A church building, often simply called a church, is a building used for religious activities, particularly worship services. The term in its architectural sense is most often used by Christians to refer to their religious buildings; they can be used by other religions. In traditional Christian architecture, the church is often arranged in the shape of a Christian cross. When viewed from plan view the longest part of a cross is represented by the aisle and the junction of the cross is located at the altar area.
Churches
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10Hagia Sophia
The Hagia Sophia in Thessaloniki, Greece, is one of the oldest churches in that city still standing today. It is one of several monuments in Thessaloniki included as a World Heritage Site on the UNESCO list.
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7Hagios Demetrios
The Church of Saint Demetrius, or Hagios Demetrios, is the main sanctuary dedicated to Saint Demetrius, the patron saint of Thessaloniki (in Central Macedonia, Greece), dating from a time when it was the second largest city of the Byzantine Empire.
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10High Cathedral of Saint Peter, Trier
The High Cathedral of Saint Peter in Trier is a Roman Catholic church in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the oldest cathedral in the country. The edifice is notable for its extremely long life span under multiple different eras each contributing some elements to its design, including the center of the main chapel being made of Roman brick laid under the direction of Saint Helen, resulting in a cathedral added onto gradually rather than rebuilt in different eras.
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1Holy Mother of God Church, Rock-hewn churches of Ivanovo
Rock-hewn churches of Ivanovo, Holy Mother of God Church, main cave mural painting, World Heritage Site, near Russe, Northern Bulgaria.
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6Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra
Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra is an architectural monument of the late Classicism style.
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1Holy Trinity Church, Zhovkva
Wooden Holy Trinity Church was built in suburb of Zhovkva, Ukraine in 1720 on the place of a church that burned down in 1717. The structure consisits of three wooden naves and a brick sacristy.
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3Igene Evangelic Lutheran church
Igene church is one of the few wooden churches in Latvia, built in mid-18th century and still successfully serving its original purpose. The shape of the dimension, layout and proportions of the church are archaic bearing evidence of preservation of ancient traditions of wooden craft.
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10Itsukushima Shrine
Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima, best known for its "floating" torii gate.
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10Kazan Cathedral
Kazan Cathedral or Kazanskiy Kafedralniy Sobor, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, is a cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg. It is dedicated to Our Lady of Kazan, probably the most venerated icon in Russia.
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10Kurosaki Church, Nagasaki
In 1897, the foundations were laid down according to Father de Rotz's design.
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10La Laguna Cathedral
The Cathedral of San Cristobal de La Laguna or Catedral de Nuestra Senora de los Remedios is a Catholic cathedral in Tenerife, Spain.
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10Matthias Church
Matthias Church is a Roman Catholic church located in Budapest, Hungary, in front of the Fisherman's Bastion at the heart of Buda's Castle District. According to church tradition, it was originally built in Romanesque style in 1015, although no archaeological remains exist.
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10Mosque – Cathedral of Cordoba
The Mosque–Cathedral of Cordoba, also known as the Great Mosque of Cordoba, whose ecclesiastical name is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, is the Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Cordoba dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and located in the Spanish region of Andalusia.
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6Ohno Church, Nagasaki
Ohno Church, one of the "Churches and Christian Sites in Nagasaki", a group of thirteen sites in Nagasaki Prefecture and Kumamoto Prefecture relating to the history of Christianity in Japan.
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1Orthodox church St. Paraskeva, Radruz
The church in Radruz is one of the most precious wooden churches in Poland and was erected by master carpenters who used the experience of the late Gothic carpentry.
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10Paoay Church
The Saint Augustine Church, commonly known as the Paoay Church, is the Roman Catholic church of the municipality of Paoay, Ilocos Norte in the Philippines.
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7Petajavesi Old Church
The Petajavesi Old Church is a wooden church located in Petajavesi, Finland. It was built between 1763 and 1765, when Tavastia was still a part of Sweden. The bell tower was built in 1821. It was inscribed in 1994 on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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7Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk
The Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk at Zelena Hora is a religious building at the edge of Zdar nad Sazavou, Czech Republic, near the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia. It is the final work of Jan Santini Aichel, a Bohemian architect who combined the Borrominiesque Baroque with references to Gothic elements in both construction and decoration.
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1Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
The Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo are a group of monolithic churches, chapels and monasteries hewn out of solid rock and completely different from other monastery complexes in Bulgaria, located near the village of Ivanovo, 20 km south of Rousse, on the high rocky banks of the Rusenski Lom, 32 m above the river.
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7Royal Sanctuary of the Christ of La Laguna
Royal Sanctuary of the Christ of La Laguna is a Catholic church located in the city of San Cristobal de La Laguna, Tenerife. The sanctuary is famous for the fact that houses the image of the Cristo de La Laguna, very devotional image around the Canary Islands.
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10Ruins of St. Paul's, Macau
The Ruins of St. Paul's are the ruins of a 16th-century complex in Macau including what was originally St. Paul's College and the Church of St. Paul also known as "Mater Dei", a 17th-century Portuguese church dedicated to Saint Paul the Apostle.
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10Sagrada Familia
The Sagrada Familia is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, designed by Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi.
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10Saint Anthony Church
Saint Anthony Church is consider to be the first church of Macau. The original Saint Anthony church was built in 1565.
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3Saint Gayane Church
The Church of Saint Gayane is a 7th-century Armenian church in Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), the religious center of Armenia. It is located within walking distance from the Etchmiadzin Cathedral of 301.
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4Saint Hripsime Church
Saint Hripsime Church is a seventh century Armenian Apostolic church in the city of Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), Armenia. It is one of the oldest surviving churches in the country.
