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The Bernardine monastery complex is a late Gothic religious complex dating back to the second half of the 15th century. As it was located outside the city walls, it took the form of a fortress surrounded by ramparts. The brick church and monastery were erected in several phases. Firstly, a choir was built at the same time as the sacristy. Then, the south wing of the monastery was erected. The next stage was the body of the church, built at the end of the 15th century. The other wings of the monastery were built at the latest, connected by an inner multi-storey cloister, with a low tower in the northeast corner, characteristic of medieval garden barn monasteries.

The church of Bernitter is a building of field stone and brick built in the 13th century. The choir is older than the nave and dates from about 1240, while the nave was added about 40 years later. The church tower dates from the 15th century. The church in Bernitter is one of the few churches in Mecklenburg from the 13th century, which the Reformation apparently left untouched. The large bronze bell of the church in Bernitter has also been spared by history, as it was not melted down as part of the metal donation during the Second World War.

The wooden church of Beržoras (Church of St Stanislas), built in 1746, is one of the oldest wooden buildings of sacral architecture in Lithuania, and the cemetery in which it is located is also one of the oldest in Lithuania. The surrounding wooden chapels of the church, also built in the 18th century, were destroyed in the 20th century but rebuilt recently.

Built at the beginning of the 18th century, it was first a parish church before becoming a basilica in 1952, then a cathedral 37 years later.

Bešenovo Monastery is a historic place of worship founded at the end of the 13th century. The complex was completely destroyed during the Second World War. Its reconstruction began in 2013. It is one of the 16 surviving Orthodox monasteries built between the 15th and 18th centuries on the Fruška Gora mountain in Serbia (also known as the Serbian Mount Athos).

Bjorkenusgarden is the parish's summer and camp farm, located by Hjulmaren's southern shore. The farm has been owned and operated by Betaniaforsamlingen in Odensbacken since the 80s. Over the years, the farm has been expanded in various stages and is today a well-functioning campground with large green areas, many accommodations, modern commercial kitchen, meeting and worship rooms, own bathing area, etc.

The Beth-Yaacov Synagogue in Geneva was built between 1857 and 1859 in the neo-Moorish style. It was the first synagogue to be built in the city. The architect Johann Heinrich Bachofen had to undertake study trips abroad for its construction because Switzerland did not have any synagogues with very distinctive features. Thus, the synagogue facade is a reproduction of the facade of the synagogue in Heidenheim.

The Bethlehem Chapel was built between 1391 and 1394 and was intended for preaching in the Czech language. The Bethlehem Chapel is mainly associated with the work of Jan Hus (1370-1415), who became its administrator on 14th March 1402. After changing its use many times, it fell into ruin and was therefore largely demolished in 1786. It was rebuilt in the first half of the 1950s as a memorial to the Hussite movement.

The Bethlen Ter Synagogue in Budapest was completed in 1931 by architects Lippòt Baumhorn and Gyórgyi Somogyi. This brick building in the Hungarian Secessionist style still serves as a synagogue.

Beverley Minster is one of the finest Gothic churches in Europe and is equal to the greatest of our cathedrals; after Westminster Abbey (the twin towers of which it may have inspired), it is regarded as the most impressive ‘non-cathedral' church in England.