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The present basilica was built just before the year 1100, but beneath it is an intact 4th-century basilica that had been converted out of the home of a Roman nobleman, part of which had in the 1st century briefly served as an early church. This ancient basilica retains fresco decoration (see image).
The Great Ziggurat of Ur was a temple built under King Ur-Nammu in honor of the goddess Nanna. It was partially reconstructed in the 1980s under Saddam Hussein. Western Deffufa: Sudan: Africa: 2000 BCE Temple The Western Deffufa, built some 4,000 years ago, is a temple rising almost 65 feet high, and built from sun baked mudbricks.
Built in 999 in Toledo, this building is a rarity in that it is in much the same state as it was when it was originally built. [131] Originally a square structure with nine domed bays, a semi-circular apse was added in 1187, after it had been converted into a church. [132] Mosque of las Tornerías: Toledo, Castile-La Mancha
Religious buildings and structures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2 C, 1 P) Religious buildings and structures in Denmark (11 C, 2 P)
Churches by year of completion ... 0–9. Religious buildings and structures completed in 1500 (1 C, ... Religious buildings and structures completed in 1694 (2 C, ...
Pages in category "Lists of religious buildings and structures" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
These intricate structures, often of immense size, required great amounts of planning, effort and resources; involved large numbers of engineers and laborers; and often took hundreds of years to complete—all of which was considered a tribute to God.
8th-century religious buildings and structures (16 C, 10 P) 9th-century religious buildings and structures (17 C, 2 P) 10th-century religious buildings and structures (16 C, 4 P)