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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">churches</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>[churches by form]</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>[church buildings by function]</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>[church buildings by location or context]</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>churches</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>eucharists</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>ecclesiastical complexes</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>tabernacles</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>high altars</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>side altars</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>religious buildings</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>chirche</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>chiriche</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>church</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>church architecture</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>church buildings</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>churche</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>chureche</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>circe</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>cirice</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>kirkes</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>kirks</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>kirrke</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>kurks</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Buildings for public Christian worship that are distinguished historically from chapels and oratories, which are buildings that are in some respect private, or not public in the widest sense. Church architecture generally somewhat follows standard models, which vary depending upon the date, location, and characteristics of the congregation. ]]></note></mads>