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Monday, June 30, 2014

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Beautiful churches around the world
 
 
Throughout the world, faith inspires beauty.                                                           In celebration                                                           of Easter                                                           Weekend, we're                                                           taking a look                                                           at 45 of the                                                           world's most                                                           beautiful                                                           churches and                                                           cathedrals.
Lake Bled SLOVENIA
 
 
 
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.
 
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                                                           Basilica of                                                           Montreal                                                           elevates the                                                           Gothic-revival                                                           architectural                                                           style to a                                                           stunning                                                           height.
 
Notre-Dame Basillica of Montreal
 
 
 
 
 
Barcelona's and Antoni Gaudi's most iconic                                                           architectural                                                           work, La                                                           Sagrada                                                           Fam�lia, takes                                                           a surrealist                                                           spin on                                                           classic                                                           cathedral                                                           architecture.                                                           After 130                                                           years, it's                                                           still under                                                               construction.
 
Barcelona�s and Antoni Gaudi�s, LaSagrada Familia
 
 
 
 
 
The soaring pillars and rainbow-hued stained                                                           glass windows                                                           of the Sagrada                                                           Fam�lia's                                                           interior are                                                           equally as                                                           impressive as                                                           the outer                                                           fa�ade.
 
The soaring pillars and rainbow-hued stained glass windows of the Sagrada Familia�s interior.
 
 
 
 
 
Taos, N.M., is famous for its traditional                                                           adobe                                                           architecture,                                                           with San                                                           Francisco de                                                           Asis Church                                                           standing out                                                           as one of the                                                           most beautiful                                                           and historic                                                           structures.
 
Asis Church, Taos, N.M.
 
 
 
 
You don't typically associate the military                                                           with beautiful                                                           churches, but                                                           the Cadet                                                           Chapel at the                                                           Air Force                                                           Academy in                                                           Colorado                                                           Springs is                                                           just that.
 
Cadet Chapel at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
 
 
 
 
 
The 150-foot tall Cadet Chapel all-faiths                                                           house of                                                           worship                                                           consists of 17                                                           spires, with                                                           an interior                                                           lit by ribbons                                                           of stained                                                           glass                                                           windows.
 
The 150-foot tall Cadet Chapel......17 spires.
 
 
 
 
One of the world's more unusual churches,                                                           the Chapel of                                                           the Holy Cross                                                           was built                                                           directly into                                                           the red rock                                                           buttes of                                                           Sedona, Ariz.,                                                           so it seems to                                                           blend in with                                                           the natural                                                           surroundings.
 
Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona, AZ.
 
 
 
The triple nave Borgund Stave Church, the                                                           best preserved                                                           of Norway's 28                                                           such churches,                                                           dates back to                                                           1180 when it                                                           was built in                                                           honor of the                                                           Apostle                                                           Andrew.
 
Borgund Stave Church, Norway
 
 
 
 
Fashioned after the Borgund Stave Church,                                                           the Trinity                                                           Evangelical                                                           Lutheran                                                           Church in                                                           Washington                                                           Island, Wis.,                                                           looks                                                           especially                                                           beautiful                                                           during the                                                           fall season.
 
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Washington Island, Wis.
 
 
 
 
It took over five centuries to complete the                                                           magnificent                                                           Gothic                                                           cathedral                                                           known as the                                                           Duomo in                                                           Milan. It's                                                           the fourth                                                           largest church                                                           in the world                                                           and has 135                                                           marble spires                                                           and well over                                                               3,000 statues                                                           lining the                                                           exterior.
 
Duomo in Milan
 
 
 
 
The Greek island of Santorini is dotted with                                                           white-washed,                                                           blue-domed                                                           churches, and                                                           they're all                                                           beautiful.                                                           Take your                                                           pick!
 
Greek island of Santorini
 
 
 
 
St. Vinzenz Church in Heiligenblut sits at                                                           the foot of                                                           Austria's                                                           tallest peak,                                                           and while the                                                           church itself                                                           is pretty,                                                           it's the                                                           surrounding                                                           peaks and                                                           valleys of the                                                           Alps that                                                           really make                                                               this eye                                                           candy.
 
St. Vinzenz Church, Heiligenblut, Austria.
 
 
 
 
Lovers of stained glass will have to pick                                                           their jaws up                                                           off the floor                                                           upon ascending                                                           the stairs                                                           into the main                                                           chamber of                                                           Sainte-Chapelle                                                           in Paris.                                                           Besides being                                                           home to the                                                           oldest stained                                                           glass window                                                               in the city,                                                           the flamboyant                                                           Gothic gem has                                                           6,458 square                                                           feet of                                                           stained                                                           glass.
 
Sainte-Chapelle in Paris.
 
 
 
 
It's only fitting that the Vatican -- abode                                                           of the Pope --                                                           would have a                                                           basilica that                                                           outshines                                                           pretty much                                                           any other                                                           structure in                                                           Rome: Saint                                                           Peter's                                                           Basilica.
 
Saint Peter�s Basilica, Rome
 
 
 
 
Built atop the tomb of Saint Peter, the                                                           basilica is                                                           the largest                                                           church in the                                                           world and a                                                           true stunner                                                           inside and                                                           out.
 
Interior of Saint Peter�s.
 
 
 
The golden domes of St. Michaels Cathedral                                                           sparkle in the                                                           skyline of                                                           Kiev, Ukraine.                                                           The church,                                                           built in the                                                           Ukrainian                                                           baroque style,                                                           is famous for                                                           its interior                                                           mosaics and                                                           frescoes.
 
St. Michaels Cathedral, Kiev, Ukraine
 
 
 
 
Overlooking Jackson Square in the French                                                           Quarter, the                                                           Cathedral-Basilica                                                           of St. Louis                                                           King of France                                                           has come to                                                           represent the                                                           city of New                                                           Orleans. It's                                                           also the                                                           oldest                                                           continuously                                                           operating                                                               Catholic                                                           church in the                                                           United                                                           States.
 
Cathedral-Basilica, New Orleans.
 
 
 
 
Perched on an island in the middle of Bled                                                           Lake in                                                           Slovenia, the                                                           Church of                                                           Assumption is                                                           only reachable                                                           by handmade                                                           wooden row                                                           boats.
 
Church of Assumption, Bled Lake, Slovenia
 
 
 
 
 
The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled                                                           Blood in St.                                                           Petersburg                                                           gets its name                                                           from its                                                           location on                                                           the spot where                                                           Emperor                                                           Alexander II                                                           was                                                           assassinated.                                                           Despite its                                                           dark                                                           beginnings,                                                               the                                                           Russian-style                                                           cathedral has                                                           a rather                                                           whimsical and                                                           intricate                                                           fa�ade.
 
Church of Our Savior, St. Petersburg, Russia.
 
 
 
 
The church's interior is no less colorful,                                                           and many                                                           visitors come                                                           primarily to                                                           see the                                                           80,000-some                                                           square feet of                                                           mosaics.
 
St. Peter�s interior.
 
 
 
 
Chapel on the Rock near Estes Park, Colo.,                                                           has an                                                           understated                                                           beauty that's                                                           as much about                                                           its harmony                                                           with the                                                           natural                                                           surroundings                                                           as the                                                           building                                                           itself.
 
Chapel of the Rock, Estes Park, Colo.
 
 
 
 
Of Norway's 28 remaining stave churches,                                                           Heddal Stave                                                           Church is the                                                           largest and                                                           dates back to                                                           the early 13th                                                           century.
 
Heddal Stave Church, Norway
 
 
 
 
Consistently ranked as one of the most                                                           beautiful                                                           places in                                                           Germany, Lake                                                           K�nigssee is                                                           the home of                                                           St.                                                           Bartholom�, a                                                           Catholic                                                           pilgrimage                                                           church first                                                           founded in                                                           1134.
 
St. Bartholoma, Lake Konigssee, Germany
 
 
 
 
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady                                                           Aparecida in                                                           Brazil's                                                           capital city,                                                           Brasilia,                                                           looks like a                                                           hyperboloid                                                           with its 16                                                           concrete                                                           columns.
 
Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady Aparecida, Brasilia,Brazil.
 
 
 
 
The interior of Brasilia's cathedral                                                           features angel                                                           sculptures                                                           ascending                                                           toward the                                                           colored-fiberglass                                                           ceiling.
 
Brasilia�s interior.
 
 
 
 
Located in Moscow's Red Square, the brightly                                                           colored spires                                                           and onion                                                           domes of St.                                                           Basil's have                                                           become one of                                                           the city's --                                                           and Russia's                                                           -- most iconic                                                           sights.
 
St. Basil�s, Moscow, Russia.
 
 
 
 
The riverside Collegiate Church of                                                           Notre-Dame in                                                           Dinant,                                                           Belgium, was                                                           destroyed in                                                           both World War                                                           I and II, but                                                           the rebuilt                                                           version with                                                           its bulbous                                                           spire is                                                           postcard                                                           perfect.
 
Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame, Dinant, Belgium
 
 
 
 
The Lutheran Church of Hallgrimur, also                                                           known as                                                           Hallgrimskirkia,                                                           stands 244                                                           feet tall,                                                           making it the                                                           tallest                                                           structure in                                                           Iceland. The                                                           expressionist                                                           structure is                                                           made from                                                           poured                                                               concrete and                                                           houses a                                                           5,275-pipe                                                           organ.
 
Lutheran Church of Hallgrimur, also known as Hallgrimskirkia, Iceland
 
 
 
 
The spiral tower Chapel of Thanksgiving in                                                           Dallas isn't                                                           all that                                                           striking from                                                           the outside,                                                           but walk in,                                                           and you'll see                                                           the spiral                                                           Glory Window,                                                           one of the                                                           largest                                                           horizontally-installed                                                           works of                                                               stained glass                                                           in the world.
 
Chapel of Thanksgiving in Dallas, TX.
 
 
 
 
Our Lady of Covadonga Cathedral in northwest                                                           Spain is                                                           notable for                                                           its slight                                                           pink                                                           coloration                                                           from the pink                                                           marble                                                           excavated from                                                           the                                                           surrounding                                                           mountains.
 
Our Lady of Covadonga Cathedral, Spain.
 
 
 
 
One of Britain's finest medieval churches,                                                           Salisbury                                                           Cathedral is                                                           home to                                                           Britain's                                                           tallest spire                                                           and to the                                                           original copy                                                           of the Magna                                                           Carta.
 
Salisbury Cathedral, Britain
 
 
 
 
Most people visit Yosemite National Park for                                                           the majestic                                                           scenery, and                                                           some go to                                                           church while                                                           they're there.                                                           The Yosemite                                                           Valley Chapel                                                           is the oldest                                                           public use                                                           structure in                                                           the park and                                                           has been                                                               holding                                                           services since                                                           1879.
 
Yosemite Valley Chapel, Yosemite National Park.
 
 
 
 
Nuestra Se�ora de Gracia in Cuenca, Spain,                                                           has a Gothic                                                           interior,                                                           dating back to                                                           when                                                           construction                                                           began in 1196                                                           on the former                                                           site of the                                                           city's main                                                           mosque before                                                           its                                                           reconquest.
 
Nuestra Nenora de Gracia, Cuenca, Spain
 
 
 
 
Likely the most photographed church in                                                           Vermont, the                                                           Stowe                                                           Community                                                           Church with                                                           its towering                                                           white spire                                                           has served as                                                           a                                                           multi-denominational                                                           church since                                                           it was built                                                           in 1818.
 
Stowe Community Church, Stowe, Vermont
 
 
 
 
 
Brasilia's Santuario Dom Bosco looks boxy                                                           from the                                                           outside, but                                                           once you step                                                           through the                                                           doors, it's a                                                           sight to                                                           behold. The                                                           walls are made                                                           up of 7,500                                                           pieces of                                                           Murano glass                                                           that when                                                               illuminated by                                                           the outside                                                           sun, cast the                                                           interior in a                                                           blue glow.
 
Santuario Dom Bosco, Brasilia, Brazil
 
 
 
 
The six spires of the San Diego California                                                           Temple of the                                                           Church of                                                           Jesus Christ                                                           of Latter-day                                                           Saints appear                                                           to glow in the                                                           sun, thanks to                                                           its                                                           construction                                                           using pieces                                                           of marble set                                                           in stucco.                                                               It's even more                                                           beautiful at                                                           night when                                                           illuminated on                                                           all sides.
 
Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, San Diego, CA.
 
 
 
 
The Russian Orthodox Church of Mary                                                           Magdalene sits                                                           at the base of                                                           the Mount of                                                           Olives near                                                           Gethsemane in                                                           Jerusalem, and                                                           is famous for                                                           its sparkling                                                           golden onion                                                           domes.
 
Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene, Jerusalem.
 
 
 
 
 
Located in the Brazilian city of Canela, the                                                           Cathedral of                                                           Our Lady of                                                           Lourdes                                                           exhibits an                                                           English gothic                                                           style with a                                                           213-foot-tall                                                           tower and a                                                           dozen bronze                                                           bells imported                                                           from a foundry                                                           in Italy.
 
Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, Canela, Brazil.
 
 
 
 
 
One of the greatest buildings in Vienna, a                                                           city of great                                                           buildings, is                                                           Karlskirche,                                                           or St. Charles                                                           Cathedral. The                                                           18th-century                                                           Baroque church                                                           contains                                                           13,454 square                                                           feet of                                                           stunning                                                           frescoes by                                                               Johannes                                                           Michael                                                           Rottmayr                                                           within.
 
St. Charles Cathedral, Vienna
 
 
 
 
The UNESCO-listedpogost, 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." src="http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/8c24545286744614feb0f5d97a30ac589e4e3571/c=139-0-2266-1598&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2013/12/10//1386733194000-139599135.jpg">
 
The UNESCO-listedpogost, Kizhi, Russia.
 
 
Built almost entirely of reflective glass,                                                           the Crystal                                                           Cathedral in                                                           Garden Grove,                                                           Calif.,                                                           literally                                                           sparkles.                                                           Sunlight                                                           streams                                                           through the                                                           glass to                                                           illuminate one                                                           of the world's                                                               largest                                                           organs, the                                                           16,061-pipe                                                           Hazel Wright                                                           Memorial                                                           organ.
 
Crystal Cathedral, Grove, CA.
 
 
 
 
If there's one church in Paris as iconic as                                                           Notre Dame,                                                           it's the                                                           hilltop                                                           Sacre-Coeur                                                           Basilica on                                                           the summit of                                                           Montmartre.                                                           The                                                           Romano-Byzantine                                                           structure was                                                           built from                                                           travertine                                                               stone that                                                           exudes calcite                                                           when it rains,                                                           keeping the                                                           church pearly                                                           white.
 
Sacre-Coeur Basilica, Paris
 
 
 
 
On the sophisticated and stylish island of                                                           Mykonos, the                                                           Church of                                                           Panagia                                                           Paraportiani                                                           harkens to an                                                           earlier time.                                                           Made up of                                                           multiple                                                           whitewashed                                                           chapels, the                                                           church remains                                                           one of the                                                               island's most                                                           photographed                                                           attractions.
 
Church of Panagia Paraportiani, Island of Mykonos
 
 
 
 
The 338-foot-tall Cathedral of Christ the                                                           Saviour in                                                           Moscow is the                                                           tallest                                                           Russian                                                           Orthodox                                                           church in the                                                           world and the                                                           object of                                                           great                                                           controversy.                                                           Originally                                                           built in 1839,                                                           the     structure                                                           was blown up                                                           by the Soviets                                                           in 1931 to                                                           make way for a                                                           palace that                                                           would never be                                                           built. The                                                           building was                                                           resurrected at                                                           a cost of $360                                                           million in                                                           2000.
 
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow, Russia.
 
 
 
 
The Basilica of the National Vow in Quito,                                                           the capital of                                                           Ecuador, can                                                           be seen from                                                           nearly                                                           anywhere in                                                           the city, and                                                           the views from                                                           the twin clock                                                           towers of the                                                           largest                                                           neo-Gothic                                                           basilica in                                                               the Americas                                                           are                                                           breathtaking.                                                           If you look                                                           closely, some                                                           of the                                                           gargoyles are                                                           shaped like                                                           Gal�pagos                                                           animals.
 
Basilica of the National Vow, Quito, Ecuador
 
 
 
 
Church of Dmitry on Blood in Uglich, Russia,                                                           stands out                                                           with its                                                           blood-red                                                           walls and                                                           sky-blue onion                                                           domes. Placed                                                           at the                                                           confluence of                                                           the Kamenny                                                           stream and the                                                           Volga River,                                                           the church was                                                               built on the                                                           site of the                                                           death of                                                           Prince                                                           Tsarevich                                                           Dmitry.
 
Church of Dmitry on Blood, Uglich, Russia.
 
 
 
 
Another red-colored church, this one in                                                           Shipka,                                                           Bulgaria, the                                                           Memorial                                                           Temple of the                                                           Birth of                                                           Christ is a                                                           Bulgarian                                                           Orthodox                                                           church built                                                           from 1885 to                                                           1902 and                                                           contains a                                                           12-ton bell     in                                                           its tower.
 
Memorial Temple of the Birth of Christ, Shipka, Bulgaria.
 
 
 
 
Built by French-Swiss architect Le                                                           Corbusier,                                                           Notre-Dame-du-Haut                                                           in France is                                                           popular with                                                           fans of                                                           post-modern                                                           architecture.
 
Notre-Dame-du-Huat, France.
 
 
 
 
Within the church, sunlight streams through                                                           multi-sized                                                           windows set                                                           into the thick                                                           walls and                                                           slanted to                                                           varying                                                           degrees,                                                           yielding an                                                           array of                                                           beautiful sun                                                           beams.
 
Notre-Dame-du-Huat Interior.
 
 
 
Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe near Puy-en-Velay,                                                           France, looks                                                           like it's                                                           grown directly                                                           from the spire                                                           of volcanic                                                           rock on which                                                           it sits. To                                                           reach the                                                           church, you                                                           must climb up                                                           268 steps                                                           carved into                                                               the rock.
 
Saint-Michel d Aiguilhe, Puy-en-Velay, France
 

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