Usually monasteries, churches, mosques, budist temples, etc are very beautiful buildings, so let us start such topic :) Always write town + country and if you know the year or who have build it. Thank you!

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This is Serbian orthodox monastery of ŽIČA near Kraljevo in central-south of Serbia, built in 1207. and is the place where the first 7 kings of Serbia were crowned. It is also the first SAVED European Parliament. Interesting story about this monastery is that whenever some Serbian king was crowned new door were open and then close by bricks.

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Studenica was built in 1186. by great Serbian ruler Stefan Nemanja and is situated near Kraljevo, central-south Serbia. It is under UNESCO world heritage list

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This Serbian orthodox monastery was built in 1407. in Despotovac, central Serbia, by prince Stefan Lazarević. It is surround by great 11 medieval towers and situated in nice fortress. When you in Serbia, A MUST:cheers:

HASSAN II Mosque | Casablanca, Morocco

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HASSAN I Mosque | Rabat, Morocco

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Temple of st. Sava has started to be built by Serbian royal family of the Karadjordjevics in 1934. thou plans were made much before.

It is the WORLD'S LARGEST ORTHODOX TEMPLE.

It is situated in Belgrade, capital of SERBIA.

It is built in the place where Ottoman Turks had burn st.Sava's relics in the 16th cen. St.Sava was Serbian prince who became the first Serbian archibishop, did a lot for medicine, education as well as wrote Constitution. He had died in 1236. Nowadays is the very respected Serbian sait, not just in Serbia and other Serbian lands (The Republic of Srpska, Montenegro), but also in FYR of Macedonia and Bulgaria.

Enjoy in this magnificent and really huge temple :)

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Albanian orthodox cathedral of Resurrection - Korça - Albania
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The Monastery of Saint John of Rila, better known as the Rila Monastery (Bulgarian: Рилски манастир, Rilski manastir) is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. It is situated in the northwestern Rila Mountains, 117 km south of the capital Sofia in the deep valley of the Rilska River at an elevation of 1,147 m above sea level. Originally the monastery goes back to the 10th century, it was destroyed in the 14th century by the invading Ottomans and was rebuilt a couple of years later. Unfortunately, it was destroyed by a fire in 1833 and then reconstructed between 1834 and 1862 to its present look. The only structure left from the 14th century is the Tower of Hrelyu (1334), that you will see on the pictures next to church. The monastery became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.

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Albanian orthodox cathedral of Resurrection - Korça - Albania
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Mohamed Al Amin Mosque, Beirut, Lebanon
Lebanon's Biggest Mosque,is a Sunni mosque located in Martyrs' Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. It was built between 2002 and 2007 by the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, who was buried beside it.It was inaugurated by his son Saad Hariri on October 17, 2008.

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A couple of churches in the Romanian style:

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Ortaköy mosque in Ottoman Neo-Baroque style . 1854
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Mexico City's Cathedral


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The Monastery of Saint John of Rila

It is my fave monastery in BG:cheers:

Frauenkirche (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frauenkirche_Dresden) (Church of Our Lady) in Dresden, Germany ; first built 1726 -1743, destroyed in WW2, rebuilt 1994 - 2005

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both pictures taken by me last weekend.

Impressive the Mohamed Al Amin Mosque and beautiful the Church of Our Lady and the Cathedral of Mexico City. Regards.