The most beautiful churches around the WORLD

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The neo-Gothic Las Laras Sanctuary sits perched on a bridge spanning a deep river gorge in southern 
Colombia -- one of South America's most dramatic churches. 34 years to construct 

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Notre-Dame Basillica of Montreal 
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Barcelona’s and Antoni Gaudi’s, LaSagrada Familia 
Construction commenced in 1882. Estimated completion date: 2026 
144 years 
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The soaring pillars and rainbow-hued stained glass windows of the Sagrada Familia’s interior. 
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Asis Church, Taos, N.M. 
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Cadet Chapel at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. 
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The 150-foot tall Cadet Chapel......17 spires. 
Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona, AZ. 
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Borgund Stave Church, Norway 
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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Washington Island, Wis. 
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Duomo in Milan 
Construction commenced 1386 
Completed 1965 579 years 
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Greek island of Santorini 
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St. Vinzenz Church, Heiligenblut, Austria. 
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Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. 
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Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome 
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Interior of Saint Peter’s. 
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St. Michaels Cathedral, Kiev, Ukraine 
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Cathedral-Basilica, New Orleans. 
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Church of Assumption, Bled Lake, Slovenia 
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Church of Our Savior, St. Petersburg, Russia. 
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St. Peter’s interior. 
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Chapel of the Rock, Estes Park, Colo. 
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Heddal Stave Church, Norway 
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St. Bartholoma, Lake Konigssee, Germany 
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Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady Aparecida, Brasilia,Brazil. 
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Brasilia’s interior. 
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St. Basil’s, Moscow, Russia. 
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Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame, Dinant, Belgium 
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Lutheran Church of Hallgrimur, also known as Hallgrimskirkia, Iceland 
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Chapel of Thanksgiving in Dallas, TX. 
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Our Lady of Covadonga Cathedral, Spain. 
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Salisbury Cathedral, Britain 
Construction: 1220 - 1320 
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Yosemite Valley Chapel, Yosemite National Park. 
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Nuestra Nenora de Gracia, Cuenca, Spain 
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Stowe Community Church, Stowe, Vermont 
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Santuario Dom Bosco, Brasilia, Brazil 
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Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, San Diego, CA. 
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Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene, Jerusalem. 
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Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, Canela, Brazil. 
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St. Charles Cathedral, Vienna 
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pogost , or enclosure, of Kizhi in the Russian autonomous region of Karelia dates back to the 18th century and includes two wooden churches -- one with 22 wooden domes -- and a wooden clock tower." 
The UNESCO-listed pogost, Kizhi, Russia. 
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Crystal Cathedral, Grove, CA. 
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Sacre-Coeur Basilica, Paris 
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Church of Panagia Paraportiani, Island of Mykonos 
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Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow, Russia. 
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Basilica of the National Vow, Quito, Ecuador 
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Church of Dmitry on Blood, Uglich, Russia. 
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Memorial Temple of the Birth of Christ, Shipka, Bulgaria. 
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Notre-Dame-du-Huat, France. 
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Notre-Dame-du-Huat Interior. 
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Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe, Puy-en-Velay, Fran 

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