somehow understand why it is financed by the state.

[The Lawspeaker]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1pitYxk-QtA/Tx6kRfVzm9I/AAAAAAAABP8/dFJtMV18u6Y/s1600/_MG_6186+copy.jpg

http://www.terminartors.com/files/artworks/3/8/3/38305/Vliet_Hendrick_Cornelisz_van-Interior_of_the_Nieuwe_Kerk_Delft_with_the_Memoria l_Tablet_of_Adriaen_Teding_van_Berkhout.jpg

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/02/31/50/4e/interior-of-the-church.jpg

http://www.refdag.nl/polopoly_fs/23287466_1_736954!image/495065699.jpg

http://www.delft-guide.nl/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/nieuwe-kerk-delft-1.jpg

http://cdn.alleuitjes.nl/pictures/4338/screenshot.jpg

http://www.nlwandel.nl/Album/NS-Bieslandse%20Bos%20%28Delft%20-%20Zoetermeer%29/slides/03%20Delft,%20Nieuwe%20Kerk.jpg

Nieuwe Kerk. Delft.

[The Lawspeaker]

I know that the Armenian church in Almelo is financed by the all armenians in the netherlands, Although when a ''gemeente'' has a large amount of Muslims I can somehow understand why it is financed by the state.

Not me.. since Christian communities don't get any funding from the national government (Het Rijk) or the municipality (gemeente).

[dado]

when i see all those beautifull mosques in muslim countries i realize we should be ashamed

[Hurrem sultana]

when i see all those beautifull mosques in muslim countries i realize we should be ashamed

:picard2:

[The Lawspeaker]

:picard2:

I actually thought that that mosque in Mostar was actually quite beautiful.

[gregorius]

Akerk in Groningen, which is 100 metres from where I live,

http://www.reliwiki.nl/images/thumb/4/44/00761_Groningen_vm.Ned.Hervormde_A_kerk_1450_toren _1710_Gron._foto._Edward_Ippel._Hoorn_(2).jpg/250px-00761_Groningen_vm.Ned.Hervormde_A_kerk_1450_toren _1710_Gron._foto._Edward_Ippel._Hoorn_(2).jpg

Akerk 20 metres from my apartment xD

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/A_kerk_Groningen.jpg

D'olle grieze/Martinitoren

http://www.berthawent.nl/nederland/groningen/foto_5002669_martinitoren.jpg

[Hurrem sultana]

Yes i agree

here is one more beautiful mosque in Bosnia

http://www.ljubusaci.com/images/ferhadija1.gif

[Lucifer]

fethija mosque, was a bogomil church converted into a mosque, it's a special look for a mosque imo but i prefer it than the ottoman style.

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/19156703.jpg

[dado]

:picard2:

ajde sad postavi onaj kućerak na buni :bored:

[alb0zfinest]

All this money spent on building these pointless objects. Imagine howmuch good it would have done to alot of people if this money was actually invested on something actually necessary.

[Hurrem sultana]

One more mosque from Sarajevo

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/60772080.jpg

[Hurrem sultana]

ajde sad postavi onaj kućerak na buni :bored:

Lijepa na svoj nacin,tekije su uvijek malene i skromne

[dado]

Yes i agree

here is one more beautiful mosque in Bosnia

http://www.ljubusaci.com/images/ferhadija1.gif

beautiful ...this is simple and quite small mosque...nothing special about it....this is how should look every mosque in every quarter...we need something monumental like al azhar mosque....or mosque in moroco

[The Lawspeaker]

If you would go into the Ommelanden you would find out that some of those village churches are real gems.

http://images.memorix.nl/rce/thumb/1200x1200/7bdeb336-da8b-3a78-c074-db2bfc7ea96f.jpg

http://www.focusgroningen.nl/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/friesland-genum-kerk-van-genum-2.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Ginnum_-_hervormde_kerk.JPG

Simple, elegant and down-to-earth: a typical village church commonly found in the Northern Netherlands. This one is at Genum in Friesland.

[dado]

One more mosque from Sarajevo

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/60772080.jpg

this one is nice...big and spacey....but still nothing that takes breath away

[Hurrem sultana]

I prefer small to medium mosques,Bosnia is not a huge country like Egypt we dont need monuments like al azhar mosque

[Hurrem sultana]

"Istiklal mosque",Sarajevo..what do you think about this one dado :D

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6002/5922737421_8c8954cf3e_z.jpg

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63314512.jpg

[dado]

yes we do...belgium is not bigger than bosnia and look at their churches

[gregorius]

If you would go into the Ommelanden you would find out that some of those village churches are real gems.

[
Simple, elegant and down-to-earth: a typical village church commonly found in the Northern Netherlands. This one is at Genum in Friesland.

Well actually genum isnt ommelanden because it is frysian. It is a typical ''wierden'' village though because it ends with -um like 60% of the villages in northern Groningen. Characteristic of those wierden/terp villages are that the churches are build on the highest point of the village (hogeland) .

Btw that place reminds me of the vilage I grew up in.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Eenrum_-_kerk_-_vooraanzicht.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9985529.jpg

http://www.nederland-in-beeld.nl/Groningen/i/Groningen/Warffum/Hoofdstraat/foto1.jpg

http://www.historischekerken.nl/groningen/Winsum/Winsum,%20Hervormde%20kerk.jpg

[dado]

"Istiklal mosque",Sarajevo..what do you think about this one dado :D

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6002/5922737421_8c8954cf3e_z.jpg

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63314512.jpg
it should be copy of that beautifull malesian mosque but....it is just bad copy...very bad proportions

[The Lawspeaker]

http://goedgelovig.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/basiliek.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/10117305.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/18916111.jpg

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/1208344.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WgV8eU8jIoM/SxFBtI7pXfI/AAAAAAAAAUs/SYQHyzA9m6U/s1600/Basiliek+Oudenbosch+10.JPG

http://static.zoom.nl/E72CB6E8A6A9A6205F0BEE780D303581-basiliek-oudenbosch.jpg

The Basiliek van de Heiligen Agatha en Barbara or Oudenbosch Basilica in Oudenbosch was build to commemorate the Brabant volunteers "zouaven" that fought in the Papal Army against the Italians. Built between 1867 and 1880 it was a clear symbol of Catholic emancipation.

[Hurrem sultana]

lol,i like it

Anyway,this one isc in Maglaj,built few years ago

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/45192375.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

Well actually genum isnt ommelanden because it is frysian. It is a typical ''wierden'' village though because it ends with -um like 60% of the villages in northern Groningen. Characteristic of those wierden/terp villages are that the churches are build on the highest point of the village .

Btw that place reminds me of the vilage I grew up in.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Eenrum_-_kerk_-_vooraanzicht.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9985529.jpg

http://www.nederland-in-beeld.nl/Groningen/i/Groningen/Warffum/Hoofdstraat/foto1.jpg

http://www.historischekerken.nl/groningen/Winsum/Winsum,%20Hervormde%20kerk.jpg
It's a beautiful area to grow up in.. that's for sure.

[ABest]

Stunning architecture here. I love going through threads like these. :)

[The Lawspeaker]

One thing that I like about Dutch churches is their calm elegance: white washed or just stone walls, a wooden floor and ceiling. Nothing too flashy. This was a direct result of the Protestant Reformation and the Basilica at Oudenbosch was a clean break from it (after the Catholic Emancipation of 1853).

[The Lawspeaker]

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/69418573.jpg

http://www.brabantorgel.nl/knoppenplaatjes/Waalwijk-Clemenskerk_interi.jpg

http://images.memorix.nl/rce/thumb/1200x1200/675bd625-71bc-96fa-b0cb-a1789cc5700c.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Baardwijk_-_st_clemens_kerk.JPG


This is where I went when I was young ( a trip down memory lane): the St. Clemenskerk in Waalwijk.

https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&q=sint+clemenskerk+waalwijk&fb=1&hq=sint+clemenskerk&hnear=0x47c6911e9ffac673:0x400de5a8d1e7e10,Waalwij k,+Nederland&cid=0,0,13530298768285161919&ei=aJ2iUaz2H-6V0QWX9YH4BA&ved=0CJgBEPwSMAM

[ariel]

trinity church-jerusalem

http://imageshack.us/a/img515/5894/jerusalemchurchofthehol.jpg


http://imageshack.us/a/img20/703/russiancompound21.jpg

[ariel]

tel aviv university synagogue

http://imageshack.us/a/img199/2429/cymbalista2synagogue.jpg


http://imageshack.us/a/img809/6141/d790d7a8d795d79fd7a7d79.jpg

[1stLightHorse]

I hope this hasn't been posted already...

This has always been my favourite religious building. St Alexander Nevski Cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria.

http://www.crosspointhostel.com/img/sofiasightseeing/alexander_nevski.jpghttp://www.pc-freak.net/images/st-Alexander-nevsky-cathedral-Sofia-Bulgaria.jpg

[Sisak]

Churches from Zagreb, croatian capital city:
1.
http://i42.tinypic.com/59tyzn.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/6z9cmw.jpg

2.
http://i44.tinypic.com/16sx8x.jpg

3.
http://i39.tinypic.com/2zzulg9.jpg

[The Illyrian Warrior]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/De%C4%8Dani3.jpg

Which was Albanian before slavs came in....Slavs didn't have basic architecture knowledge back than, let alone build the church without being there. ;)

[sido]

Bosnian mosques:

http://www.rijaset.ba/english/images/stories/FOTOGALERIJA/NOVE%20DZAMIJE/Tuzla%20-%20nova%20saudijska%20dzamija.jpg

http://www.bihor-petnica.com/bh_dzamija_Kobilja%20glava.jpg

[sido]

this one looks interesting its a new one:

http://www.novilist.hr/var/novilist/storage/images/vijesti/rijeka/na-otvorenje-rijecke-dzamije-stize-20.000-gostiju/2674142-1-cro-HR/Na-otvorenje-rijecke-dzamije-stize-20.000-gostiju.jpg

[The Illyrian Warrior]

yeah how you would feel if the mekka temple with its cube is going to be converted into a church or monastery ?? There are clearly differences between some non important mosques and a major relique of a religion.

Dont care as long you did same to other religious buildings all over russia and balkans, others have rights to do same with your churches as well......its all about common respect. :thumb001:

[Graham]

this one looks interesting its a new one:



Quite like that design. It's a decent modern building.

[sido]

Mosque from Sanski Most

http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/3098/capljelt9.jpg

"Mosque of the general"

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/7318/fajtovcigeneralovadzamizs5.jpg

[sido]

Quite like that design. It's a decent modern building.

Yes i like it too,it is also home to a restaurant,gym(for muslim women) and rooms for travelers

[SkyBurn]

I'll represent the Icelandic on the forum when I post this freaking awesome cathedral (hallgrímskirkja):

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_dlkAw43cLC0/SR1rarVGkJI/AAAAAAAAAsE/V0ZaPsds5zo/s800/20-unusual-churches-p1-caldari.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lt5niO83PAY/TkeR0Fonk6I/AAAAAAAABjM/FNOol5xhhO4/s1600/Hallgr%25C3%25ADmskirkja-jmglaser-tour.jpg

http://www.parabola.me.uk/hol/ice/dcp_0170.jpg

[sido]

This is the turbe of Gazi Husref beg,the founder of big parts of Sarajevo

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/40/76488748_412f2e5d1e_b.jpg

[ariel]

dormition abbey- jerusalem


http://imageshack.us/a/img19/5442/dormitionchurch.jpg


http://imageshack.us/a/img197/381/13872325.jpg

[sido]

Old mosques are to me the prettiest

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/90/231244578_1026a1b69a_b.jpg

[sido]

An old picture of bosnian medressa mosque

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u35/milan_sc/Travnik_Stare_Razglednice_01_A.jpg

[Tomorr]

Some humble Albanian religious buildings in both Albania and Kosovo

Where the heavy sinners can go and repent

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/1920x1280/17332303.jpg

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/8786/kishakatolikevelezhelm8.jpg

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/756/kishakatolikerugoveef2.jpg

http://www.daniel-ursprung.ch/images/berat_moschee.jpg

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/19549655.jpg

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/8186/dsc06254ls7.jpg

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/4177/gjakov3mp4.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Et%27hem_Bey_Mosque_%26_Clock_tower.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/55158750.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3518/3813739731_4e9bbf4faf_b.jpg

Hah so tiny :D
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8029/7935906142_213ce1755d_c.jpg

[hisn]

The ravaged interior in 1983, a decade after it closed and a decade before it was destroyed by arson.
http://historicdetroit.org/image/2/750/0/5/images/stpatricks1983-interior.jpg?1369668125121
http://historicdetroit.org/workspace/images/stpatricks1975.jpg
http://historicdetroit.org/image/2/750/0/5/images/stpatricks1983.jpg

[hisn]

Santa Barbara
http://www.americahurrah.com/images/SBunitarian.jpghttp://www.cathedralsofcalifornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/santa-barbara.jpg
http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth9995/m1/1/med_res/

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Bishop's_Residence_Galveston_TX_Postcard.jpg
The Bishop's Palace - Galveston Island, Texas, built between 1887-1893, purchased by catholic diocese in 1923.
http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~gpjones/jpegs/cruise12/24_bishops_palace_after_1900_storm_1.jpg
Entirely built of stone, it sheltered 200 people during the hurricane of 1900.

St. Lazarus Orthodox Cathedral
Started in 1915 near Serbian-American communities in Detroit, the church is now in its third building, this one erected in 1967. Its Byzantine interior is striking, with tall stained-glass windows and a massive wall of 44 religious paintings near the alter known as an iconostasis.
http://kora.matrix.msu.edu/files/23/133/17-85-860-134-94.0120-ext.jpghttp://kora.matrix.msu.edu/files/23/133/17-85-590-134-94.0120-unknown10.jpghttp://kora.matrix.msu.edu/files/23/133/17-85-58F-134-94.0120-unknown11.jpghttp://kora.matrix.msu.edu/files/23/133/17-85-85C-134-94.0120-unknown11c.jpghttp://nirajwarikoo.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/serbian-church-2013.jpghttp://ravanica.org/church/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/church.jpg

[hisn]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3529/3712966770_08e9c2d920_b.jpg
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4010/4202377544_0c738f1736_b.jpg
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2445/3866663023_6725b9a5c2_b.jpg
http://detroiturbex.com/content/churches/images/curvy.jpg
http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/files/2012/01/detroit-church.jpg

[Tomorr]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2145/2301923190_c8a643cd16_b.jpg

http://gazeta-shqip.com/lajme/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/kisha-lacit.bmp

[Don Arb]

Mosque from 15 century, Tetova west part of Macedonia (FYROM).

http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q730/Donarb/20090520125212_zps3e0778e6.jpg (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Donarb/media/20090520125212_zps3e0778e6.jpg.html)
Insde.
http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q730/Donarb/20090520124940_zps658b2739.jpg (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Donarb/media/20090520124940_zps658b2739.jpg.html)
It's the most beautifull mosque I've seen, small, art, something between orthodoxy and islam mosque.

Saint Biguri! Northwest part of FYROM, once albanian orthodox monastery now is slavic (one of the most beautiful in country, all in wood inside)

http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q730/Donarb/58044419_zpsc766e439.jpg (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Donarb/media/58044419_zpsc766e439.jpg.html)

http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q730/Donarb/Monastery_Sveti_Jovan_Bigorski_Macedonia_10_zps38c 25f7f.jpg (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Donarb/media/Monastery_Sveti_Jovan_Bigorski_Macedonia_10_zps38c 25f7f.jpg.html)

Old pic from the Monastery and albanian orthodoxs
http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q730/Donarb/800px-Sveti_Jovan_Bigorski_zps38b77ed6.jpg (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Donarb/media/800px-Sveti_Jovan_Bigorski_zps38b77ed6.jpg.html)

[The Illyrian Warrior]

Some humble Albanian religious buildings in both Albania and Kosovo

Where the heavy sinners can go and repent

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/1920x1280/17332303.jpg

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/8786/kishakatolikevelezhelm8.jpg

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/756/kishakatolikerugoveef2.jpg

http://www.daniel-ursprung.ch/images/berat_moschee.jpg

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/19549655.jpg

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/8186/dsc06254ls7.jpg

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/4177/gjakov3mp4.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Et%27hem_Bey_Mosque_%26_Clock_tower.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/55158750.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3518/3813739731_4e9bbf4faf_b.jpg

Hah so tiny :D
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8029/7935906142_213ce1755d_c.jpg

Beautiful Albanian catholic churches.

[Amun]

One of the oldest mosques in Egypt. It dates back to the Ayyubid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayyubid_dynasty) state in the middle ages.

http://cdn.alwafd.org/images/news/1591215061sdgjasdjasdgj.jpg
http://gallery.egyroom.com/kena/kena27.jpg
http://www.vetogate.com/upload/photo/news/11/4/500x282o/909.jpg

[ariel]

samaritan prayer house-holon

http://imageshack.us/a/img829/9311/3373008747.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img845/9237/3373008748.jpg


http://imageshack.us/a/img825/6207/shomronim02.jpg


http://imageshack.us/a/img4/8248/sinagog1.jpg

[hisn]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d3gXo1oc4tY/S6FvTZXTz2I/AAAAAAAABFw/NJO-6ckZD5s/s1600/kirk+hills.jpghttp://th02.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2010/162/2/a/Kirk_Of_The_Hills_by_LemanieCricket.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3269/3026064157_ee95cc2cba.jpg

[hisn]

http://static.flickr.com/16/89569516_942070c927.jpghttp://therapidian.org/sites/default/files/article_images/stmarks.jpg
prior to its steeple/facade additionhttp://therapidian.org/sites/default/files/article_images/stmarkshomenodate.jpg

[Graham]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d3gXo1oc4tY/S6FvTZXTz2I/AAAAAAAABFw/NJO-6ckZD5s/s1600/kirk+hills.jpg-

Must be Scots Influence, going by name.
Edt: Yes it is :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_in_the_Hills

[Gaijin]

Here is a Late-Gothic Manueline monastery located in Lisbon, Portugal.
Mosterio dos Jerónimos (Hieronymites).

The Tombs of the great one-eyed poet Luís Vaz de Camões (http://video1.clubenet.net/rotas/imagens/large/img-7344-9783.jpg), flamboyant dramaturge Almeida Garret and distinct Explorer Vasco da Gama (http://video1.clubenet.net/rotas/imagens/large/img-7345-9784.jpg) are to be found inside the abbey, among other iconic figures.
To note, this is a UNESCO world heritage.


http://osilenciodafoto.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/imagem-114.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1VrF-dQDfGQ/TJvPP7X-37I/AAAAAAAAAW0/oGtRr7vzG38/s1600/DSC_0008_571_1205x800.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Belem_Exterior_of_Mosteiro_dos_Jer%C3%B3nimos_P100 0019.JPG
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1VrF-dQDfGQ/TJvM-S7tggI/AAAAAAAAAWE/TEhx3zd0bqU/s1600/DSC_0033_591_1205x800.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1VrF-dQDfGQ/TJvMturwKaI/AAAAAAAAAV8/qH4gtvXJZkE/s1600/DSC_0010_572_1205x800.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1VrF-dQDfGQ/TJvO5QPRAHI/AAAAAAAAAWk/6wqRsd9LnNA/s1600/DSC_0021_582_1205x800.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1VrF-dQDfGQ/TJvP_kOEOhI/AAAAAAAAAX0/swzIkCnTJJ0/s1600/DSC_0067_620_1205x800.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1VrF-dQDfGQ/TJvP11w6m5I/AAAAAAAAAXk/c4le5MRcR9g/s1600/DSC_0059_614_1205x800.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1VrF-dQDfGQ/TJvQJ_0tpJI/AAAAAAAAAX8/OYiFgavizlU/s1600/DSC_0070_623_1205x800.jpg
http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/p480x480/935286_299747026825659_1224009687_n.jpg
http://www.pedrosphotocafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Legacies-of-a-Faith-Forgotten-by-Men.jpg
http://video1.clubenet.net/rotas/imagens/large/img-7340-9779.jpg
http://www.voyagesphotosmanu.com/Complet/images/mosteiro_jeronimos_gr.jpg

[Don Arb]

^^Amazing!

[Sisak]

http://i43.tinypic.com/1zouxc3.jpg

[Sisak]

Monastery outside and church inside, in Đakovo, region Slavonia, Croatia
http://i43.tinypic.com/2hmem8y.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/2w53614.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/a5gpon.jpg

[The.Mask]

Albanian Religious buildings of Kosovo...

Catholic Churches in Kosovo :

Ferizaj

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/3861/406000471hhi3.jpg

Gjakovë

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/9048/gjakovekishamj6.jpg
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/3757/catholic20church20bishthq1.jpg

Klinë

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/8186/dsc06254ls7.jpg

Prizren

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8646/kishavelezheprizrenod2.jpg
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/9788/kishakatolikecx1.jpg


Mosques in Kosovo :

Gjakovë

http://gazetajnk.com/repository/images/path/Xhamia_e_Mahmut_Ages_Kosovoinvenice.org_352643.jpg

Opojë

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2386/2445809975_7d1e206379.jpg

Prizren

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4777856866_7fbbd2208c.jpg

Prishtina

http://www.kosovahaber.net/repository/images/diger/12_11_10_142940_cami.jpg

[The.Mask]

Catholic Churches in Albania :

Tirana

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/72/163092314_3a8007c1b0_b.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/74611124.jpg

Shkodër

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/2681250599_90b68189fd_b.jpg

Laç

http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq75/albanian_photo/lac.jpg?t=1227961099

Pukë

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1178/1086931505_d34b812564_o.jpg

Koplik

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/5962/57554389.jpg

Orthodox Churches in Albania :

Durrës

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3192/2681312101_21159a72e4_b.jpg

Shkodër

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3295/2682033474_663fdd68b0_b.jpg

Tepelenë

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3151/2681432999_b52ed29ed1_b.jpg

Berat

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/2682235440_8f3b3b22cf_b.jpg

Korçë

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3119/2872464203_4801afd439_o.jpg


Mosques in Albania :

Tirana

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/205/471738707_cd343f737f_b.jpg

Fier

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Fier_Qender.jpg

Gjirokastër

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1203/527728006_759a6e6741_o.jpg

Durrës

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Durr%C3%ABsi.JPG

Kukës

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3312/3636066704_93cb015b7a_z.jpg


Mormon Church in Albania :

Durrës

http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq75/albanian_photo/3073732.jpg?t=1228398807

Protestant Church in Albania :

Përmet

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/21448716.jpg

Synagogues in Albania :

Shkodër

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/240120SYNAGOGUE.jpg

(Ruins of a 5th Century Synagogue) Saranda
http://photos.wikimapia.org/p/00/01/69/13/91_big.jpg

[hisn]

http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/MethodistEpiscopal1860.jpg
http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1068/5156347197_2def3011ac_z.jpg
Liberty Church, Fremont County 1857http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x57/llamoore/churches/FirstLutheranChurchDecorahIowa_chur.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r44oJ7I5hZc/S2sHvhoIlmI/AAAAAAAAASE/OT0Xrp8f0E0/s1600-h/Center+Community+Church+Russell+2.jpg
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/resources/images/oldbrick1920.jpghttp://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r44oJ7I5hZc/S2sFAg_AY4I/AAAAAAAAAR0/eU-iOda9x48/s400/BaptistChurchRussell1883.jpghttp://iagenweb.org/emmet/images/ringstedlutheranchurch.jpghttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r44oJ7I5hZc/S2sC37iMOcI/AAAAAAAAARs/ftVEdPmU4hQ/s1600-h/Russell+Christian+Church.jpghttp://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r44oJ7I5hZc/S7QwNneRy2I/AAAAAAAAAtg/P1LP4JzFH6o/s1600/FirstChristianChurch01-Built1894-Chariton-IA.jpghttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r44oJ7I5hZc/TAF755LAFRI/AAAAAAAAA8k/O-DBb5LpIoA/s1600/1stBaptistChurch02-Built1894-Razedabout1965-Chariton-IA.jpg

[LouisFerdinand]

Kalocsa Cathedral in Hungary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50s5VZJXmjw