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

Geography Story: #1 The Christ Cathedral, formerly the Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, California — wikipedia CC BY

Geography Story: 14 most beautiful and extraordinary churches in the world — wikipedia CC BY-SA

#2 Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp, France

Geography Story: #2 Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp, France — wikipedia CC BY-SA

#3 Hallgrimskirkja, Reykjavík, Iceland

Geography Story: #3 Hallgrimskirkja, Reykjavík, Iceland — pixabay

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

#5 Saint Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia

Geography Story: #5 Saint Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia — wikipedia CC BY-SA

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#6 Las Lajas Sanctuary, Ipiales, Nariño, Colombia

Geography Story: #6 Las Lajas Sanctuary, Ipiales, Nariño, Colombia — wikipedia

#7 Gergeti Trinity Church, Georgia

Geography Story: #7 Gergeti Trinity Church, Georgia — wikipedia CC BY-SA

#8 Notre-Dame Basilica, Montreal, Canada

Geography Story: #8 Notre-Dame Basilica, Montreal, Canada — wikipedia CC BY-SA

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

Geography Story: #9 The Church of the Transfiguration, Kizhi island, Russia — wikipedia

#10 Cathedral of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil

Geography Story: #10 Cathedral of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil — pixabay

Geography Story: 14 most beautiful and extraordinary churches in the world — wikimedia CC BY-SA

Geography Story: 14 most beautiful and extraordinary churches in the world — wikipedia CC BY

#11 Duomo di Milano, Milan, Italy

Geography Story: #11 Duomo di Milano, Milan, Italy — wikipedia CC BY-SA

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

Geography Story: #12 The Church of the Assumption, Lake Bled, Slovenia — wikimedia

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

Geography Story: #13 St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City — publicdomainpictures Public Domain Mark

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

Geography Story: #14 San Andrés Xecul Church, Totonicapán department of Guatemala. — wikipedia CC BY-SA

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

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45 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.

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

Edward Black

The interior of St. Josephat’s Basilica in Milwaukee is incredible. You’d think you were in St. Peter’s.

lmoores

What no Westminster Abbey!!?

Doris Dallaire

Segrada Familia is missing as is the cathedral in Cologne, Germany.

Marian Spitzig

The Haggai Sophia is once again a mosque.

Halldór Halldórsson

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey is now a Mosque!

ninakamwene

Sarah Elizabeth Wilson Fischer, DITTO I saw it in 2015. Bellisimo.

ninakamwene

Lydia Coutts, DITTO I saw it in 2016 it is truly beautiful. Thank you.

David Roy

I would choose Salisbury Cathedral, the Sacre Coeur in Paris and the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche in Berlin.

Lisa Curran

Arctic Cathedral in Tromso, Norway!

Sharon Sund Fischer

Why aren't any of the beautiful Irish churches in the top lists?

Sarah Elizabeth Wilson Fischer

How about St Peters in Rome?????

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