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St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim
Built between 1010 and 1020, St. Michael's Church, with its symmetrical plan and two apses, is a typical example of Otto-Romanesque art in Old Saxony. The interior of the church, especially the wooden ceiling and painted stucco decorations, the famous bronze doors and the Bernwald bronze columns, together with the treasures of St. Mary's Cathedral, is of extraordinary significance as an example of a Romanesque church in the Holy Roman Empire.
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil)
The ruins of Mission São Miguel in Brazil and the Cathedrals of San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Our Lady of Loreto and Santa María in Argentina are located deep in the tropical forest. They are the remains of five Jesuit missions built in the 17th and 18th centuries on Guaraní lands. Each mission has a specific layout and a different state of conservation.
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
In the 9th century, the flame of Christianity continued to burn in the small kingdom of Asturias on the Iberian Peninsula. An innovative pre-Romanesque architectural style was created here and played an important role in the development of religious architecture on the peninsula. Its highest achievements are reflected in the ancient capital of Oviedo and its surroundings, such as the Church of Santa María de Naranco, the Church of San Miguel in Lillo, the Church of Santa Cristina de la Leña, the Holy Palace and the Church of San Julian in Prados. Associated with them is the contemporary famous hydraulic engineering building La Foncalada.
Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey
In the 18th century, a landscaped park was designed around the ruins of the Cistercian Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire. The spectacular remains of the 12th-century abbey and water mill, the Jacobean house of Fountain Hall, the Victorian masterpiece St Mary's Church and one of the grandest Georgian water gardens ever created make this an extraordinary landscape.
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church
The Palace of Westminster was built in 1840 on an important medieval site and is an excellent example of neo-Gothic architecture. The site also includes the medieval Perpendicular Gothic St Margaret's Chapel and Westminster Abbey, which has great historical and symbolic significance as the site where monarchs have been crowned since the 11th century.
Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church
For nearly five centuries, Canterbury in Kent has been the spiritual seat of the Church of England. Other important monuments in Canterbury include the austere St Martin's Church, the oldest church in England; the ruins of St Augustine's Abbey, a reminder of St Augustine's missionary role in the Heptarchy since 597; and Christ Church Cathedral, a stunning combination of Romanesque and Perpendicular Gothic architecture where Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in 1170.
Baroque Churches of the Philippines
The four churches are located in Manila, Santa Maria, Paoay and Miagao. The first church was built by the Spanish in the late 16th century. Its architectural style is unique, which is a reinterpretation of European Baroque style by Chinese and Filipino craftsmen.
Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec
Kutná Hora developed as a result of silver mining. In the 14th century, it became a royal city with monuments that symbolize its prosperity. The Church of St. Barbara is a jewel of the late Gothic period, and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sedlec has been restored in the early 18th century Baroque style, which influenced the architecture of Central Europe. These masterpieces now form part of a well-preserved medieval urban fabric, among which there are some particularly fine private residences.
Monastic Island of Reichenau
The island of Reichenau on Lake Constance preserves the remains of a Benedictine monastery founded in 724, which had a huge influence on the local spiritual, intellectual and artistic life. The churches of St. Mary and Markus, St. Peter and St. Paul and St. George were mainly built between the 9th and 11th centuries and offer a panoramic view of monastic architecture in the early Middle Ages in Central Europe. The frescoes in these churches bear witness to the impressive artistic activity of the time.