Churches + Monasteries

The Ulu Mosque in Hamm is the cultural and religious centre of the city's Muslim community. The sacred building combines traditional and modern elements in its architecture. For example,…

The Liborianum, named after St Liborius, the patron saint of the Archdiocese of Paderborn, was built in 1612 as a Capuchin monastery and served this purpose for around 200 years. Since…

Between the Vrijthof and the market in Maastricht there is one of the most beautiful bookstores in the Netherlands - in a former Dominican church. It has been about 14 years since…

High above the town, at its highest point, the almost 800-year-old church of Nykøbing Sjælland characterises the townscape in the north-west of the island of Zealand. Built in 1225…

The parish hall of the Free Evangelical Christians in Schwegenheim is a central location for church services, community activities and educational programmes. The architecture of the…

In the past, prayers, baptisms and funerals took place in the DePetrus kerk which was built in 1884 in Vught. From the beginning of the millennium it was clam in the ageing building.…

After the monks moved out, the listed Capuchin monastery in Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, was extensively renovated and converted into a guest house for the specialised academy…

The Birkholm parish hall in Herlev, originally built in 1957 according to plans by Aage Herløw, has been given a new look thanks to extensive modernisation. The aim of the renovation…