Seeing a Church, Monastery, or Mosque
Question
What blessing is recited when seeing a church, monastery, or mosque?
Answer
It is appropriate every time one sees a church, monastery, or mosque, if 30 days have passed since the last time, to say: 'Beit Ga'im Yesach Hashem'. If they are destroyed, one should praise and say: 'El Nekamot Hashem'.
Source
Orach Chaim, Siman 224
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