Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Churches Around the World


Churches Around the World

Throughout the world, faith inspires beauty.
Lake Bled SLOVENIA

The neo-Gothic Las Laras Sanctuary sits
The neo-Gothic Las Laras Sanctuary sits perched on a bridge spanning a deep river gorge in southern Colombia -- one of South America's most dramatic churches.

Inspired by Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, the Notre-Dame Basillica of Montreal

Barcelona's and Antoni Gaudi's most iconic Barcelona's and Antoni Gaudi's, LaSagrada Familia

The soaring pillars and rainbow-hued stained The soaring pillars and rainbow-hued stained glass windows of the Sagrada Familia's interior.

Taos, N.M., is famous for its traditional Asis Church, Taos, N.M.

You don't typically associate the military Cadet Chapel at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.

The 150-foot tall Cadet Chapel all-faiths The 150-foot tall Cadet Chapel......17 spires.

One of the world's more unusual churches, Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona, AZ.

The triple nave Borgund Stave Church, the Borgund Stave Church, Norway

Fashioned after the Borgund Stave Church, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Washington Island, Wis.

It took over five centuries to complete the Duomo in Milan

The Greek island of Santorini is dotted with Greek island of Santorini

St. Vinzenz Church in Heiligenblut sits at St. Vinzenz Church, Heiligenblut, Austria.
 
Lovers of stained glass will have to pick Sainte-Chapelle in Paris.

The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Church of Our Savior, St. Petersburg, Russia.
 
The church's interior is no less colorful, St. Peter's interior.

Chapel on the Rock near Estes Park, Colo., Chapel of the Rock, Estes Park, Colo.
 
Of Norway's 28 remaining stave churches, Heddal Stave Church, Norway
  Consistently ranked as one of the most St. Bartholoma, Lake Konigssee, Germany

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady Aparecida, Brasilia,Brazil.
 
The interior of Brasilia's cathedral Brasilia's interior.
  Located in Moscow's Red Square, the brightly St. Basil's, Moscow, Russia.

The riverside Collegiate Church of Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame, Dinant, Belgium
 
The Lutheran Church of Hallgrimur, also Lutheran Church of Hallgrimur, also known as Hallgrimskirkia, Iceland
 
The spiral tower Chapel of Thanksgiving in Chapel of Thanksgiving in Dallas, TX.
 
Our Lady of Covadonga Cathedral in northwest Our Lady of Covadonga Cathedral, Spain.

One of Britain's finest medieval churches, Salisbury Cathedral, Britain
  Most people visit Yosemite National Park for Yosemite Valley Chapel, Yosemite National Park.
 
Nuestra Señora de Gracia in Cuenca, Spain, Nuestra Nenora de Gracia, Cuenca, Spain
 
Likely the most photographed church in Stowe Community Church, Stowe, Vermont


Brasilia's Santuario Dom Bosco looks boxy
Santuario Dom Bosco, Brasilia, Brazil
 
The six spires of the San Diego California
Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, San Diego, CA.
 
The Russian Orthodox Church of Mary
Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene, Jerusalem.
 
Located in the Brazilian city of Canela, the
Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, Canela, Brazil.
 
One of the greatest buildings in Vienna, a
St. Charles Cathedral, Vienna
 
The UNESCO-listed
Pogost, or enclosure, of Kizhi in the Russian autonomous region of Karelia dates back to the 18th century and includes two wooden churches -- one with 22 wooden domes -- and a wooden clock tower.  The UNESCO-listedpogost, Kizhi, Russia.
 
Built almost entirely of reflective glass,
Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, CA.
 
If there's one church in Paris as iconic as
Sacre-Coeur Basilica, Paris
 
On the sophisticated and stylish island of
Church of Panagia Paraportiani, Island of Mykonos
 
The 338-foot-tall Cathedral of Christ the
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow, Russia.
 
The Basilica of the National Vow in Quito,
Basilica of the National Vow, Quito, Ecuador
 
Church of Dmitry on Blood in Uglich, Russia,
Church of Dmitry on Blood, Uglich, Russia.
 
Another red-colored church, this one in
Memorial Temple of the Birth of Christ, Shipka, Bulgaria.
 
Built by French-Swiss architect Le
Notre-Dame-du-Huat, France.
 
Within the church, sunlight streams through
Notre-Dame-du-Huat Interior.
 
Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe near Puy-en-Velay,
Saint-Michel'd Aiguilhe, Puy-en-Velay, Francet
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