The most northern buddhist temple in the world is situated on a busy highway flanked on both sides by cars. Inside however, it's remarkably calm and welcoming. Built in the early days of the twentieth century by monks from Buryatia in Far Eastern Siberia, the first worship took place on 21 February [...]

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This church has been used for a variety of purposes over the years. Initially built to serve the growing German community in the 19th century, the church is dedicated to the apostle Petrus. After 1936 it was used as a storage house for vegetables, and later reconstructed to serve as a swimming pool [...]

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