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About The Most Unusual Churches in the World

A church is an architectural structure designed for the sermons and religious ceremonies in Orthodoxy, Catholicism and Protestantism. The main city or monastery church is commonly called the cathedral.

Each religion has its own churches or cathedrals. A lot of years had to pass in the past until a church was built. But if it was finally constructed, it became a true architectural and cultural monument. Years passed and some of them are ruined, others are closed, but others are still visited by Christians.

All the old churches and cathedrals became amazing tourist attractions, no matter if it is decaying or not. For a lot of people these old religious buildings are saint. That’s why they come to see them not just for entertaining and photos, but also to enrich their souls, to clear their minds, and to approach God.

Each church or cathedral is built in a special style representing an architectural monument. That’s why there are simple religious buildings, but there are also strange and unusual, from the architectural point of view, religious constructions.

Vote the best in order to establish the winner in The Most Unusual Churches in the World.

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Sagrada Familia

Sagrada Familia is a church, located in Barcelona in the Eixample district, being built by private donations from 1882. It is a well-known project of Antonio Gaudi. The first project was designed by the architect Francisco del Villar, who was replaced by Gaudi in 1883. Gaudi changed significantly the original draft. By the decision of the construct...

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Las Lajas Cathedral

In Colombia, near the border with Ecuador, on the bridge over the river Guaitara Las Lajas Cathedral rises. Las Lajas Cathedral has everything to be a tourist attraction: the rare beauty of the architecture, a miraculous image and a poetic legend. The cathedral building ...

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Milan Cathedral

Milan Cathedral is a symbolic monument. It is the administrative center of the Lombardy region and it is dedicated to Santa Maria Nashente. The famous fourth-largest church in the world is located in the Milan heart and is its symbol. This late Gothic wonder, which contains a forest of steeples and statues, marble pointed columns and turrets, woven together by a web of soaring towers, provokes you to say: grand, stunning, gorgeou...

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The Hanging Temple

The Hanging Temple is situated at the foot of the mountain Henshan, 80 kilometers from the city Datong. Translated from the Greek Latin the word "Syuankunsy" means "the hanging in the air temple". The building of the monastery was started by a monk named Liao Ran, more than 1,400 years ago. The buildings of the temple hang along the mountains side with elevations higher altitude from south to ...

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The Church of Hallgrimur

Almost every town, moreover almost every capital of any state has its own symbol, its unique location, really proud, and sometimes its own shrine. Thus, the magnificent Lutheran Church of Hallgrimur is the symbol and the pride of Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. This is the most important and honorable landmark in the city. This building is one of the highest churches in the world and the fourth-tallest building in Iceland. The...

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Notre Dame du Haut

The Catholic chapel with the beautiful name Notre Dame du Haut surprises the layman, but amazes the connoisseurs of fine arts. Notre Dame du Haut is a concrete pilgrimage church. It was built in 1950-55 years in the French town Ronchamp on the Vogezsky hill over Belfort. Le Corbusier was the architect of the building. Notre Dame du Haut is consid...

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The Written Stone

The Written Stone Monastery is an Orthodox monastery from Caras Severin, located in the village Armenis. The titular saint of this holy place of pray is "All Saints Sunday", the first Sunday after Pentecost. The humble and the less- known monastery are decorated with a common life. The monks offer accommodation to pilgrims, but the number of beds is limited now. The saint Written Stone...

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St. Basil’s Cathedral

St. Basil's Cathedral is an Orthodox church, located on the Red Square, Moscow. It is a famous Russian architecture monument. It was usually called the Trinity as the original wooden temple was dedicated to the Holy Trinity till the XVII century. It was also known as "Jerusalem". Currently, St. Basil's Cathedral is a branch of the State Historical Museum. It is inc...

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Paraportiani Church

The Mykonos Island, located near the southern coast of Attica, and its self-titled major town is notable for its white houses and churches, which simply strew the slopes. The small churches that draw their own crosses and domes upwards are especially amazing in the light of the bright sun. The residents of Mykonos argue that on their island, 365 churches and chapel...

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Borgund Stave Church

Borgund Stave Church in Norway is one of the oldest surviving frame churches. Over 1,500 staves were built in Norway, but only 28 of them survived up till now. Technology buildings and religious aspects The church was built probably in 1150-80 years in the honor of St. Andrew. ...