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| Westminster Abbey |
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The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to popularly and informally as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the...
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Anglicanism | 1559 | ||
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The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to popularly and informally as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the...
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Anglicanism | 1535 | 1553 | |
| Westminster Abbey |
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The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to popularly and informally as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the...
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Roman Catholicism | 1045 | 1535 | |
| Westminster Abbey |
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The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to popularly and informally as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the...
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Roman Catholicism | 1553 | 1559 | |
| Hagia Sophia |
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Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya, from the Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, "Holy Wisdom"; Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia) is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Famous in particular for its massive...
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Islam | 1453 | 1935 | |
| Hagia Sophia |
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Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya, from the Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, "Holy Wisdom"; Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia) is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Famous in particular for its massive...
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Eastern Orthodox Church | 537 C.E. | 1453 | |
| Babri Mosque |
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The Babri Mosque (Hindi: बाबरी मस्जिद, Urdu: بابری مسجد), Babri Masjid or Mosque of Babur was a mosque in Ayodhya, constructed by order of Babur, the first Mughal emperor of India in the 16th century. Before the 1940s, the mosque was called Masjid-i...
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| Selimiye Mosque |
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Selimiye Mosque in Nicosia was originally constructed during 1209 and 1228 as the Saint Sophia Cathedral. The Kings of Cyprus were crowned here until the Venetians took control of the island in 1489. This ancient building is the chief mosque in...
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Roman Catholicism | |||
| Borobudur |
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Borobudur is a ninth-century Mahayana Buddhist Monument in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main...
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| Prambanan |
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Prambanan is the ninth century Hindu temple compound in Central Java, Indonesia, dedicated to Trimurti, the highest three gods in Hinduism. The temple compound located approximately 18 km east of Yogyakarta city on the boundary between Yogyakarta...
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Hinduism | |||
| Angkor Wat |
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Angkor Wat (or Angkor Vat) (Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត), is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to...
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Hinduism | 1125 | 1400 | |
| Candi Sukuh |
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Candi Sukuh (pronounced [tʃandi sʊkʊh]) is a fifteenth century Javanese-Hindu temple (candi) that is located on the western slope of Mount Lawu (elev. 910 m or 3,000 feet (910 m) above sea level) on the border between Central and East Java provinces...
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| Masada |
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Masada (Hebrew מצדה, pronounced Metzada, from מצודה, metzuda, "fortress") is the name for a site of ancient palaces and fortifications in the South District of Israel on top of an isolated rock plateau, or large mesa, on the eastern edge of the...
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Judaism | |||
| Ramban Synagogue |
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The Ramban Synagogue (Hebrew: בית כנסת הרמב"ן) is the oldest active synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem. It was founded by Nahmanides (Rabbi Moshe ben Nahman, whose name is often abbreviated as Ramban) in 1267. Today it is located at the corner...
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| Old New Synagogue |
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The Old New Synagogue (Czech: Staronová synagoga; German: Altneuschule, Altneusynagoge) situated in Josefov, Prague, is Europe's oldest active synagogue. It is also the oldest surviving medieval synagogue of twin nave design.
Completed in 1270 in...
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Judaism | |||
| Santa María la Blanca |
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Santa María la Blanca (lit. Saint Mary the White), originally known as the Ibn Shushan Synagogue, currently serves as museum in the city of Toledo, Spain. Erected in 1180, it is the oldest synagogue building in Europe that is still standing, now...
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Judaism | |||
| Temple in Jerusalem |
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The Temple in Jerusalem or Holy Temple (Hebrew: בית המקדש, Beit HaMikdash ; "The Holy House"), refers to a series of structures located on the Temple Mount (Har HaBayit) in the old city of Jerusalem. Historically, two temples were built at this...
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Judaism | 70 C.E. | ||
| Great Synagogue, Warsaw |
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The Great Synagogue of Warsaw was the largest synagogue of pre-war Warsaw and one of the largest in the world at the time.
The Great Synagogue was built by the Warsaw's Jewish community between 1875 and 1878 at Tłomackie street, in the south-eastern...
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| Great Synagogue, Warsaw |
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The Great Synagogue of Warsaw was the largest synagogue of pre-war Warsaw and one of the largest in the world at the time.
The Great Synagogue was built by the Warsaw's Jewish community between 1875 and 1878 at Tłomackie street, in the south-eastern...
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Judaism | |||
| Great Synagogue, Lomza |
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The Great Synagogue of Łomża was a synagogue in Łomża, Poland.
It was built in 1878-1889, designed by Enrico Marconi.
The synagogue was destroyed by Nazis in September 1941, during the World War II.
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| Great Synagogue, Gdansk |
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The Great Synagogue (Polish: Wielka Synagoga, German: Neue Synagoge), was a synagogue in the city of Danzig, Germany (later Free City of Danzig, now Gdańsk, Poland). It was built in 1885-1887 on Reitbahnstraße, now Bogusławski Street. It was the...
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| Great Synagogue, Lodz |
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The Great Synagogue of Łódź (Polish: Wielka Synagoga w Łodzi) was a Reform Jewish synagogue in Łódź, Poland, built in 1881. It was designed by Adolf Wolff and paid mostly by local industrialists, such as Izrael Poznański, Joachim Silberstein and...
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Judaism | |||
| Great Synagogue, Bialystok |
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The Great Synagogue of Białystok (Polish: Wielka Synagoga w Białymstoku) was a synagogue located in Białystok, Poland, which was built between 1909-1913 and designed by Szlojme Rabinowicz. The synagogue was burnt down by Nazis on June 27, 1941 with...
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Judaism | |||
| Great Synagogue, Katowice |
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Great Synagogue was the largest synagogue in Katowice (Kattowitz) , Poland then Germany. It was built in 1900, designed by Ignatz Grünfeld. The synagogue was set on fire by Nazis on 4 September 1939.
The plans to raise a new synagogue in Katowice...
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Judaism | |||
| Great Synagogue, Copenhagen |
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The Great Synagogue is the main synagogue of the Jewish community in Copenhagen, Denmark. The synagogue is defined by its unique architecture around the Ark of the Law. During the first half of the 19th century, synagogues continued to be built in...
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| Great Synagogue, Piotrków Trybunalski |
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The Great Synagogue in Piotrków Trybunalski, (Polish: Wielka Synagoga w Piotrkowie Trybunalskim), was built between 1791-1793 and designed by David Friedlander. The synagogue was devastated by Nazis during the World War II. After the war, the...
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Orthodox Judaism | |||
| Great Synagogue, Piotrków Trybunalski |
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The Great Synagogue in Piotrków Trybunalski, (Polish: Wielka Synagoga w Piotrkowie Trybunalskim), was built between 1791-1793 and designed by David Friedlander. The synagogue was devastated by Nazis during the World War II. After the war, the...
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Judaism | |||
| Great Synagogue, Jaslo |
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The Great Synagogue of Jasło (Polish: Wielka Synagoga w Jaśle) was a Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Jasło, Poland. It was built in 1905, and was destroyed by Nazis during World War II.
The Nazis invaded Jasło on September 15, 1939, and set fire to the...
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Orthodox Judaism | |||
| Great Synagogue, Jaslo |
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The Great Synagogue of Jasło (Polish: Wielka Synagoga w Jaśle) was a Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Jasło, Poland. It was built in 1905, and was destroyed by Nazis during World War II.
The Nazis invaded Jasło on September 15, 1939, and set fire to the...
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Judaism | |||
| Great Synagogue of Vilna |
The Great Synagogue of Vilna which once stood at the end of Jewish Street (I-2), Vilna, Lithuania, was built between 1630-1633 after permission was granted to construct a synagogue from stone. Standing on the spot of an existing synagogue built in...
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| Great Suburb Synagogue |
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The Great Suburb Synagogue was a synagogue at Bożnicza-Street 16 in Lviv, Ukraine.
The synagogue was located on the Krakow suburb (therefore the building received the name), in the street Bożnicza, 16. After destruction of the building, the...
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Judaism | |||
| Great Synagogue, Bucharest |
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The Great Synagogue was raised in 1845 by the Polish-Jewish community. It was repaired in 1865, redesigned in 1903 and 1909, repainted in Rococo style in 1936 by Ghershon Horowitz, then it was restored again in 1945, as it had been devastated by the...
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Judaism | |||
| Great Synagogue of Oran |
The Great Synagogue of Oran (French: Grande synagogue d'Oran, Arabic: معبد وهران العظيم), Algeria, was built and consecrated in 1880 at the initiative of Simon Kanoui, but its inauguration took place only in 1918. Also known as Temple Israelite, it...
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Islam | 1975 | |||
| Great Synagogue of Oran |
The Great Synagogue of Oran (French: Grande synagogue d'Oran, Arabic: معبد وهران العظيم), Algeria, was built and consecrated in 1880 at the initiative of Simon Kanoui, but its inauguration took place only in 1918. Also known as Temple Israelite, it...
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Orthodox Judaism | 1975 | |||
| Great Synagogue of Oran |
The Great Synagogue of Oran (French: Grande synagogue d'Oran, Arabic: معبد وهران العظيم), Algeria, was built and consecrated in 1880 at the initiative of Simon Kanoui, but its inauguration took place only in 1918. Also known as Temple Israelite, it...
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Judaism | 1975 | |||
| Great Synagogue of London |
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The Great Synagogue of London was, for centuries, the centre of Ashkenazi synagogue and Jewish life in London. It was destroyed during World War II, in the Blitz.
The earliest Ashkenazi synagogue constructed in London after the return of Jews to...
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Judaism | |||
| Novi Sad Synagogue |
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Novi Sad Synagogue (Serbian: Новосадска синагога or Novosadska sinagoga) is a Jewish synagogue and one of the many cultural institutions in Novi Sad, the capital of Serbian province Vojvodina. Located in Jevrejska (Jewish) Street, in the city center...
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| Novi Sad Synagogue |
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Novi Sad Synagogue (Serbian: Новосадска синагога or Novosadska sinagoga) is a Jewish synagogue and one of the many cultural institutions in Novi Sad, the capital of Serbian province Vojvodina. Located in Jevrejska (Jewish) Street, in the city center...
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Judaism | |||
| Lesko Synagogue |
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Lesko Synagogue is a synagogue in Lesko, Poland. It was built during the years 1626-1654. The synagogue was completely destroyed by Germans during the Second World War. For almost two decades after the war, it was neglected. It was renovated in 1960...
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Judaism | |||
| Dura-Europos synagogue |
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The Dura-Europos synagogue is unique among the many ancient synagogues that have emerged from archaeological digs in that it was preserved virtually intact, and for its extensive figurative paintings. It is one of the oldest synagogues in the world....
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| Angkor Wat |
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Angkor Wat (or Angkor Vat) (Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត), is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to...
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Buddhism | 1401 | ||
| Olomouc Synagogue |
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Olomouc Synagogue, (Czech: Synagoga v Olomouci), located in Olomouc, Czech Republic, was built in 1897 and was destroyed during a Nazi attack in March 1939.
In the late 1850s, Olomouc's "Izraelitische Cultusverein", the religious society, was...
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Judaism | 1897 | 1939 | |
| Cathedral of Saint Sophia in Polatsk |
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The Cathedral of Holy Wisdom in Polotsk (Belarusian: Полацкі Сафійскі сабор; Russian: Собор Святой Софии в Полоцке) was built by Prince Vseslav Briacheslavich (rr.1044-1101) between 1044 (it is first mentioned in the Voskresenskaia Chronicle under...
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| Maisel Synagogue |
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Maisel Synagogue (Czech: Maiselova synagoga) is a synagogue in Josefov, Prague, Czech Republic. It was built in 1590-1592, designed by Josef Wahl i Juda Goldsmied and paid by Mordechai Maisel. The synagogue burnt down in 1689 and was then rebuilt in...
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Judaism | |||
| Maghen Abraham Synagogue |
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The Maghen Abraham Synagogue (Arabic: كنيس ماغين أبراهام - "Kanīs Mā'ghīn Abrā'hām"; Hebrew: בית הכנסת מגן אברהם - "Beth HaKenesset Maghen Abraham") is the oldest synagogue in Beirut. Although abadoned since the Lebanese Civil War, it can still be...
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Judaism | |||
| Stolp Synagogue |
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Stolp Synagogue was a synagogue in Stolp, Germany (now Słupsk, Poland). It was built in 1901-1902, designed by Eduard Koch. The synagogue was set on fire by Nazis during the Kristallnacht on 9–10 November 1938.
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Judaism | 1902 | 1938 | |
| Temple Beth-El |
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The Lighthouse Cathedral was formerly located at 8801 Woodward Avenue (Woodward at Gladstone) in Detroit, Michigan. It was originally built in 1921 as the Temple Beth-El. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
In 1921...
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Judaism | Nov 10, 1922 | 1974 | |
| Magain Shalome Synagogue |
Interior of synagogue
The Magain Shalome Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת מגן שלום) was the cornerstone of a one time Jewish community in Karachi, Pakistan. It was built in 1893 by Shalome Solomon Umerdekar and his son Gershone Solomon, (other accounts...
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| Waverley Abbey |
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Waverley Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128 by William Giffard, Bishop of Winchester. It is situated about one mile south of Farnham, Surrey, in a bend of the River Wey.
During the first century of its existence, it...
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Cistercians | |||
| Rainbow Bridge National Monument |
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Rainbow Bridge National Monument is administered by Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, southern Utah, USA. Rainbow Bridge is often described as the world's largest natural bridge. The span of Rainbow Bridge is 275 feet (84 m), and at the top it...
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| Nauvoo Temple |
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The Nauvoo Temple was the second temple constructed by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, commonly known as the Mormons. The church's first temple was completed in Kirtland, Ohio, United States in 1836. When the main body of the church was...
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 1844 | 1846 | |
| Kirtland Temple |
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The Kirtland Temple is a National Historic Landmark in Kirtland, Ohio, USA, on the eastern edge of the Cleveland metropolitan area. Owned and operated by the Community of Christ, formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ...
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Mar 27, 1836 | ||
| Salt Lake Temple |
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The Salt Lake Temple is the largest (of more than 130 around the world) and best-known temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the sixth temple built by the church overall, and the fourth operating temple built since the...
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | |||
| Temple Sinai |
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Temple Sinai (officially First Hebrew Congregation of Oakland) is a Reform synagogue and congregation located at 2808 Summit Street (28th and Webster Streets) in Oakland, California.
Founded in 1875, its early members included Gertrude Stein and...
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| Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center |
The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center (PJTC) is a synagogue and community center affiliated with Conservative Judaism (Masorti), located in Pasadena, California.
PJTC hosts several organizations (e.g. B’nai B’rith and the Weizmann Day School) on its...
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Judaism | ||||
| Temple Beth Israel |
Temple Beth Israel is a Reform synagogue located at 6622 North Maroa Avenue in Fresno, California. Founded in 1919, it was the first and remains the oldest synagogue in Fresno.
As of 2009, the rabbi was Robert E. Ourach.
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| Bnei Yisrael |
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Bnei Yisra'el ( B'nai Israel ) is the only Karaite synagogue in the United States. It is located in Daly City, California.
37°41′18″N 122°28′30″W / 37.68847, -122.47508
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| Temple Israel |
Numerous Jewish synagogues have the name of Temple Israel.
The Temple Israel in Alameda, California is a Reform Jewish temple. Founded in 1920, is a Reform congregation, affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ, formerly the Union of...
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| Congregation Beth Israel, San Diego |
Congregation Beth Israel is a Reform synagogue located at 9001 Towne Centre Drive in San Diego, California. Incorporated in 1887, Beth Israel traces it roots back to 1861. With a membership comprising over 3,700 individuals in over 1,250 households,...
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| Congregation Beth Israel, Berkeley |
Congregation Beth Israel is a Modern Orthodox synagogue in Berkeley, California. It was established in 1924 as the Berkeley Hebrew Center. Lay-led for four decades, it hired its first rabbi, Saul Berman, in 1963.
In 1999 the congregation began an $8...
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