Top 10 Most Beautiful Churches In The World

There are thousands of churches around the world but some of them are historic in nature and were build centuries ago. Some of them are very unique based on their features and history. Today, we are listing the top 10 Most beautiful Churches in the world.

 Top 10 Most Beautiful Churches in the world.

1-Notre Dame de Paris, France

The church was built between 1163 and 1345 and Listed as one of the biggest religious building in the world. 

2-Sagrada Familia, Spain

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Sagrada Familia is a roman catholic church in Barcelona, Spain designed by an Architect Antoni Gaudí. However, It is incomplete but still declared historical heritage by UNESCO. 

3- Saint Basil’s Cathedral

This church was built in 1561. The colorful architecture makes this church interesting to see. This Church was also declared historical heritage by UNESCO. This church is located in the centre of Russia. 

4- Hagia Sophia, Turkey

orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral, later, changed to a mosque by the Turkey government under the leadership of Erdogan.  Built-in 537 AD at the beginning of the Middle Ages, it was famous in particular for its massive dome. It was the world’s largest building and an engineering marvel of its time. It is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have “changed the history of architecture".

5-The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá, Colombia

This church is located underground 200 meters deep in a salt mine in the mountain near the town zipaquira, Colombia. This is a pilgrimage site and also a tourist destination.

6- Las Lajas Sanctuary, Colombia

Las Lajas Sanctuary is a basilica church situated in the southern Colombian Department of Nariño, worked inside the gorge of the Guáitara River. 

The motivation for the congregation's creation was an implied marvelous occasion, a specter of the Virgin Mary in 1754. This specter impelled a well-known journey to the site.

7- Gergeti Trinity Church, Georgia

This church is located in the 14th century in Georgia. The popular name is the Holy Trinity Church near the village of Gergeti in Georgia. 

8- Hallgrimskirkja, Iceland

The Hallgrímskirkja is a Lutheran (Church of Iceland) ward church in Reykjavík, Iceland. At 74.5 meters (244 ft), it is the biggest church in Iceland and the 6th tallest design structure in Iceland after Longwave radio pole Hellissandur, the radio poles of US Navy at Grindavík, Eiðar longwave transmitter and Smáratorg tower. The congregation is named after the Icelandic writer and pastor Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614 to 1674), writer of the Passion Hymns.

9-The Chapel of the Holy Cross, Arizona, USA

The Chapel of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic chapel.

Unusual among churches as it’s been wedged into the side of a rocky hill in the middle of the Arizona desert.

The chapel was inspired and commissioned by local rancher and sculptor Marguerite Brunswig Staude.

In 2007, Arizonans voted the Chapel to be one of the Seven Man-Made Wonders of Arizona.

10-Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro, once in a while known as the New Cathedral. From within this congregation looks more like an arena than a house of God. 

The New Cathedral is situated in the focal point of the city. Cone-shaped in structure and with a 96 meters inner width — 106 meters of the outer distance across — and general tallness of 75 meters. Inside, the region estimates 8,000 square meters and adequate 5,000 seats (it has a standing-room limit of 20,000 individuals).