What happened in 1820?
137 recorded events in 1820, including 59 in people, 18 in exploration & discovery and 17 in economy & trade. A further 5 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 9
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Battle of Cepeda
1820 battle
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Battle of Tacuarembó
Battle between Portuguese and Oriental forces in Tacuarembó, Banda Oriental
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Battle of Camino Real
1820 battle of the Ecuadorian War of Independence
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Battle of Mhlatuze River
1820 battle between the Zulu and Ndwandwe tribes
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First Battle of Huachi Grande
1820 battle of the Ecuadorian War of Independence
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Siege of Cartagena
1820–1821 siege
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Battle of Agüi
1820 battle
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Battle of El Toro
In 1820
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Battle of Tarpellanca
1820 battle
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Politics & Government 2
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Treaty of Pilar
1820 treaty of Argentina
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Treaty of Kortrijk
1820 treaty between France and the Netherlands
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People 59
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Gia Long died
Founder and 1st emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam (r. 1802-04)
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Daniel Boone died
American pioneer and frontiersman (1734–1820)
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Alexander Mackenzie died
Scottish explorer and fur trader (1764-1820)
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Constantin-François Chassebœuf died
French philosopher, historian, orientalist, and politician (1757-1820)
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Anders Sparrman died
Swedish naturalist (1748-1820)
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Francisco Antonio Mourelle died
Spanish explorer (1750-1820)
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Manuel Lisa died
American fur trader (1772–1820)
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Andrew Ellicott died
American surveyor (1754–1820)
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Nathaniel Pearce died
English traveller 1779-1820
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Benjamin Henry Latrobe died
British-American architect (1764–1820)
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Claudine Picardet died
French chemist, mineralogist, meteorologist and translator (1735-1820)
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Charles Blagden died
British physician and scientist (1748–1820)
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Alexis Thérèse Petit died
French physicist (1791–1820)
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James Keir died
Scottish chemist, geologist, industrialist and inventor
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Home Riggs Popham died
Royal Navy admiral (1762-1820)
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Peter Dolland died
British astronomer
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Antonio Ludeña died
Spanish Jesuit mathematician (1740-1820)
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Isaac Milner died
British mathematician
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John Dawson died
English mathematician and surgeon
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Bernardo Lecocq died
Spanish military engineer
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Antonio Collalto died
Italian mathematician (1765-1820)
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Adriaan Gilles Camper died
Professor and paleontologist (1759-1820)
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Antoine Saugrain died
French chemist
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John Murray died
Scottish chemist and public lecturer
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François-Désiré Breton died
French Navy officer (1781-1820)
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Marie Bigot died
French piano teacher
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Antonín Kraft died
Czech composer and violoncellist (1749-1820)
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Maria Carolina Wolf died
Composer
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Uragami Gyokudō died
Japanese painter, musician and poet (1745-1820)
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Johann Michael Bach III died
German composer, born 1745
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Sarah Wewitzer died
English actress and singer (1750-1820)
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Margareta Seuerling died
Swedish actor and director
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Peder Schall died
Danish composer
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Marie-Anne de Lachassaigne died
French stage actor
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Matthäus Stegmayer died
Austrian composer (1771-1820)
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Dan Donnelly died
Irish boxer
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Joseph Seconda died
German theatre director (1761-1820)
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Friedrich Engels born
Born in Barmen. German philosopher, sociologist and economist (1820–1895).
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Florence Nightingale born
Born in Florence. English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820–1910).
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Herbert Spencer born
Born in Derby. English philosopher and political theorist (1820–1903).
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Susan B. Anthony born
Born in Adams. American women's rights activist (1820–1906).
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William Tecumseh Sherman born
Born in John Sherman Birthplace. United States Army general (1820–1891).
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Multatuli born
Born in Korsjespoortsteeg 20. Dutch author (1820-1887).
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Nadar born
Born in rue Saint-Honoré. French photographer and balloonist (1820–1910).
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Božena Němcová born
Born in Vienna. Czech writer (1820-1862).
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John Tyndall born
Born in County Carlow. Irish physicist (1820–1893).
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Alexandru Ioan Cuza born
Born in Bârlad. First ruler of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia.
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Émile Augier born
Born in Valence. French writer (1820-1889).
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Sergey Solovyov born
Born in Moscow. Russian historian (1820–1879).
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Fanny Crosby born
Born in Brewster. 19th century Christian hymnist.
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Concepción Arenal Ponte born
Born in Ferrol. Spanish lawyer, writer and feminist activist, editor (1820-1893).
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Yakub Beg born
Born in Piskent. King of Kashgaria (1820–1877).
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Juan N. Méndez born
Born in Puebla. President of Mexico (1876–77).
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Reinhart Dozy born
Born in Leiden. Dutch orientalist (1820-1883).
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Gillis Bildt born
Born in Gothenburg. Swedish 19th century prime minister (1820-1894).
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Ghevont Alishan born
Born in Constantinople. Armenian Catholic priest, historian, and poet (1820–1901).
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Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands born
Born in Soestdijk Palace. Son of King William II of the Netherlands (1820–1879).
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Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel born
Born in Copenhagen. Germanic prince (1820–1884).
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György Klapka born
Born in Timișoara. Hungarian military officer, politician (1820–1892).
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Science & Technology 7
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United States Botanic Garden
Botanical garden in Washington, DC
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South African Astronomical Observatory
National centre for astronomy in South Africa
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Botanischer Garten der Technischen Universität Dresden
Botanical garden
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Agri-Horticultural Society of India
Horticultural society and flower garden in Kolkata, India
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Royal Hospital for Women
Hospital in Australia
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Orto Botanico Comunale di Lucca
A scientific institution founded in 1820
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Hospital Universitario Araba-Sede Santiago Apóstol
Hospital
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Exploration & Discovery 18
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Antarctica
Terrestrial continent in the Southern Hemisphere
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Venus de Milo
Ancient Greek marble statue of a woman
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Banks Island
Island in the Northwest Territories, Canada
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Fakarava
Atoll in French Polynesia
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Vostok Island
Island
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Mataiva
Island in French Polynesia
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Niau
Island in French
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Tuanake
Island in French Polynesia
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Fangatau
Atoll in French Polynesia
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Katiu
Island in French Polynesia
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Hiti
Island in French Polynesia
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Nihiru
Island in French Polynesia
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Statue of Ramesses II
Ancient Egyptian limestone statue found in 1820 which is presented nowadays in the museum of Mit Rahina, Egypt
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Tomb of Nebamun
The tomb-chapel of Nebamun, an ancient Egyptian scribe, located at Thebes
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Martins Head
Peninsula on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands
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Nike of Megara
Statue of Nike
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Dowris Hoard
Bronze Age hoard
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Irelli-Aoyagi-De Caro-Pappalardo 261
Fresco in Pompeii, Italy
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Religion & Belief Systems 5
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Masjid Omar Kampong Melaka
Mosque in Singapore
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Palm Tree Mosque
Mosque in South Africa
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St. Isidore Cathedral, Holguín
Church in Holguín, Cuba
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Abudarham Synagogue
Synagogue in Gibraltar
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Synagogue in Krzepice
Synagogue in Krzepice (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Economy & Trade 17
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Saku Brewery
Estonian brewery
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Finlayson
Finnish textile manufacturer
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Eley Limited
Ammunition manufacturer in Sutton Coldfield, England
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Tickford
English automobile engineering company
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Alexander Schuke Potsdam Orgelbau
German company
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M. M. Ispahani Limited
Bangladeshi conglomerate
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Born Feinkost
Food manufacturer from Erfurt, Germany
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Wieland Group
Company
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Graham's
Port wine company
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Fenton, Murray and Jackson
UK business
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John Thompson
Engineering business in the United Kingdom
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Giusto Manetti Battiloro
Giusto Manetti Battiloro (Economy & Trade).
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Williams Lea
British outsourcing company
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MWH Global
Global water and natural resources firm
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Lambton Collieries
Coal mine in Durham, UK
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Parnall & Sons
UK business
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Rockport National Bank
Former bank in Rockport, Massachusetts, US
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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Muckle Spate
1829 flood affexting the Highlands of Scotland
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Liberal Revolution of 1820
Portuguese revolution establishing a constitutional monarchy
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Architecture & Engineering 10
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Staszic Palace
Palace
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St. Alexander Nevsky Church
Church in Riga, Latvia
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Tovdal Church
Church in Åmli, Norway|
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Vinje Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Khamar Monastery
Buddhist monastery in Sainshand, Dornogovi, Mongolia
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Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Caconde
Church building in São Paulo, Brazil
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St. Stephen's Church
Church building in Quebec, Canada
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Palace of Czartoryski-Dzieduszycki
Palace of Czartoryski-Dzieduszycki (Architecture & Engineering).
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Brighton Unitarian Church
Grade II listed church in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, UK
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Chełm Palace
Palace in Chełm, Poland
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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Salle Le Peletier
Theatre of the Paris Opera from 1821 to 1873
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Empires & Countries 7
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Trucial States founded
Trucial States was founded.
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Muscat and Oman founded
Muscat and Oman was founded, with its capital at Muscat.
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Kingdom of Haiti dissolved
Kingdom of Haiti ceased to exist, having been centered at Cap-Haïtien.
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League Federal dissolved
League Federal ceased to exist, having been centered at Montevideo.
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Republic of Entre Ríos founded
Republic of Entre Ríos was founded, with its capital at Concepción del Uruguay.
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Free Province of Guayaquil founded
Free Province of Guayaquil was founded, with its capital at Guayaquil.
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Sultanate of Muscat dissolved
Sultanate of Muscat ceased to exist, having been centered at Muscat.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 5 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1820 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1820.
1820s 5
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Black War
Period of violent conflict between British colonists and Aboriginal Australians in Tasmania
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Central Coloso
Former sugarcane refinery in Aguada, Puerto Rico
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St Mary the Virgin's Church, Great Ouseburn
Church in Great Ouseburn, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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The Great Mosque of Tangier
Mosque in Tangier, Morocco
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Synagogue in Třešť
Synagogue in Třešť, Czech Republic
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