THE WORLD’S

MOST BEAUTIFUL CHURCHES PART I

Michael A. Duch | Majestic images of the world’s most sacred places

LAS LAJAS SANCTUARY, COLUMBIABuilt: 1916-1949Located inside the canyon of the Guáitara River

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BORGUND STAVE CHURCH, NORWAYBuilt: 1180A medieval wooden Christian church

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GERGETI TRINITY CHURCH, GEORGIABuilt: 14th centuryIt is an active establishment of the Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church

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BETHLEHEM CHURCH, IRANBuilt: 17th centuryIt is decorated with 72 paintings, including depictions of the Last Supper and the Expulsion from Eden.

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VISCRI FORTIFIED CHURCH, ROMANIABuilt: 13th centuryIt was once a chapel but was turned into a single-nave church in the 16th century.

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KING’S COLLEGE CHAPEL, CAMBRIDGEBuilt: 1446Has the world’s largest medieval stained glass.

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ST BATHOLOMEW’S, LAKE KÖNIGSSEEBuilt: 1134Only accessible via boat or by way of a long hike.

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HALLGRÍMSKIRKJA, ICELANDBuilt: 1945It took 38 to complete construction, and now serves as both a church and observation tower.

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RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF MARY MAGDALENE, JERUSALEMBuilt: 1888It is the resting place of Princess Andrew of Greece.

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SAGRADA FAMILIA, SPAINBuilt: 1882, although there is constant construction to this day.Attracts more than three million vistors a year.

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