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Chioggia Cathedral

Chioggia Cathedral

Chioggia, IT

Chioggia Cathedral dates back to the 12th century, after the transfer of the Episcopal see of Malamocco. It was destroyed by fire in 1623. The following year work began on the present cathedral, designed by Baldassare Longhena, who reversed the orientation of the medieval temple and built it with the façade facing the square.

Chiprovtsi Monastery

Chiprovtsi Monastery

Chiprovtsi, BG

Chiprovtsi Monastery is a 10th century Bulgarian Orthodox monastery. It is a popular pilgrimage site in northwestern Bulgaria.

Chirpăr Fortified Church

Chirpăr Fortified Church

Chirpăr, RO

In Chirpăr it is still possible to observe the original three aisles Romanesque basilica built in the 13th century. Without significant changes the chancel with groin vault and apse, the arcades to the side aisles and the western tower are still preserved until today. In the 15th century the assembly was surrounded by a polygonal fortification wall with outer bailey and six defence towers, which are not preserved. Around 1500 a defence level was built above the western tower, but no military systems were foreseen for the church itself. In 1862 the nave and the aisles were covered with a flat plastered ceiling and a lower roof was built above the nave. The interior furnishing originates from the 18th century. The 1778 organ rests on the western masoned gallery. The 1795 altar was built in the workshop of the master Johannes Folbert in Sighişoara.

Chmelov Jewish Cemetery

Chmelov Jewish Cemetery

Chmelov, SK

Chmelov Jewish Cemetery already existed by the late 19th century, as the 59 preserved tombstones date back to the end of the 19th century and the early 20th. It was Fenced by ESJF in October 2022.

Choisy le Roy Cathedral

Choisy le Roy Cathedral

Choisy-le-Roi, FR

The cathedral, whose construction was decided by Louis XV, replaced the old cult building of the city which stood on the banks of the Seine and became too narrow. In 1966, it was raised to the dignity of a cathedral while waiting for the construction of the one in Créteil. Since then, it has retained the title of cathedral but not its function. Even today, it still retains traces of its originality: on the pediment of the south façade of the chevet, it bears the republican motto Liberté-Egalité-Fraternité (Liberty-Equality-Fraternity). The bell tower is abnormally low because King Louis XV did not like the sound of the bells. In the 20th century, a carillon was added to the bell tower playing the "Marseillaise" because Rouget de l'Isle was buried in Choisy. Louis XV and the Marquise de Pompadour attended mass from a small oratory with a tribune on the first floor of the choir.

Choral Ohel Yaakov Synagogue in Kaunas

Choral Ohel Yaakov Synagogue in Kaunas

Kaunas, LT

The Choral Ohel Yaakov Synagogue in Kaunas was built in 1872, but its fence dates from 1893. The synagogue, of Neo-Renaissance and Neo-Moorish styles, was built for Progressive Jews by architects Iustin N. Golinevich and Edmund von Mikwitz. The brick building is still used as a synagogue.

Choral Synagogue

Choral Synagogue

Kaunas, LT

The Choral Synagogue is the only Synagogue still functioning in Kaunas. Dating from the 18th century, the present building was built later in 1872-73 under the impulse of Levinas Minkovskis, a Kaunas merchant. The synagogue is called 'Choir' because the rituals it hosts are accompanied by singing.

Choral Synagogue

Choral Synagogue

Vilnius, LT

The Taharot Hakodesh Synagogue, or Choral Synagogue, is the only survivor of 105 to 110 synagogues in Vilnius. Opened in 1903, it survived the Second World War because the Nazi occupiers had a pharmacy there.

Choral Synagogue in Kharkiv

Choral Synagogue in Kharkiv

Kharkiv, UA

The Choral Synagogue in Kharkiv is an Ashkenazi synagogue built between 1909 and 1913 by architect Yakov Gevirts (Gewürz). The synagogue was restored in 2000. This National Romantic brick building still serves as a synagogue.

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