Unusual Churches Around The World

Borgund Stave Church, Lærdal, Norway - located in Borgund, Lærdal, Norway is the best preserved of Norway’s 28 extant stave churches.


Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain - Is a very massive Roman Catholic basilica under construction in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Construction began in 1882 and continues to this day. A very famous architect Antoni Gaudí worked on the project for over 40 years, devoting the last 15 years of his life entirely to this endeavour.

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St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow, Russia - is a multi-tented church which stands on the Red Square in Moscow.The cathedral was built in 1555 -1561 by Ivan IV (a.k.a Ivan the Terrible) to celebrate the capture of the Khanate of Kazan.

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Las Lajas Cathedral, Colombia - Built in 1916 inside the canyon of the Guaitara river where, according to local legend, the Virgin Mary appeared.

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Jubilee Church - Rome,Italy - Designed in 1996 by architect Richard Meier, the church has curved walls which serve the engineering purpose of minimizing thermal peak loads in the interior space.


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St Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Church in Chicago - is a is most known for its ultra-modern thirteen gold domed roof symbolizing the twelve apostles and Jesus Christ as the largest center dome.

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Church in Huntington Beach - USA

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Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe chapel- Le Puy-en-Velay, France - A chapel perched on a volcanic plug. This is the Rock of Aiguilhe, on the edge of the town of Puy en Velay, in the Auvergne. The Chapelle Saint-Michel has stood there for 1042 years, since Bishop Gothescalk had it built in 962 on his return from a pilgrimage to Santiago del Compostella in Galicia.

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Church of St. George - Lalibela, Ethiopia - Church of St. George is completely carved out of stone in the shape of a cross.


Written Stone - Monastery, Romania - Local tradition confesses that,during the construction of a railway , at the opening of the a tunnel, it was found an icon painted in stone representing the Holy Trinity. The monastery was built at the opening of the tunnel The monastery was built at the opening of the tunnel on the rock.



Cathedral of Maringa - Parana, Brazil - This is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in downtown Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, measuring 124 m high. It was completed in 1972 and is the tallest church in South America and the 16th tallest in the world.

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Grundtvig’s Church,Copenhagen, Denmark - located in the Bispebjerg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is a rare example of expressionist church architecture. Due to its unusual appearance, it is one of the best known churches in the city.

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Church in a Hill - Luxembourg - This church is built into the hillside on which it perches. One of the reasons the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has survived as an independent state for a thousand years against such powerful neighbors as Germany and France, is that the area is eminently fortifiable.

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