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Whats the most beautiful church you been too? Pictures are welcomed

The nicest church I been to is Our Lady Of Polska Czestochowa.this is the church

http://www.czestochowa.us/images/shrine.jpg


This cathedra is in Poland Oliwa Gdansk

http://www.hrs-hl.de/comenius/Comenius_2001/Meetings/Gdansk_III_2003/PL_20030325_Gdansk_Oliwa_01_Wedding_Church_30.jpg

This church celebrated the 50 years of standing looks like a brand new church

St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague, or Saint-Sulpice in Paris.

St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague, or Saint-Sulpice in Paris.
Have any picture of that church

Nothing in my city to get excited about. Most are small ugly concrete things ...

sacre couer. that and the vicinity around it. the most beautiful spots in paris.

I've been to a couple churches. Notre Dame or the ones in Venice or Prague come to mind, as well as some of the synagogues in Prague.

Westminster Abbey

sacre couer. that and the vicinity around it. the most beautiful spots in paris.

La Madeleine is nice, too:

Outside:

http://pics.livejournal.com/quelconque/pic/0006gzc3

Inside:
http://pics.livejournal.com/quelconque/pic/0006hs48
http://83.243.20.58/Photos/00/00/06/11/ME0000061122_3.jpg
http://83.243.20.58/Photos/00/00/06/11/ME0000061124_3.jpg
http://83.243.20.58/Photos/00/00/06/11/ME0000061130_3.jpg

Have any picture of that church
http://www.travelsinparadise.com/czech/prague-famous/pictures/st.vitus-cathedral-05.jpg

I wish I could find one of the interior. It's breathtaking.

San Sophia (http://www.kiwisinlondon.com/content/pics/turkey_san_sophia.jpg), although it is also a Mosque.

San Sophia (http://www.kiwisinlondon.com/content/pics/turkey_san_sophia.jpg), although it is also a Mosque.Maybe we should rename the thread "Houses of Worship" then, huh? :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/RainyRaver/makesign1.jpg

One that's about to become a synagogue or a mosque.

St. Gregory's of Nyssa in San Francisco--it's not an imposing structure or anything, but it's beautiful nonetheless.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1/thenazz/d6c642b4.jpg

This, but maybe mainly because it's not far away from were I live
cologne cathedral (www.hdg.de/eurovisionen/images/religion/koeln.jpg)
cologne cathedral (www.ilexikon.com/images/7/78/Koelner_Dom.jpg)
cologne cathedral (www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,171657,00.jpg)
cologne cathedral (http://www.info-4u2.de/index.html?de/koeln_dom.html)
cologne cathedral (fam-tille.de/deutschland/koeln/2001_039choir.jpg)

And this
cathedrale saint-benign (http://images.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://www.stensland.net/images/europe/dijon_france/images/dijon_cathedral.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.stensland.net/images/europe/dijon_france/pages/dijon_cathedral.htm&h=880&w=584&sz=75&tbnid=hCwJe6AWTPwJ:&tbnh=145&tbnw=96&hl=de&start=7&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddijon%2Bcathedral%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Dde%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN)
cathedrale saint-benign (www.webscapades.com/france/burgundy/dijon4.jpg)

that church is very nice Fass

barcelona cathedral, a little obvious but i like it :)

Theres a nice Cathedra in New Jersey Newark that the pope went too.

This, but maybe mainly because it's not far away from were I live
cologne cathedral (www.hdg.de/eurovisionen/images/religion/koeln.jpg)
cologne cathedral (www.ilexikon.com/images/7/78/Koelner_Dom.jpg)
cologne cathedral (www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,171657,00.jpg)
cologne cathedral (http://www.info-4u2.de/index.html?de/koeln_dom.html)
cologne cathedral (fam-tille.de/deutschland/koeln/2001_039choir.jpg)

And this
cathedrale saint-benign (http://images.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://www.stensland.net/images/europe/dijon_france/images/dijon_cathedral.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.stensland.net/images/europe/dijon_france/pages/dijon_cathedral.htm&h=880&w=584&sz=75&tbnid=hCwJe6AWTPwJ:&tbnh=145&tbnw=96&hl=de&start=7&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddijon%2Bcathedral%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Dde%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN)
cathedrale saint-benign (www.webscapades.com/france/burgundy/dijon4.jpg)

Yeah I went to Cologne Cathedral, so many steps to climb!

http://www.chc.org.sg/

For more pictures, go to "Our Church" And find for the "pictures of church"

One that's about to become a synagogue or a mosque.

A Church that's about to become non-Christian, you mean? :confused:

http://www.chc.org.sg/

For more pictures, go to "Our Church" And find for the "pictures of church"

Ugh, it's hideous. And the inside looks like a commercial mall, with the actual worship room as some sort of concert hall completely devoid of any sort of decoration.

I've never been in a church, so I laugh at the rest of you.

Ugh, it's hideous. And the inside looks like a commercial mall, with the actual worship room as some sort of concert hall completely devoid of any sort of decoration.

I like the corporate modern hall type of church. With people comfort in mind (not those damn phews), nice chairs, good soundsystem & great fire escape (Hah).

Rather than the old ancient daunting looking cathedrals!

No point having a church where it looks great, but can't fill it up with people, and eventually becomes a museum/casino/bar.

Uppsala Cathedral in Uppsala, Sweden. It's jaw-droppingly beautiful.

There are a couple of so-so pictures of it here: www3.tsl.uu.se/~ellert/delphiweek/uppsala.html .

Three way tie between St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, the Sistine Chapel and Notre Dame de Paris.

Uppsala Cathedral in Uppsala, Sweden. It's jaw-droppingly beautiful.

There are a couple of so-so pictures of it here: www3.tsl.uu.se/~ellert/delphiweek/uppsala.html .

I actually like Gustav Vasa kyrka (http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustaf_Vasa_kyrka) better.

I like the corporate modern hall type of church. With people comfort in mind (not those damn phews), nice chairs, good soundsystem & great fire escape (Hah).

Rather than the old ancient daunting looking cathedrals!

Yeah, who needs aesthetics and authenticity...

No point having a church where it looks great, but can't fill it up with people, and eventually becomes a museum/casino/bar.

As opposed to already being one from the beginning.

Notre Dame de Paris.
gets my vote, though i'm hardly an officionado on churches...


http://homepages.ius.edu/Special/Galena/France2001/notre%20dame.jpg


you can't see it from the photo but the location is pretty stunning too (from what i remember)

you can't see it from the photo but the location is pretty stunning too (from what i remember)

Ile de la Cité. (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=paris,+france&ll=48.854946,2.347169&spn=0.007149,0.015044&t=k&hl=en)

Ile de la Cité. (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=paris,+france&ll=48.854946,2.347169&spn=0.007149,0.015044&t=k&hl=en)
damn right! :cool:

damn right! :cool:

I do miss Paris. I never should have left... *sigh*

I do miss Paris. I never should have left... *sigh*
it is a damn beautiful city (in parts)

Any church in Italy.

Notre Dame and Sacre Couer in Paris are amazing, as is St. Patricks in New York City

Also, the Eldridge Street Synagogue in NYC is beautiful. Looks alot (and I mean ALOT) like a Cathedral.
http://www.lowermanhattan.info/images/news/bricks.jpg

I Like all these churches that I see.

catedral de barcelona

and this one
http://www.erikfearn.com/photography/graphic_art/images/taj%20mahal%20at%20full%20moon.jpg

San Sophia (http://www.kiwisinlondon.com/content/pics/turkey_san_sophia.jpg), although it is also a Mosque.

Yeah, the Hagia Sophia AKA Blue Mosque is definetely the nicest one I have ever stepped into.

I would have to say The Vatican!

Whats the most beautiful church you been too? Pictures are welcomed

The nicest church I been to is Our Lady Of Polska Czestochowa.this is the church

http://www.czestochowa.us/images/shrine.jpg


Vatican City.

It's one big church!

San Chapel, Paris, France.

I like German village churches. They have thick walls and narrow slits for windows so that you could see whether the mercenaries were gone without getting shot. :D

Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.

http://www.cfshist.co.uk/Sagrada%20Familia%20(Gaudi).jpg

A pair of anonymous standing stones set in a field in the Irish countryside up near Galway that my friend and I passed as we hitchhiked in a light drizzle.

Glacier National Park.

Whats the most beautiful church you been too? Pictures are welcomed

The nicest church I been to is Our Lady Of Polska Czestochowa.this is the church

http://www.czestochowa.us/images/shrine.jpg

Bleh, you call that church beautyful? I like old churches much better, not such fancy schmanzy new ones.

Just do a google image search for Kunta Hora, Czech Republic. Talk about making lemonade out of lemons.

I have been to the Salt Lake City Temple in Salt Lake City. I think that it is beautiful.

The St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.

Link to info and pictures (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Patrick's_Cathedral,_New_York)

I will not comment. I will not comment. I will not comment.I will.
I bet you're Mormon, Alablablania :D

I will not comment. I will not comment. I will not comment.
here is a link to it. http://www.pbase.com/tim32225/image/26109367

I will.
I bet you're Mormon, Alablablania :D
yep

Been there. Seen it.

I shouldn't have even implied a critique. Sorry. I just disagree.

that is ok

it is just the most beautiful one i have been to

I'm just bitter b/c I couldn't find a Starbucks in the area. ;) :D
i hope this doesnt turn into a Mormon bashing

National Cathedral in Washington, DC.

I'm sure any number of cathedrals in the old world are even more impressive, such as Chartiers, St. Peter's, etc., but this is the nicest one I have ever been to.


http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/9941/nationalcathedral1nf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


National Cathedral in Washington, DC. (http://www.cathedral.org/)

My comment was a joke. I hope it wasn't taken as bashing.

I'll not comment further, but will quickly defend against any actual bashing.

This thread can now return to its regular programming.

no offense taken. i was just saying that i didnt want somebody else to start with the whole hating Mormons thing. (yes, some people do)

The Washington National Cathedral is the most imposing church I've ever been to. The inside is absolutely stunning. I couldn't find any pictures on google that do the interior justice and I don't have a clue where the pictures I took are.

http://www.higeorgetown.com/images/cathedral.jpg

The church in my own town, Guardian Angels Church, isn't too bad, I guess. It's nice for a small town.

http://www.manisteefoundation.org/manistee/pub/guardian%20angels.jpg

Having lived at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, I was always a fan of the chapel there. It's pretty, in a very "post-modern architecture/parachuter's death" sort of way.

http://www.millennium-ark.net/Reports/USAFA.html

wow cat tribe, you deleted all your posts, i wasnt offended at all, i even found it funny.

Hmm I would have to say the one in London (I don't remeber the name.) But Lawrence of Arabia is burried there.

Chartres Cathedral in France. The pieta is easily the most impressive scupture ever made.

Too many to say for sure, although it's hard to beat St. Peter's Basilica.

I went to St. Patricks as a kid and it was beautiful. I regret never going back.

St. Peter's in the Vatican is just awesome. It can swallow any other church whole. o_o

the (I think its a bascilica) at Catholic U. in D.C. is pretty sweet

Thanks all that posted like all these churches I seen

This, but maybe mainly because it's not far away from were I live
cologne cathedral (www.hdg.de/eurovisionen/images/religion/koeln.jpg)
cologne cathedral (www.ilexikon.com/images/7/78/Koelner_Dom.jpg)
cologne cathedral (www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,171657,00.jpg)
cologne cathedral (http://www.info-4u2.de/index.html?de/koeln_dom.html)
cologne cathedral (fam-tille.de/deutschland/koeln/2001_039choir.jpg)

i was just about to go look for pics of Cologne Cathedral! so yeah, what s/he said


nightmare to climb though

nightmare to climb though

It's quite high, isn't it. I climed it once when I was 5 and never got the urge to do it again afterwards.

I forgot to mention that the other church I showed, cathedrale saint-benign, is in Dijon. I like it because of its portal with hundreds of gargoyles. It's damn impressive.

This church is in Poland Oliwa Gdansk

http://www.hrs-hl.de/comenius/Comenius_2001/Meetings/Gdansk_III_2003/PL_20030325_Gdansk_Oliwa_01_Wedding_Church_30.jpg

Although a non-believer, I have visited many houses of worship just to see the genius of the human race. I couldn't tell you which I find the most beautiful, but I found these most impressive:

Without a doubt, do not miss the cathedrals of Aachen, Worms, Speyer, Mainz (all Romanesque), those of Paris, Chartres, Reims, Amiens, Bourges, Köln, Ulm, Vienna, Prag, etc. (all Gothic)! You should also visit churches. I was impressed by Paray-le-Monial, St-Philibert de Tournus, Wieskirche, Ettal, Melk, Zwiefalten, Sv. Jan na Skalice (Prag), St. Miklas (Mala Strana-Prag), Karlskirche (Vienna), etc. It's a very long list!

I have an enormous list of churches to visit Spain, Portugal, Italy, Poland, Scandinavia, Benelux, Baltic countries, Russia, etc. but they must wait until I can find some money to travel again. Donations will be gratefully accepted! ;)

I've never been in Europe, but the most beautiful church that I've seen is Historic Trinity, in Detroit, Michigan.

I've never been in Europe, but the most beautiful church that I've seen is Historic Trinity, in Detroit, Michigan.

I seen that church at a Detroit Pistons game its nice

Chartres Cathedral in France. The pieta is easily the most impressive scupture ever made.


I agree. I love Chartres Cathedral.

Cathedral of Cologne (http://www.lodging-germany.com/info/Cologne/cathedral.htm)
I work 60 meters away from it and visit it quite often. Too bad they dont offer good tours, the cathedral has lots of secret chambers, hidden gangways and loads of interesting details. The amount of gargoyles alone is amazing.

Cathedral of Cologne (http://www.lodging-germany.com/info/Cologne/cathedral.htm)
I work 60 meters away from it and visit it quite often. Too bad they dont offer good tours, the cathedral has lots of secret chambers, hidden gangways and loads of interesting details. The amount of gargoyles alone is amazing.

I'd love to go again and see these secret chambers. York Minster is great if you're ever in the North of England.

Glacier National Park.
Denali.

Though the summit of any good mountain range will do.

Chartres Cathedral in France. The pieta is easily the most impressive scupture ever made.
You wouldn't happen to know who made that Pieta, would you?

You wouldn't happen to know who made that Pieta, would you?
Unfortunately, as Chartres Cathedral was originally constructed around 1000-1100, and then rebuilt after a fire has destroyed some of it around 1200, I'm pretty sure no one knows who created either the pietas, high reliefs outside along the portal, or low reliefs inside, as well as the famous rose windows and architecture of the cathedral itself.

For those that have never seen the cathedral or pieta, here are some pictures from my own personal collection.

Cathedral: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/DarkValor85/France/DSCN0416.jpg
Chapel: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/DarkValor85/France/DSCN0427.jpg
Typanum: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/DarkValor85/France/DSCN0436.jpg
Pieta: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/DarkValor85/France/DSCN0432.jpg

Pieta: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/DarkValor85/France/DSCN0432.jpg

That doesn't seem to be a pietà (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet%C3%A0) at all.

That doesn't seem to be a pietà (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet%C3%A0) at all.
I can't really tell from the angle of the shot, but it looks as if Jesus may be draped across the angels...and maybe the figure at the top is supposed to be Mary? Nice piece of work even if it isn't a Pieta

Personally I think all Gothic Cathedrals look the same, and those modern glass box churches are just too bland for me. Give me the Sagrada Familia Cathedral in Barcelona. That Gaudi had the best ideas about Architecture, if he was still alive and I had alot of money, he would be the one to design my house, no question.

All those gigantic churches are nice but I prefer simplicity. My favourites are old and smallish churhces around Scandinavia. Few Finnish examples

Sauvo Church
http://www.muuka.com/finnishpumpkin/churches/s/cwsaus/church_cwsaus.html
(hundreds of other Finnish churches, castles, fortresses etc can be found on this site)

The Church of Petäjävesi
outside (http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~jakapyla/virusnetwork2/slides/0250%20Pet%E4j%E4veden%20vanha%20kirkko.jpg)
inside (http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~jakapyla/virusnetwork2/slides/0290%20Kirkossa.html)


Gaudi could design my house too but I have to say tha La Sagrada Familia is not that brilliant. I don't know why. I like it but I don't love it.

The Honan Chapel in University College Cork, Ireland. Its a multi dominational chruch with the signs of the zodiac all mosaiced(if that is a word) on the floor. It is stunning. If you are ever in Cork-its a must see!

I can't really tell from the angle of the shot, but it looks as if Jesus may be draped across the angels...and maybe the figure at the top is supposed to be Mary? Nice piece of work even if it isn't a Pieta
That scultor is about Mary's ascension. In Piéta Mary would hold the dead body of Christ.
Anyway that was cleared already. I remember that there should have been 8 towers in Chartres Cathedral. Do you know why there's only two. I know the other one is newer than the other. Lack of money? Impossible architecture?

Whats that one in Prague decorated with the bones of plaugue victims?

That one looks really cool.

Just remembered a church (cathedral) in Malta. I quess it was in Valletta (if not, in Sliema os St. Julians). I was only 9 when I visited it and it stunned me. I had never seen anything like that before. I don't know the name of the church or what it looks like outside (don't remember either) but here's a picture from inside. (http://photos1.blogger.com/img/177/1119/1024/P9200174_edited.jpg)

Ah, it's St- John's Cathedral in Valletta

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