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The Church of the Crucifix was founded in the 15th century, but the current Baroque and Neoclassical building dates from 1937.

The descent of the Holy Spirit, built in 1502, is one of the wooden tserkvas found in Poland and Ukraine. This exceptional Galician-style monument was painted between 1620 and 1640 and restored in 1831, 1903, 1923 and 1970-1972.

The Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, built in the 15th century, is the oldest preserved wooden church in Ukraine and one of the tserkvas on a UNESCO list. Nowadays, it is used as a museum of wooden architecture and 16th and 19th century painting.

Built in the 13th century in the Romanesque style, the church houses in the choir a remarkable altarpiece in carved wood dating from 1518. In front of the entrance to the sanctuary, in Romanesque style, is one of the most beautiful public fountains in Alsace.

The Roman Catholic Church of the Divine Savior was completed in 1976. It was designed by the architect Janusz Gawor in a postmodern style.

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The Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Labovë e Kryqit is one of the oldest in Albania. The building is typically Byzantine with a high central dome and a cross plan. The main entrance to the church is through a newer narthex. There are at least 9 distinct levels of frescoes painted on the surface of the interior walls. The church, as we see it today, dates mainly from the 13th century, from the time of the Despotate of Epirus, although a first foundation is dated to the time of Emperor Justinian in the years 527-565 e.j.

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