What are your top 5 most beautiful churches?

[RussiaPrussia]

5 Peter and Paul Cathedral

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Peter_and_Paul_Cathedral.jpg

4 Las Lajas Sanctuary

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/52_-_Ipiales_-_D%C3%A9cembre_2008.jpg

3 Aachen Cathedral

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Aachen_Cathedral_North_View_at_Evening.jpg

2 Saint Basil's Cathedral

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/RedSquare_SaintBasile_%28pixinn.net%29.jpg

1 Kizhi Pogost

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Kizhi_church_1.jpg

[Kazimiera]

---> moved to Arts and Culture

[Damião de Góis]

Hum.. probably:

Jerónimos:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zlz4enJSzDk/S-awLB44-GI/AAAAAAAAGts/jHhmgoYR-f8/s1600/lisbon-jeronimos1.jpg

Alcobaça
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Mosteiro_de_Alcoba%C3%A7a_%28Portugal%29_2.jpg/800px-Mosteiro_de_Alcoba%C3%A7a_%28Portugal%29_2.jpg

Mafra:
http://clubevinhosportugueses.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/2325lisboa_maf_mafra_a_00018peq.jpg

Batalha:
http://codigodacultura.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/44312551-batalha2672-jpg.jpeg

Santa Luzia:
http://ipt.olhares.com/data/big/438/4387562.jpg

[Armand_Duval]

Ok, this is my very own personal opinion because I've visited them.


1.- Notre Dame.

http://blog.electricbricks.com/wp-content/uploads/notre-dame.jpg

2.- Il Duomo at Firenze.

http://fotos.euroresidentes.com/fotos/italia/florencia/images/El-Duomo%20(00).JPG

3.- Basilica Di San Pietro

http://www.tradicioncatolica.com/images/santoral/1118-DEDICACION-IGLESIA-SAN-PEDRO-Y-SAN%20PABLO.jpg

This includes the Cappella Sistina.

http://esphoto980x880.mnstatic.com/la-capilla-sixtina_6334411.jpg

http://esphoto980x880.mnstatic.com/la-capilla-sixtina_154944.jpg

4.-The Sacred Family. (I havent visited this one tho)

http://www.apartamentosbarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Sagrada-Familia.jpg

5.-El Valle de los Caidos.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_e76jGPwGaEc/S7BVHnGdPQI/AAAAAAAACXk/wc5NOphQAJE/s1600/valle+de+los+ca%C3%ADdos.jpg

[Graham]

Las Lajas Sanctuary, shame it's in not Europe, because I love it.

Sagrada Família, Barcelona.. Is so damn tall to see in person. Pictures never do it justice. Amazing building.

[Graham]

England has some very nice cathedrals including these..

Lincolnhttp://www.heureka.clara.net/lincolnshire/lincoln-cathedral00.jpg
Canterburyhttp://www.ang-md.org/lambeth/images/canterbury-cathedral-lg.jpg
Peterboroughhttp://farm6.static.flickr.com/5119/5870631906_0cce6a9be7_b.jpg
Wells
http://www.wellscathedral.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/West-front-full-on-cropped-small-680x507.jpg
Salisbury
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6599683429_dd99e673b8_z.jpg
Ely
http://assets.barratthomes.co.uk/webimage/celum/BAR_Hero_Middle/69252.jpg
Lichfield
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/af/Lichfield_Cathedral_Feb_West_Front.jpg/739px-Lichfield_Cathedral_Feb_West_Front.jpg

[Twistedmind]

I have just three. :)

1) Hagia Sophia

http://test.classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/341/flashcards/69341/jpg/hagia_sophia.jpg

http://blogs.stthomas.edu/reflections/files/2012/05/Istanbul.Hagia_Sophia-Mosaic.jpg

http://www.jesuswalk.com/luke/portraits/christ_pantocrator_hagia_sophia_1680x1680.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Empress_Zoe_mosaic_Hagia_Sophia.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Haghia_Sophia_virgin_irene_john2.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Detail_of_the_Imperial_Gate_mosaic_in_Hagia_Sophia _showing_Leo_VI_the_Wise.jpg

2) San Vitale in Ravena

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Basilica_of_San_Vitale%2C_Ravenna%2C_Italy.jpg

http://faculty.txwes.edu/csmeller/human-experience/ExpData09/03Biee/BieePICs/1ByzPICs/Ravenna/StVitale547/Theo01Ret497.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Justinian_mosaik_ravenna.jpg

3) Cathedral of the Protection of Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat in Moscow

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Moscow_July_2011-4a.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Sant_Vasily_cathedral_in_Moscow.JPG

[Damião de Góis]

Hum.. probably:


I thought this was top 5 from your country :D

[Lemon Kush]

I have three. Can't really think of five for now. :)

Sistine Chapel, Vatican City (Italy):

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Musei_vaticani%2C_cappella_sistina%2C_retro_02.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Sixtina.jpg

Rila Monastery, Bulgaria:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/RilaMon2.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Rilamon-lazarov-1.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Fresco_de_San_Juan_de_Rila%2C_a_la_entrada_al_Mona sterio.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Stenopis.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Rilakloster_p_20090407_016.JPG

St.Basils Cathedral, Moscow, Russia:

http://www.wondermondo.com/Images/Europe/Russia/Moscow/StBasils.jpg

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/084/5/f/st__basil__s_cathedral_by_trentsxwife-d4twssc.jpg

http://images.travelpod.com/tripwow/photos/ta-00bd-6642-a33a/st-basil-s-cathedral-moscow-russia+1152_12915771001-tpfil02aw-9553.jpg

http://top10hm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/St.-Basil%E2%80%99s-Cathedral.jpg

[Pontios]

Agia Sophia in Constantinople, Greece. :)
http://www2.cytanet.com.cy/gogreek/St_Sophia.jpg

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Moscow_July_2011-7a.jpg/656px-Moscow_July_2011-7a.jpg

St. Sava in Belgrade, Serbia.
http://m8.i.pbase.com/u35/vmarinkovic/large/31830228.HramR.jpg

[RussiaPrussia]

finaly someone replied here. i totally forgot about this thread

[LouisFerdinand]

The Cathedral Saint Etienne de Metz in France

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjzKXZKHvzU

[MinervaItalica]

I've more than just 5.

Santuario Madonna della Corona

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DIEcHZAsHB0/V4jgMNUluJI/AAAAAAAArpY/B5yNBu9j5WMpf4EBUqnrs5FgtEEF79CawCLcB/s1600/IMG_7636.JPG

Santuario dell’Addolorata a Castelpetroso

http://www.viaggiomolise.it/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Santuario_di_Castelpetroso_IS.jpg

Santuario della Madonna di San Luca

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Bologna%2C_Santuario_della_Madonna_di_San_Luca_003 .jpg

Tempio di Santa Maria della Consolazione

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Tempio_di_Santa_Maria_della_Consolazione_sotto_la_ neve.jpg

And many others among churches, basilicas, abbeys and sanctuaries.

[Finnish Swede]

Sorry as posting only one church, and it is not as ''gorgeous/grand'' as other here.

But it is unique on its own way (among of Christian religion churches).
And historically ''valuable'' because of that.

World biggest wooden church (Kerimäki Finland).

http://i.xomf.com/mrvjs.jpg (http://xomf.com/mrvjs)

http://i.xomf.com/qwgbq.jpg (http://xomf.com/qwgbq)

http://i.xomf.com/hbykh.png (http://xomf.com/hbykh)

http://i.xomf.com/sjvpz.jpg (http://xomf.com/sjvpz)

http://i.xomf.com/vnssg.jpg (http://xomf.com/vnssg)