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After years of protracted legal battles, the Third Church of Christ, Scientist in Washington, D.C. will be demolished. RNS photo by Amanda Murphy

(RNS1-march13) After years of protracted legal battles, the Third Church of Christ, Scientist in Washington, D.C. will be demolished. For use with RNS-UGLY-CHURCH, transmitted on March 13, 2014, RNS photo by Amanda Murphy.

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(RNS1-NOV12) The Third Church of Christ, Scientist, in Washington is the subject of a fight
between church members, who want to tear down the 1971 structure, and preservationists, who say
it is the city’s best example of brutalist architecture. For use with RNS-UGLY-CHURCH,
transmitted Nov. 12, 2007. Religion News Service photo by Sarah More McCann.