From ancient cliffside chapels to bone-filled cathedrals, these are the most unusual churches in the world. While The Vatican and The Pope represent the heart of Christianity, we explore lesser-known yet astonishing churches shaped by religion and bu...
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The Bone Church - Garlands of human skulls, plus a bone chandelier & chalices decorate this small Gothic chapel.
Sedlec Ossuary (Czechia)
82 meters up, reached by stairs, dedicated to Archangel Michael & formed over 2 million years ago.
Rocher Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe (Aiguilhe, France)
Gleaming mosaics & marble line this richly decorated 1880s church topped with colorful onion domes.
Savior on the Spilled Blood (St Petersburg, Russia)
18th-century wooden church formed of 8 tiers, housing an elaborately carved & gilded wall of icons - built without nails
Tserkov' Preobrazheniya Gospodnya (Republic of Karelia, Russia)
Natural limestone pillar venerated in Georgian Orthodoxy, with a place of worship at its top.
Katskhi Pillar (Katskhi, Georgia)
Cathedral inside a mosque
Mosque-Cathedral Monumental Site of Córdoba (Córdoba, Spain)
Centuries-old cave church hewn into a sandstone tower, reachable via thin ledges & a vertical climb.
Abune Yemata Church (Megab, Ethiopia)
It is the fourth tallest architectural structure in Iceland and one of its most famous monuments.
The Church of Hallgrímur (Reykjavík, Iceland)
Ornate 18th-century Gothic-style Catholic church & museum popular as a pilgrimage site.
Las Lajas Cathedral (Colombia, South America)
A country church is seen balancing on its steeple as if it had been lifted by a terrific force and brought to the site as a device or method of rooting out evil forces.
Device to Root Out Evil (Casa Capgirada, Spain)
Really interesting chapel, built into the cliff
Chapel of St. Gildas (Pluméliau-Bieuzy, France)
it is worth the detour and allow 1 hour for the exterior and interior visit, especially if the weather is nice.
Notre Dame du Haut (Ronchamp, France)
I was amazed when I read that it was actually in the USA and not in the Soviet Union.
St Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Church (Chicago, IL, USA)
very distinctive curved walls which look like sails and serve the engineering purpose of minimizing thermal peak loads in the interior space. The walls are made from a special cement which contains titanium dioxide, so it destroys air pollution.
Jubilee Church (Rome, Italy)
looks like a huge basket from the side
Basilica de Higuey (Dominican Republic)
this church has drawn much attention!
Stykkishólmskirkja Luthern Church (Iceland)
Four rectilinear stained glass windows soar 64 meters (210 ft) from floor to ceiling. Looks like a Pyramid of Egypt or Aztecs, doesn’t it?
Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Construction on this famous monument began in 1882 and continues to this day!
Sagrada Família (Barcelona, Spain)
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