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Church of the Immaculate Conception

Church of the Immaculate Conception

Vigo, ES

The Church of the Immaculate Conception was inaugurated in 1968. Its plan, by Antonio Román Conde, is directly inspired by Le Corbusier. It is characterized by the use of right angles, which rise towards the sky. Inside, light is obtained through the glass and plastic grilles. The most commonly used material is concrete, both for the creation of the outer triangles and for the choir platform.

Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Bijeljina, BA

The Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, built between 1885 and 1913, was designed by Josip Vancaš, the official architect and advisor to the Archdiocese of Bosnia, designer of a large number of religious buildings.

Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin

Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin

Knin, HR

The Serbian Orthodox Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Knin was built in the 18th century. The church has a neo-Byzantine style. The building had its current look since 1971.

Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin

Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin

L'viv, UA

The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin, formerly the Church of St. Nicholas, is an architectural monument of the 18th century. The first Trinitarians arrived in Lviv in 1685 from Spain. Gradually they bought several houses in the centre of Lviv, where they built a temporary monastery. The wooden monastery on a brick foundation was built in 1694. Two years later, the construction of the wooden church of St. Nicholas was completed. In 1739-1745, a modern building was built at the expense of Samuel Mukhavetsky and Jan Jablonowski. In 1769, there was a fire. The reconstruction lasted until 1777. In 1782 the Trinitarian order was abolished and in 1790 the church became a parish and then a university church in the mid-19th century. Since 1945, the Church was turned into an Orthodox church.

Church of the Intercession

Church of the Intercession

Chizhevichi, BY

The Orthodox Church of the Intercession was built between 1795 and 1808 on the site of a previous church burnt down by Saxon troops in 1678. In 1807, the new church burned down but was quickly rebuilt by the parishioners and reopened the following year. In 1861, a 27-metre bell tower with 12 bells was erected. As the number of believers increased, the temple underwent reconstruction in 1885 and 1911. Closed in 1934 by the Soviet authorities, the church reopened definitively after independence.

Church of the Intercession

Church of the Intercession

Chocimsk, BY

The Church of the Intercession is a wooden Orthodox church built in 1892 as a cemetery chapel. In the Soviet era, in 1969, an altar and a vestibule with a bell tower were added to the church.

Church of the Intercession

Church of the Intercession

Detkovichi , BY

The Church of the Intercession is a wooden church built in 1740, rebuilt in 1884 by the engineer Alexander Roemer. The church hall is covered with a flat beamed ceiling. The sacristy is located behind the apse, which is underlined by an iconostasis created in the 1830s, and a choir above the entrance. In front of the church, there is a bell tower.

Church of the Intercession

Church of the Intercession

Ozertso, BY

The Orthodox Church of the Intercession is a monument of wooden vernacular architecture built as a Uniate (Greek-Catholic) church in the 18th century. In 1866 the church was repaired because at that time the roof was in poor condition. The last renovation took place in the 1920s. The Church of the Intercession functioned until the 1930s.

Church of the Intercession

Church of the Intercession

Plotnitsa, BY

The Orthodox Church of the Intercession was built in wood in 1781. The church was rebuilt in 1873 with a bell tower and in 1899 a parish school was also built.

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