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Voss Church

Voss Church

Voss, NO

The Voss church is a stone church dating from 1271. The church underwent a major restoration led by Chr. Christie in the 1870s. The only thing that remains of the original medieval furniture is the stone altar.

Vossenbergkerk

Elsendorp, NL

Built as Dutch Reformed Church. Replaced an earlier church building in 1927. Major renovation in 1980.

Vothylakas Agios Georgios Cemetery Church

Vothylakas Agios Georgios Cemetery Church

Vothylakas, CY

The Agios Georgios Cemetery Church is located at the southwestern edge of the village centre. The condition of the building is poor to ruin. Parts of the apse have collapsed, as well as parts of the roof. Also, the interior is in a ruinous state. Remnants of murals can still be seen in some places.

Vothylakas Agios Georgios Church

Vothylakas Agios Georgios Church

Vothylakas, CY

The church of Agios Georgios is located in the northern part of the original settlement area and was built in 1905. After 1974, the church was converted into a mosque and was in use until a new mosque was built in the village. After that, the building was abandoned. The exact date of the new mosque construction is unknown, but could have been in the early 2000s.

Vothylakas Agios Theodoros Chapel

Vothylakas Agios Theodoros Chapel

Vothylakas, CY

The Agios Theodoros Chapel is located just outside the southern edge of the village. The condition of the building is fair to poor. However, the interior is completely empty and all doors and windows had been removed.

Votive Church

Votive Church

Szeged, HU

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Szeged, or votive church, was built between 1913 and 1930 in the neo-Romanesque style. Together with the Dome Square (Dóm tér) facing it, it is one of the most monumental pieces of brick church architecture.

Votivkirche

Votivkirche

Vienna, AT

The votive church, a Roman Catholic church, is a neo-gothic religious monument in Vienna. It was consecrated in 1879 to pay tribute to the survival of Emperor Franz Joseph during an assassination attempt in 1853.

Vöyri Wooden Church

Vöyri Wooden Church

Vöyri, FI

The Vöyri Wooden Church is the oldest wooden church in use in Vöyri in. The church was completed in 1626 and extended in 1777. The crucifix is the most famous work of art in the church. It was carved by an unknown artist, probably in Lübeck, around 1375-1400.

Vraćevšnica Monastery

Vraćevšnica Monastery

Vraćevšnica, RS

The monastery of Vraćevšnica was built before 1428, and the frescoes were completed in 1431. The founder of the monastery was Radič Postupović, a Serbian nobleman who lived during the reign of the despot Stefan Lazarević (1402-1427). After the Turkish conquest of the territory in the middle of the 15th century, the monastery was damaged and abandoned. After the renewal of the Serbian Patriarchate Peć, the monastery was renovated around 1579. In 1737, under Austrian rule, the monastery was renovated again.

Vrådal Church

Vrådal Church

Kviteseid, NO

The present church of Vrådal, built in 1887, is the third church of the village. The two previous churches were about 4 kilometres further east, where the old cemetery can still be seen. The first church, a stave church, was replaced by an octagonal wooden church in 1685 (consecrated in 1686). It is said to be the first octagonal church in the country, but it was demolished in 1888 after the new church was used.

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