Beautiful Churches and Their Meaning

[WirSindBettler]

Михайлівський золотоверхий монастир, Київ, Україна
St. Michael's Monastery, Kiev, Ukraine

 

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Вознесенский собор, Алматы, Қазақстан
Ascension Cathedral, Almaty, Kazakhstan

 

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Богоявленский собор в Елохове, Москва
Epiphany Cathedral at Yelokhovo, Moscow

 

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Naval cathedral of Saint Nicholas, Russia

 

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Church of Elijah the Prophet, Yaroslavl, Russia

 

[seashale76]

The Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas is a seriously beautiful church. Very Byzantine. Also- since there were so many pics of it- to any wondering- that is Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John surrounding the dome with the Pantocrator.

 

[WirSindBettler]

Sacré-Cœur Basilica, Paris

 

[WirSindBettler]

Someone already posted some pictures of this, but here are more:

Sainte-Chapelle, Paris

Upper Chapel:

Lower Chapel:

 

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Adolf Fredriks kyrka, Stockholm

 

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Engelbrektskyrkan, Stockholm

 

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Gustaf Vasa kyrka, Stockholm

Who said Lutheran churches don't have Crucifixes?

 

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Hedvig Eleonora kyrka, Stockholm

 

[MoreCoffee]

Stunning isn't it? Those curtains of stained glass are just so beautiful.

Someone already posted some pictures of this, but here are more:

Sainte-Chapelle, Paris

Upper Chapel:

Lower Chapel:

 

[WirSindBettler]

Sint-Nicolaasbasiliek, Amsterdam

 

[WirSindBettler]

Long time since I've posted here, but I've found some more great Lutheran churches:

Chapel of Christ Triumphant, Concordia University Wisconsin (LCMS):

Frösö Kyrka, Frösön, Jämtland, Northern Sweden (I have quite a bit of family from Jämtland, but not from Frösön):

Brunfo Kyrka, Brunflo, Jämtland, Northern Sweden

Marby Gamla Kyrka, Marby, Jämtland, Northern Sweden

 

[WirSindBettler]

Åre Gamla Kyrka, Åre, Jämtland, Northern Sweden

Hackås Kyrka, Hackås, Jämtland, Northern Sweden

Ragunda Gamla Kyrka, Ragunda, Jämtland, Northern Sweden (this is where I have family):

Håsjö Gamla Kyrka, Håslö, Jämtland, Northern Sweden

 

[James Is Back]

Ok time for a vacation to Scandinavia

Those are some nice scenic Churches!

 

[WirSindBettler]

Some more English churches, this time centered around London.

St Mary-le-Strand

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Priory Church of St Bartholomew-the-Great

 

[WirSindBettler]

I just realized that for all my love of English gothic, as evidenced many, many times throughout this thread, I've never posted any pictures of Westminster Abbey. I'll make up for it now.

Exterior of Westminster Abbey (WA part 1 of 4)

 

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Nave of Westminster Abbey (WA part 2 of 4)