Oudshoornse kerk
Alphen aan den Rijn, NL
Reformed church. Church built in sober brickwork in 1663-'65, probably by Daniël Stalpaert, the floor plan of which covers a Greek cross, with lower, square compartments in the corners.
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Alphen aan den Rijn, NL
Reformed church. Church built in sober brickwork in 1663-'65, probably by Daniël Stalpaert, the floor plan of which covers a Greek cross, with lower, square compartments in the corners.
Oulu, FI
Oulu Cathedral was completed in 1832 by architect Carl Ludvig Engel. The stone walls of the church are from a former church completed in 1777, which was destroyed in wooden parts during the fire in Oulu in 1822. There has been a wooden church on the site of the cathedral since the 1610s.
Warnford, GB
Dating mainly from the 1190s, Warnford church has an earlier tower and Saxon roots. The first church on the site may have been built by St Wilfrid in the 680s.
Woodhall Spa, GB
An attractive but architecturally unexceptional late Victorian church, originally intended as a dual purpose school and chapel. It was badly damaged in World War II but was subsequently restored and has good recent additions.
Bruxelles, BE
Our Lady of Blankedelle Church is a modern style church built between 1968 and 1970. It is a Catholic parish for the Transvaal district. In the second half of the 20th century, a third parish church was needed in Auderghem, in a district that was undergoing a period of urbanisation. The Avenue des Héros, where the church was built, was created in 1955.
Camden, GB
A slightly unusual church with a mainland European character, presumably influenced by the Belgian order which commissioned the building in the 1930s. The arched interior is impressive. The main body of the church is largely hidden in street views, but the street frontage, with that of the presbytery, makes a positive contribution to the Camden Town Conservation Area.
Louvain-la-Neuve, BE
The parish of Notre-Dame d'Espérance is a Catholic religious building founded by Father Raymond Thysman.
Nyíregyháza, HU
The Our Lady of Hungary Co-Cathedral was built between 1902 and 1904. The neo-Romanesque exterior of the church, with its rich articulation, buttresses and decorative elements, is a remarkable work of Hungarian ecclesiastical architecture. The two towers of the building are a landmark of the town of Nyíregyháza.
Prizren, RS
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Ljeviš is a 14th-century Serbian Orthodox church in Prizren. The church was converted into mosque under Ottoman rule and functioned as such from the 15th to the beginning of the 20th century.
Fgura, MT
The Parish Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a modernist Catholic church built in 1990. It is a cultural heritage site of the Maltese Islands.
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