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Best churches to visit worldwide

This is the widest group in the catalogue: parish churches, royal abbeys that are no longer abbeys, pilgrimage churches and a few buildings that are churches in the most unusual sense. It includes the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia, carved down into the stone; the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá in Colombia, built inside a salt mine; Westminster Abbey, where English monarchs are crowned; the Gergeti Trinity Church beneath Mount Kazbek in Georgia; the medieval frescoes of the Boyana Church in Sofia; and the carvings of Rosslyn Chapel near Edinburgh.

Cửa Bắc Church

Hanoi, Vietnam

Cửa Bắc Church, formally the Church of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, stands on Phan Đình Phùng Street in the Ba Đình…

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Downtown Presbyterian Church

Nashville, United States

The Downtown Presbyterian Church stands on Church Street in the centre of Nashville, a few blocks from the honky-tonks…

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Frauenkirche, Nuremberg

Nuremberg, Germany

The Frauenkirche closes the eastern side of the main market square in Nuremberg and is free to enter.

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Gesù Nuovo

Naples, Italy

The Gesu Nuovo stands on the square of the same name at the western entrance to the historic centre of Naples, opposite…

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Gol Stave Church

Oslo, Norway

Gol Stave Church stands in the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History, the Norsk Folkemuseum, on the Bygdøy peninsula in…

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Grote Kerk, Haarlem

Haarlem, Netherlands

The Grote Kerk, or Saint Bavo's Church, stands on the Grote Markt, the main square of Haarlem, the Netherlands,…

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Hanging Church

Cairo, Egypt

The Hanging Church, officially the Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, stands in Coptic Cairo, the old…

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Holy Cross Church, Warsaw

Warsaw, Poland

Holy Cross Church stands on Krakowskie Przedmiescie, the royal route through central Warsaw, opposite the main gate of…

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Holy Rosary Church, Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand

Holy Rosary Church stands on the east bank of the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok's Talat Noi district, a short walk…

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Iglesia de la Preciosa Sangre

Cáceres, Spain

The church closes the top of the square of San Jorge in the walled old town of Caceres, and the twin white towers above…

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Igreja de Sao Tiago, Obidos

Obidos, Portugal

The church stands just inside the walls of Obidos, below the castle, and it no longer functions as a church at all: it…

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Igreja do Carmo

Porto, Portugal

The Carmo church stands on the corner of the Praca de Carlos Alberto in central Porto, near the university and the…

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Jesuit Church, Heidelberg

Heidelberg, Germany

The Jesuit church stands on a quiet square just behind the university buildings in the old town of Heidelberg, a few…

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Jesuit Church, Lucerne

Lucerne, Switzerland

The Jesuit church stands on the left bank of the river Reuss in Lucerne, a few minutes'

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Jesuit Church, Mannheim

Mannheim, Germany

The Jesuit church stands in the grid of streets beside Mannheim's enormous baroque palace, a few minutes'

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Jesuit Church, Vienna

Vienna, Austria

The Jesuit church, also known as the University Church, stands on a quiet square in the old university quarter of…

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Kreuzkirche, Dresden

Dresden, Germany

The Kreuzkirche stands on the old market square in Dresden, a few minutes from the rebuilt Frauenkirche and the royal…

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Marktkirche, Hanover

Hanover, Germany

The Market Church stands in the heart of Hanover's old town, beside the old town hall and the market square, and…

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Metekhi Church

Tbilisi, Georgia

The Metekhi church stands on a rocky cliff above the Mtkvari river in Tbilisi, facing the old town across the water,…

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