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A diagram of one of the finest surviving Byzantine basilicas, the Church of Saint Irene in Istanbul (mid-6th century CE and remodelled in the 8th century CE).

The church of Oradour-sur-Glane where 349 women, as well as all but one of the children present that day in the village, were cruelly murdered on 10 June 1944 by soldiers of the Waffen SS Das Reich division. The Oradour-sur-Glane Massacre...

A 1778 oil-on-canvas painting, Church of the Holy Cross in Warsaw, by Bernardo Bellotto. (Royal Castle, Warsaw)

The Church of the Granite Columns at Old Dongola, Sudan, 7th century.

The tower of the Church of Saint Laurent in Marseille, France, first built in the 12th century CE in the Romano-Provençal style. Later additions were made in the early 16th century CE.

The early Christian church of Saints Cosma and Damiano at Carsulae (Italy) was built in the 11th century CE, reusing an existing Roman building. The original Roman building dates to the 1st or early 2nd century CE.

Stave churches are the most famous medieval buildings in Norway and are admired for their unique architecture and beautiful decorations. They are named after the staves or masts that hold up the main structure of the church. Only 28 stave...

Mystras in southern Greece was the provincial capital of the Byzantine Despotate of the Morea from the 13th through the 15th centuries CE. It was primarily known for its churches, which, with the exception of the occasional added belfry...

The facade of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello, Italy. The basilica was established in 639 CE and is the oldest building in the Venetian lagoon. Most of the standing building is from the 11th century CE.

The Investiture Controversy, also referred to as the Investiture Contest or Investiture Dispute, was a conflict lasting from 1076 to 1122 between the papacy of the Catholic Church and the Salian Dynasty of German monarchs who ruled the Holy...