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![[Exterior view of masonry church with axial tower entrance and spire]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjYvZXh0ZXJpb3Itdmlldy1vZi1tYXNvbnJ5LWNodXJjaC13aXRoLWF4aWFsLXRvd2VyLWVudHJhbmNlLWFuZC1zcGlyZS1jMWQxODItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/395/jpg "[Exterior view of masonry church with axial tower entrance and spire]")
![[Exterior view of wooden church]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTcvZXh0ZXJpb3Itdmlldy1vZi13b29kZW4tY2h1cmNoLWMwMjRhOS02NDAuanBn/40/64/webp "[Exterior view of wooden church]")
![[Church interior with galleries and vaulted ceiling. Perspective sketch]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDgvMjkvY2h1cmNoLWludGVyaW9yLXdpdGgtZ2FsbGVyaWVzLWFuZC12YXVsdGVkLWNlaWxpbmctcGVyc3BlY3RpdmUtc2tldGNoLTYwODNkYS02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "[Church interior with galleries and vaulted ceiling. Perspective sketch]")
![[Exterior view of church or cathedral], Qingdao China](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvZXh0ZXJpb3Itdmlldy1vZi1jaHVyY2gtb3ItY2F0aGVkcmFsLWRiYjhmOC02NDAuanBn/40/27/webp "[Exterior view of church or cathedral], Qingdao China")
![[Church with dormered roof and cupola-topped bell tower]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvY2h1cmNoLXdpdGgtZG9ybWVyZWQtcm9vZi1hbmQtY3Vwb2xhLXRvcHBlZC1iZWxsLXRvd2VyLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Church with dormered roof and cupola-topped bell tower]")
![[Exterior view of brick church]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvZXh0ZXJpb3Itdmlldy1vZi1icmljay1jaHVyY2gtYTNjMzkzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Exterior view of brick church]")
![[Brick building with arched entrance and arcade]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDUvMDEvMDEvYnJpY2stYnVpbGRpbmctd2l0aC1hcmNoZWQtZW50cmFuY2UtYW5kLWFyY2FkZS02NDAuanBn/40/39/webp "[Brick building with arched entrance and arcade]")
