Until the French Revolution, there were few opportunities to see old-master paintings outside sale-rooms, churches, palaces and private houses.

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The commentary, in a choice of 14 languages, is informative, but you can shun the headphones and just enjoy the view of the 19th Century houses, universities churches and fine bridges.

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That criminal behaviour has already stripped churches of their lead and historic houses of their fountains and fireplaces.

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Houses, churches and mosques were burned and 20, 000 people fled.

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The open-air Museum, which covers an area of 58 hectares and includes 124 buildings in its collection, recreates the Ukrainian villages of the past by displaying wooden houses and churches with associated artefacts according to ethnographic region.

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It includes almost 50 buildings -- houses, churches, commercial and industrial structures, cultural and civic centers, universities and museums, many of them competition-winning projects -- as well as his activity as a town planner and designer for industry, presented in drawings, models, photographs and "walk-through" videos.

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The charities that attract the wealthy, such as universities and opera houses, have more to gain from tax incentives than those the poor favour, such as churches.

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