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| Albania |
Berati
Mangalem |
Orthodox church in Mangalem, the Muslim lower district of Berati. |
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| Albania |
Berati |
St Thomas Church on the Gorica hillside of Berati. |
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| Albania |
Berati
Kalasa |
The stone 14th century St Theodor's Church is located in the citadel in Berati. |
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| Albania |
Berati
Kalasa |
The Dormiton of St Mary is the largest church on the citadel. |
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| Albania |
Berati
Kalasa |
St Nicholas Church dates from the 13th century. |
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| Albania |
Berati
Kalasa |
The 13th century stone church of St Mary Blachernae. |
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| Albania |
Berati
Kalasa |
The Church of the Holy Trinity in the Acropolis, Kalasa. |
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| Belize |
Belize City |
St John's Cathedral in Belize City is the oldest Anglican church in Central America. |
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| Botswana |
Okavango Delta
Etsha 6 |
Small church in the village of Etsha 6 in the Okavango Delta. |
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| Brazil |
Salvador |
The Church of San Fransisco in Salvador. |
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| Brazil |
Salvador |
The interior of the Church of San Fransisco in Salvador was carved by African slaves in 1723. Their own religions were banned so they carved figures with sad expressions. |
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| Brazil |
Ouro Preto |
The Church of San Francis of Assisi is one of many in Ouro Preto. |
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| Brazil |
Ouro Preto |
Scupture on Church of San Francis of Assisi (Ouro Preto) by Brazil's most famous sculptor, Aleijadinho (died 1814). After becoming crippled in his hands, he sculpted by strapping hammer and chisel to his arms. |
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| Bulgaria |
Sofia |
The Sveta Nedelya Church (1863) is in the centre of Sofia. |
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| Bulgaria |
Sofia |
Detail from the Sveta Nedelya Church, Sofia. |
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| Bulgaria |
Sofia |
The 1912 Aleksander Nevski Church in Sofia is a memorial to Russians who died for Bulgaria's independence from the Ottoman Empire. |
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| Bulgaria |
Sofia |
The Aleksander Nevski Church has 8kg of gold on its central dome. |
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| Bulgaria |
Sofia |
The entrance to the Aleksander Nevski Church in Sofia. |
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| Bulgaria |
Sofia |
The Russian Church of St Nicolas is one of the landmarks of Sofia. |
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| Bulgaria |
Sofia |
The Church of St George is Sofia's oldest preserved building and was built in the 4th century by the Romans. |
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| Bulgaria |
Sofia |
The 6th century Church of St Sofia was built by Justinian and gives its name to the city. |
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| Bulgaria |
Rila Monastery |
Rila Monastery was founded in 927 AD.
The Nativity Church is set in a multi-cloistered irregularly shaped courtyard. |
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| Bulgaria |
Rila Monastery |
Detail of the church dome of Rila Monastery. |
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| Bulgaria |
Rila Monastery |
Wall mural in the nativity Church at Rila Monastery. |
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| Bulgaria |
Veliko Tarnovo |
St Bogadaritsa Church in Veliko Tarnovo. |
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| Bulgaria |
Veliko Tarnovo |
The Forty Martyrs Church in the Asenova district of Veliko Tarnovo dates from 1230. |
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| Bulgaria |
Veliko Tarnovo
Tsarevets |
The main gate to Tsarevets fort with the Church of the Blessed Saviour at the highest point. |
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| Bulgaria |
Veliko Tarnovo
Tsarevets |
The Church of the Blessed Saviour (1235) at the highest point inTsarevets fort. |
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| Bulgaria |
Plovdiv |
The belltower of the Church of Sveta Bogoroditsa (1844) in Plovdiv. |
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| Bulgaria |
Varna |
The St Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church in Varna dates from 1842. |
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| Bulgaria |
Varna |
Orthodox icon in St Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church, Varna. |
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| Bulgaria |
Varna |
The Byzantine style Church of St Nikolai in the Black Sea city of Varna. |
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| Bulgaria |
Nesebar |
Nesebar is famous for its distinctive brick and ceramic churches like the 14th century Pentokrator Church. |
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| Bulgaria |
Nesebar |
St Spa's Church (1609) in Nesebar is below ground level, common for churches built during the Ottoman period. |
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| Bulgaria |
Nesebar |
St Paraskeva's Church in Nesebar dates from the 13th century. It is now an art gallery. |
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| Bulgaria |
Nesebar |
The 10th century Church of John The Baptist in Nesebar. |
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| Bulgaria |
Nesebar |
St Stefan Church dates from the 12th century. |
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| Bulgaria |
Nesebar |
16th century murals in St Stefan Church in Nesebar. |
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| Bulgaria |
Nesebar |
Detail of 14th century Archangels Michael and Gabriel Church in Nesebar. |
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| Bulgaria |
Nesebar |
St John Aliturgetos Church was built in the 14th century but destroyed by an earthquake in 1913. |
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| Chile |
Chiloe Island
Chonchi |
San Carlos Church in Chonchi is a typical wooden structure from Chiloe Island. |
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| Chile |
Chiloe Island
Dalcahue |
Wooden church (1854) at Dalcahue on Chiloe Island. |
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| Chile |
Lauca National Park
Parinacota |
Thatched church, built 1789, in the 4000m high Aymara village of Parinacota. |
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| Colombia |
Villa de Leyva |
Church in the pretty village of Villa de Leyva dating from 1608. |
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| Colombia |
Lake Tota
Aquitania |
Church at the village of Aquitania by Lake Tota. |
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| Colombia |
Momphos |
The earthquake-proof Santa Barbara Church in Momphos, a pretty colonial town on the banks of the Magdalena River. |
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| Croatia |
Hvar Island |
Isolated church near Hvar Town. |
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| Czech Republic |
Prague |
Staromestske Namesti is a square in the centre of old Prague.
The Church of Our Lady Before Tyn contains the tomb of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. |
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| Czech Republic |
Prague |
The Baroque Church of St Nicholas in the centre of Old Prague dates from 1730. |
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| Egypt |
Cairo
Church of the Virgin |
The 7th century Coptic Church of the Virgin built over a Roman bastion in Cairo. |
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| Egypt |
Cairo
Church of the Virgin |
 The interior of the Church of the Virgin. |
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| Egypt |
Cairo |
The Church of St George is Greek Orthodox and was built in the 10th century from a Roman bastion. |
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| Estonia |
Tallinn |
The interior of the assymetric Puhavaimu Kirik (the Holy Spirit Church) with its 1483 alterpiece. |
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| Estonia |
Tallinn |
St Nicholas Church is an Orthodox place of worship for the large Russian minority in Tallinn. |
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| Estonia |
Tallinn |
Ornate entrance of St Olaf's Church. |
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| Estonia |
Tallinn |
View of the old town of Tallinn from St Olaf's Church spire. |
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| Estonia |
Tallinn
Toompea |
The 13th century Toom Kirk (Dome Church) in the upper part of the old town of Tallinn. |
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| Finland |
Helsinki |
Kansallis Museum dates from 1916 and resembles a Gothic church in Helsinki. |
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| Finland |
Helsinki |
Lunch time concert in the underground Temppeliaukio Church (1969). |
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| Finland |
Helsinki
Suomenlinna |
Church dating from 1854 in Suomenlinna Fort. |
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| Finland |
Porvoo |
The 13th century Kirkkotori Church in Porvoo. |
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| Finland |
Porvoo |
The bell tower of Kirkkotori Church in Porvoo. |
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| Finland |
Turku
Castle |
The church inside Turku Castle. |
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| France |
Paris
Orsay Museum |
"Auvers Church" by Vincent Van Gogh. |
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| France |
Paris |
The Basilica at St-Denis is the oldest Gothic style church. It dates from 1135 and has a single tower. |
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| Greece |
Cos |
Aghia Paraskeva Church in the city of Cos. |
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| Guatemala |
Guatemala City |
Yurrita Church in Guatemala City is the capital's strangest building. |
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| Guatemala |
Antigua |
San Pedro Church in Antigua dates from 1680. |
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| Guatemala |
Chichicastenango |
Mayan women performing Mayan rituals outside a church in Chichicastenango. |
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| Hungary |
Budapest
Castle District |
The 13th century Mathias Church in the Castle District of Budapest. |
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| Hungary |
Szentendre |
The Serb Orthodox Blagovestenska Church (1754) in old Szentendre. |
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| Hungary |
Szentendre |
Icon over the entrance of the Blagovestenska Church in Szentendre. |
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| Hungary |
Szentendre |
Orthodox and Catholic churches sit side by side in Szentendre. |
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| India |
Himachal Pradesh
Simla |
Simla is a hill station dominated by its Anglican church. |
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| India |
Goa
Panaji |
The Church of the Immaculate Conception in Panaji. |
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| India |
Goa
Old Goa |
The Church and Convent of St Francis of Assisi in Old Goa dates from 1661. |
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| India |
Kerala
Kottapuram |
The modern Syrian Orthodox church of St Thomas in Kottapuram village. |
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| India |
Kerala
Sultan's Battery |
St Mary's, a Syrian Orthodox church in the city of Sultan's Battery (Kerala State). Christianity has existed here since 1st Century AD. |
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| Indonesia |
Sumatra
Brastagi |
Karo Batak style church in Brastagi, their cultural centre. |
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| Iran |
Tehran |
A Russian Orthodox church in northern Tehran. |
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| Iran |
Esfahan
Jolfa |
Vank Cathedral is the main church of Esfahan's Armenian community in their district of Jolfa. |
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| Iran |
Esfahan
Jolfa |
The Church of Bethlehem was built in 1628. |
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| Iran |
Esfahan
Jolfa |
The interior of the Church of Bethlehem has Christian icons over Islamic tiles. |
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| Iran |
Esfahan
Jolfa |
Iranian Artist in Jolfa sketching the churches. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Jerusalem |
Pilgrims at the Church of the Holy Sepelchre in Jerusalem.
It dates from 335 and is the holiest site of Christianity as it marks the location of the crucifixion. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Jerusalem |
Inside the Church of the Holy Sepelchre in Jerusalem. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Jerusalem |
The Church of St Anne in Jerusalem was built in 1140 by European Crusaders. It became a mosque for 700 years. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Jerusalem
Mount Zion |
Mount Zion in Jerusalem is dotted with churches and mosques. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Jerusalem
Mount of Olives |
The Tomb of the Virgin is below a 1130 AD Crusader church, holy to both Christians and Muslims. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Jerusalem
Mount of Olives |
The Russian Orthodox Church of Magdalene on the Mount of Olives. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Jerusalem
Mount of Olives |
The altar of Dominus Flavit Church (1891) on the Mount of Olives. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Bethlehem |
The Church of the Nativity in Betlehem was built in 325 over a Greek shrine of Adonis. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Nazareth |
The Church of the Annunciation was built in 1969 on the site of four earlier churches. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Nazareth |
St Gabriel's Church dates from the 17th century and is Greek Catholic. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Sea of Galilee |
The octagonal Church of the Beatitudes was built in 1933 by Mussolini. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Sea of Galilee |
View of the Sea of Galilee from the Church of the Beatitudes. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Baram |
Maranite church in Baram, a town abandoned by its Christian Arab population when the state of Israel was created in 1948. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Lod |
The double shrine of St George is a (Greek Orthodox) church and a mosque. It dates from the 12th century. |
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| Jordan |
Mount Nebo |
The 4th century church at Mount Nebo is on the traditional spot where Moses stood for his first view of the Promised Land. |
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| Jordan |
Petra |
The Urn Tomb at Petra was converted to a Byzantine church in 447 AD. |
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