14 most beautiful and extraordinary churches in the world

6/10/2019

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Geography Story: 14 most beautiful and extraordinary churches in the world

Churches are probably the most wonderful structures on Earth – and they are much more than just buildings. These photos of the most astonishing churches in the world will definitely inspire you today.

#1 The Christ Cathedral, formerly the Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, California

#2 Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp, France

#3 Hallgrimskirkja, Reykjavík, Iceland

#4 Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey (now a museum)

#5 Saint Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia

#6 Las Lajas Sanctuary, Ipiales, Nariño, Colombia

#7 Gergeti Trinity Church, Georgia

#8 Notre-Dame Basilica, Montreal, Canada

#9 The Church of the Transfiguration, Kizhi island, Russia

#10 Cathedral of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil

#11 Duomo di Milano, Milan, Italy

#12 The Church of the Assumption, Lake Bled, Slovenia

#13 St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City

#14 San Andrés Xecul Church, Totonicapán department of Guatemala.

Which one is the most beautiful? Have you ever seen any of these buildings with your own eyes?

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46 Comments

Lydia Coutts

I agree with those who have said Sagrada Familia was unfairly omitted here. Must admit that I’m not too fond of the modern ones. Nothing beats the architecture, atmosphere and acoustics of a towering Romanesque or Gothic cathedral. Many of them took centuries to build.

Connie Beach Maltin

How could you omit Segrada Familia in Barcelona, should be at the top! And what about Notre Dame and Sacre Coeur in Paris?

Conrado De Leon

You missed the oddest cathedral of them all: the Salt Cathedral, buttl, rather CARVED inside a mountain of salt in Colombia, about 50 km from Bogota. A group of miners were caught inside the salt mine and made a vow to the virgin Mary that if they lived, they would build a chapel for her carving the salt. Then, the project got out of hand, and they built a huge cathedral that is dazzling when the lights are turned on , since it's buried inside the mountain. You have to walk along a 200 yards tunnel to access it.

Loretta Dykhouse Tolen

Three of my children had their high school graduation ceremony at the Crystal Cathedral and I have sang there in a mass choir also.

Paula Salem

Beautiful churches. But did you really have to pick two from Russia? There are so many you could have picked another one.

Ellen Duff

Durham Cathedral in Durham city is without doubt the most beautiful wand awe inspiring in the world Set on a hill next to Durham Castle and towering above the River Wear totally incredible