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The church of St. Oswald was built in the course of the expansion of the city from 1477. The former master-builder of Lucerne and Zurich, Hans Felder, was commissioned to build it. In 1478, construction began on a hall church, which was extended to a three-nave basilica as early as 1492. The extension was completed in 1545. The spire was built in 1558. In 1719, the baroque sacristy was built at the side of the choir.

The church of St. Pallais dates from the 12th century and houses the tomb of the mystic Marie-Eustelle Harpain (1814-1842), nicknamed the Angel of the Eucharist. The vaults were rebuilt in the Gothic style in the 13th century, the choir and transept were also rebuilt in the 13th century. The chevet wall was pierced in the 15th century by a bay with a flamboyant filling. The square in front of the church housed a cemetery until the 18th century.

The Church of St. Panteleimon was built from 1840 to 1847 by the famous Macedonian church builder Andrey Damyanov (1813-1878) together with his brothers. The bell tower was erected later in 1849. Near the church is the tomb of the Macedonian revolutionary Mile Popyordanov (1877-1901).

The church of St. Paraskevy was built in the 16th century as a Greek Catholic church. The late Gothic church was restored in 1963-1965 and, since 2010, has been part of the Lubaczów Border Regions Museum. Its wall and bell tower remind us of the role of churches as a defence structure in this region frequently looted by the Tartars.

St. Paul Within the Walls is an Anglican church built from 1873 to 1880 in the neo-Romanesque-Gothic style. It is an Episcopal church in America, the first non-Catholic church built in Rome after the unification of Italy in 1861.

The parish church of St. Paul dates back to 1050, making it the oldest parish church in Passau. After being destroyed by fire in 1512 and 1662, the present building was built in 1678. After reconstruction in the 19th century, the only tower of the church stood much higher in the sky of Passau. However, due to the dangerous condition of the tower, it was demolished in 1950 and rebuilt with about a third of its height.

The Paulus church lies in the center of Rotterdam. The first church here was inaugurated in 1960 and was demolished in 2007. On the same spot, a new church was built. Designed by de English architect Will Alsop, this new futuristic-looking building has resumed church activities in 2013.

The church of St. Peder is first mentioned in a monastery foundation letter from 1135. The present church, dating from around 1375, is one of the most remarkable Gothic buildings in Denmark. The church contains frescoes, some of which were painted by Morten Maler. On the north wall of the choir is the most famous fresco in the church, depicting Valdemar Atterdag and Queen Helvig.

The Church of St. Peter and Paul is a Serbian Orthodox church built in 1896, when the country was under Austro-Hungarian rule. It was wanted by the local population in addition to the Church of St Basil the Great (1886), and granted by the provincial government for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Church of St. Peter and Paul has been a Lutheran temple practically since the beginning of the Reformation (1525). There was a first church on this site, built between 1245 and 1249, but which disappeared in a fire in 12992, and of which only the foundations remain. A second church was severely hit by fire in 1424. The present building dates back to a Flamboyant Gothic Hall Church, built between 1498 and 1500.