A Photo Tour of the World's Most Beautiful Churches
— By Terry Ward
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Duomo di Milano, in Milan, Italy.
Duomo di Milano, in Milan, Italy.
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Duomo di Milano, in Milan, Italy.
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An up-close view of the Duomo di Milano, from Piazza del Duomo.
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A view from the top of Duomo di Milano, in Milan, Italy, overlooking the city.
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The Leifur Eirksson monument and the iconic Church of Hallgrímur, in Reykjavík.
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A close-up view of the architecture of the Church of Hallgrímur.
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A view of Reykjavík from the tower of the Church of Hallgrímur.
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The interior of the stave church Borgund.
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The roof of the stave church Borgund.
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Las Lajas Sanctuary sits at the end of a bridge that stretches over a dramatic gorge, deep in the mountains of southwestern Colombia.
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A closer look at Las Lajas, in rural Colombia.
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Las Lajas looms over the rushing muddy waters of the Guaitara River, in Colombia.
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La Sagrada Família, in Barcelona, Spain, is still under construction—an ongoing masterpiece.
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A closer look at one of the façades of La Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain.
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A closer look at the details of La Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain.
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The Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe Chapel, in rural France, sits atop a 269-foot-high volcanic peak.
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The Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe Chapel, in rural France.
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To reach the Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe Chapel, visitors must ascend 268 stone steps carved into the church's needle-like rocky mount.
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The Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, is built on the site where Czar Alexander II was assassinated in 1881.
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An evening view of the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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You might recognize Ely Cathedral, in England, from several Hollywood films, including 2010's The King's Speech.
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The sanctuary of the Ely Cathedral.
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The east end of the Ely Cathedral.
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