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The English church was built between 1869 and 1870 for English mountaineers passing through Zermatt, among them Edward Whymper who made the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. Inside the church you can find plaques in memory of the climbers.

The English Reformed Church is an old Catholic church reopened in 1607 as an English Protestant church. Since the late 1970s, she has played an important role in chamber music in Amsterdam.

The Apostolos Barnabas Monastery Church is located approx. 1,5 kilometre north of the village centre of Enkomi. The Monastery was founded by Archbishop Anthemios in the fifth century. The present church was built in the mid-Byzantine period and has two domes. Nowadays it is used as an icon museum, while from time to time a mass can be held in the church.

The church of Panagia Chrysoengomitissa, which was built in 1736, is located in the eastern part of the original village centre. The church was converted into a mosque after 1974 and is now called "Tuzla Camii".

About 150m east of the entrance to the monastery is a small church under which the tomb of the apostle Barnabas is located.

The first stupa in the Czech Republic was inaugurated in 2014. It was built by Maniwa Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche, with the assistance of Lama Ole Nydahl and his students.

Ensar Mosque is an Islamic place of worship in Zenica, built between 1997 and 1998 in a pseudo-Moorish style. It was the first mosque erected in Zenica in contemporary times, after the Bosnian war.

This imposing abbey of Laon was built at the beginning of the 12th century, and Saint Norbert installed 12 canons regular of Prémontré. Basing its wealth notably on the exploitation of the vineyards of the upper town, this abbey was very influential during the medieval period.

The convent of the Jacobins of Toulouse is composed of a church (Church of the Jacobins), a cloister, a chapter house, a refectory and a chapel (Chapelle Saint-Antonin). It was built by the Order of Friars Preachers in 1230 to counter the influence of the Cathar heresy. These buildings entirely in brick are considered a perfect example of Languedoc Gothic art. In these buildings, was established the old University of Toulouse (1229-1793) until its suppression to the French Revolution.

Originally the building was a church dedicated to Agios Georgios. In Ottoman times, the church was then converted into a mosque, known as the Muslu Çavuş Mosque.