Church

St. Servatius in Quedlinburg
View upwards to Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Trinity church and John Hancock tower
Trinity church and John Hancock tower
Old Graveyard surrounded by skyscapers
Old Graveyard surrounded by skyscapers
Arlington National Cemetery
 
Candles in S. Pietro in Vaticano (St. Peter's of Rome). Each candle stands for a wish.
The Pantheon is one of the great spiritual buildings of the world. It was built as a Roman temple and later consecrated as a Catholic Church. Its monumental porch originally faced a rectangular colonnaded temple courtyard and now enfronts the smaller Piazza della Rotonda. Through great bronze doors, one enters one great circular room. The interior volume is a cylinder above which rises the hemispherical dome. Opposite the door is a recessed semicircular apse, and on each side are three additional recesses, alternately rectangular and semicircular, separated from the space under the dome by paired monolithic columns. The only natural light enters through an unglazed oculus at the center of the dome and through the bronze doors to the portico. As the sun moves, striking patterns of light illuminate the walls and floors of porphyry, granite and yellow marbles. (Source: Great Buildings Online)
Medieval cloister
Entrance to Westminster Abbey.
Sorry, but this statue really reminds me of "Buddy Christ" from the movie "Dogma".
The entrance to a church in San Sebastian ist blocked by iron bars
Marienkirche Gelnhausen
Cemetery with snow
Cemetery with snow
Small crèche in the sandstone city wall of Büdingen
The present cathedral building was erected between 1755-1767
Abbey of St. Gall
Abbey of St. Gall
Abbey of St. Gall
Abbey of St. Gall
Abbey of St. Gall
Abbey of St. Gall
Abbey of St. Gall
Abbey of St. Gall
Abbey of St. Gall
Abbey of St. Gall
Abbey of St. Gall
The Duomo di Milano (Milan Dome) is the most famous landmark of Milan. The interior is dominated by gothic decorations.
The Duomo di Milano (Milan Dome) is the most famous landmark of Milan. The gothic style meant few windows and a mostly gloomy interior.
Duomo di Milano
Candles in the Duomo di Milano
Duomo di Milano
Duomo di Milano
Duomo di Milano
Cimitereo Munumentale
Cimitereo Munumentale
The "Fraumünster" in Zurich with the famous religious windows created by Marc Chagal
The Benedictine Abbey of Einsiedeln is a highlight of Swiss Baroque art
Benedictine Abbey of Einsiedeln
Main portal of the baroque Benedictine Abbey of Einsiedeln, goal for many pilgrims in Switzerland
Main portal of the baroque Benedictine Abbey of Einsiedeln, goal for many pilgrims in Switzerland
Main portal of the baroque Benedictine Abbey of Einsiedeln, goal for many pilgrims in Switzerland
Cross on the summit of the mountain "Hoher Freschen"
Interior of the abbey church of Mont-Saint-Michel. The work on the chuch began in the 11th century.
Entrance of Notre Dame de Paris
Front view of Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame
Chancel of Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Paris
Organ above the entrance of Notre Dame de Paris
Chancel of Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Paris
Basilica of Sacré Cœur in Montmartre
Basilica of Sacré Cœur in Montmartre
Basilica of Sacré Cœur in Montmartre
This door leads from the inside of the church to the main terrace with a magnificent view over the surrounding wadden sea.
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
Notre-Dame de Reims
The interior of the cathedral is 455 ft. long, 98 ft. wide in the nave, and 125 ft. high in the centre, and comprises a nave with aisles, transepts with aisles, a choir with double aisles, and an apse with ambulatory and radiating chapels.
Notre-Dame de Reims
Notre-Dame de Reims
Notre-Dame de Reims
Notre-Dame de Reims
Notre-Dame de Reims
Notre-Dame de Reims
Notre-Dame de Reims
Notre-Dame de Reims
Stained glasses of the famous Russian painter Marc Chagall in the cathedral
Notre-Dame de Reims
Notre-Dame de Reims
High altar of St. Kilian cathedral
Catholic parish church of St. Justinus in Alzenau
Central nave of the catholic Neumünsterkirche in Würzburg. The sculpture in front of the altar was created by Tilman Riemenschneider.
Wooden cross and Jesus figure in the Neumünster church in Würzburg
Wooden busts of the saints Kilian, Kolonat and Totnan in the Neumünster church in Würzburg. The work was created by Tilman Riemenschneider. Unfortunately it is only possible to show an almost 100 year old replica of the more than 500 year old original which was lost during World War II.
Madonna by Tilman Riemenschneider in the Neumünster church in Würzburg
Feretory with the skulls of the three saints Kilian, Kolonat and Totnan. The shrine stands in the crypt of the Neumünster church in Würzburg. Bishop Kilian and his two companions came to Würzburg as missionaries around the year 686. They played an important role in the Christianisation of Franconia. They were killed in 689 under uncertain circumstances. Bishop Kilian is the patron saint of Franconia.
The southern wing of the Würzburg Residenz houses the palace church. Architect Balthasar Neumann wanted to preserve his idea of harmony in the baroque facade. Therefore he kept the arrangement of windows and used columns in the interior of the church to detract the viewer’s eye from the architectural pattern. The exorbitant baroque decoration of the palace church of the Würzburg Residence makes it almost impossible to distinguish between downside and upside.
The exorbitant baroque decoration of the palace church of the Würzburg Residence makes it almost impossible to distinguish between downside and upside
Sultan Ahmed Mosque or Blue Mosque by night
Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii)
Interior of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii). The most important element in the interior of the mosque is the mihrab, which is made of finely carved and sculptured marble, the adjacent walls sheathed in ceramic tiles. To the right of the mihrab is the mimber, or pulpit, where the Imam stands when he is delivering his sermon at the time of noon prayer on Fridays or on holy days. The mosque has been designed so that even when it is at its most crowded, everyone in the mosque can see and hear the Imam.
At its lower levels the interior of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii) is lined with more than 20,000 handmade ceramic tiles, made at Iznik (the ancient Nicaea). Its upper levels are painted. More than 200 stained glass windows with intricate designs admit natural light, today assisted by chandeliers. The decorations include verses from the Holy Koran, many of them made by Seyyid Kasim Gubari, regarded as the greatest calligrapher of his time.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii)
Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii), also known as the Blue Mosque
Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya)
Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii), also known as the Blue Mosque
View on some of the minarets of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii), also known as the Blue Mosque
Altar in the cathedral Saint Salvator and Boniface of Fulda. Prince abbot Adalbert von Schleifras assigned the planning of a new cathedral to Johann Dientzenhofer. The old Ratgarbasilica (formery the largest basilica north of the Alps) was taken down before construction of the new building began in 1704. Parts of the foundations of the old church were used again. The baroque masterpiece was consecrated on August 15, 1712.
Altar in the cathedral Saint Salvator and Boniface of Fulda
Tomb of Saint Boniface (672-754), Apostle to the Germans. The crypt is one of the few visible remains of the old Ratgar basilica. The bones of the Saint rest in a decorated sarcophagus with reliefs created by Johann Neudecker.
Statue of the Virgin Mary in the cathedral Saint Salvator and Boniface of Fulda
Nativity scene in the cathedral Saint Salvator and Boniface of Fulda
Michaelskirche
Small statuette of a female roman Goddess
Small statuette of a female roman Goddess
Small statuette of a female roman Goddess
Gothic sanctuary of Cologne Cathedral
Jewelled Madonna in the left wing of Cologne Cathedral. Believers can donate necklaces and other jewellery to the Madonna statue. In front of the altar candles can be lit in prayer.
Sarcophagus of the Magi, a large gilded sarcophagus dating from the 13th century, and the largest reliquary in the Western world. It is thought to hold the remains of the Three Wise Men, whose bones and 2000 years old clothes were discovered at the opening of the shrine in 1864.
Sarcophagus of the Magi, a large gilded sarcophagus dating from the 13th century, and the largest reliquary in the Western world. It is thought to hold the remains of the Three Wise Men, whose bones and 2000 years old clothes were discovered at the opening of the shrine in 1864.
Opened Altar of the City Patrons in Cologne Cathedral. The painted winged altar is one of the most important works of the later gothic period.
Window of the Three Kings (1507/08) in Cologne Cathedral
Southern portals of Cologne Cathedral
Main portal of Cologne Cathedral
The so called Peters Portal of Cologne Cathedral. The portal was created between 1370 and 1380
St. Hedwig's Cathedral
First United Methodist Church in Atlanta
Mithras sanctuary
Saint Michael and Gudula's Cathedral in Brussels
Cathédrale St. Michel et Gudule
Central apsis of the dome with the huge Barbarossa Chandelier
"Imperial Cathedral" or Kaiserdom in Aachen
The cathedral obtained its present shape in the course of more than a millennium. The core of the Aachen cathedral is the Palatine Chapel; being surprisingly small in comparison to the later additions, at the time of its construction it was the largest dome north of the Alps. Its fascinating architecture with Classical, Byzantine and Germanic-Franconian elements is the essence of a monumental building of great importance: for 600 years, from 936 to 1531, the Aachen cathedral was the church of coronation for 30 emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.
Aachen Cathedral
Glendalough graveyard
The small chapel in Glendalough is often called St. Kevin's Kitchen because of its small tower looking like a chimney. The heavy stone roof protected the chapel over the centuries and left it as the only building of the monastery intact.
Glendalough (Gleann Dá Locha in Irish, meaning "the glen of two lakes") is the site of a monastery located in County Wicklow, Ireland.
Santa Maria Maggiore seen from Piazza dell'Esquilino
Basilica of Saint Peter
View from St Peter's Square (Piazza di San Pietro) towards the main entrance of the Basilica
View from St Peter's Square (Piazza di San Pietro) towards the main entrance of the Basilica
Façade of St. Peter's Basilica with the inscription IN HONOREM PRINCIPIS APOST PAVLVS V BVRGHESIVS ROMANVS PONT MAX AN MDCXII PONT VII In honor of the prince of apostles; by Paul V Borghese, a Roman, Supreme Pontiff, in the year 1612 and the seventh year of his pontificate
Façade of St. Peter's Basilica with the inscription IN HONOREM PRINCIPIS APOST PAVLVS V BVRGHESIVS ROMANVS PONT MAX AN MDCXII PONT VII (In honor of the prince of apostles; by Paul V Borghese, a Roman, Supreme Pontiff, in the year 1612 and the seventh year of his pontificate).
View from the entrance of the Basilica over St. Peter's Square
Central aisle of St. Peter's Basilica
Arches above the right aisle of St. Peter's Basilica
Over the main altar of St. Peter's Basilica stands a 30 metres (98 ft) tall baldachin held by four immense pillars, all designed by Bernini between 1624 and 1632. The baldachin was built to fill the space beneath the cupola, and it is said that the bronze used to make it was taken from the Pantheon.
Dome of St. Peter's Basilica
View from the right transept of St. Peter's Basilica to the main entrance. Above you can the arches of the central nave.
Façade of St. Peter's Basilica
Above the attic of St. Peter's Basilica, thirteen statues (each about 5 1/2 meters tall) stand on the balustrade. They portray Christ, St. John the Baptist and eleven Apostles.
Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
Basilica of Saint Peter
Santi Luca e Martina and the Arch of Septimius Severus on Forum Romanum
Sts Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Filbert St
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
Mainz Cathedral, formally known in English as St. Martin Cathedral (in German Mainzer Dom, sometimes Der Hohe Dom zu Mainz) is located near the historical center and pedestrianized market square of the city.
Mainz Cathedral
Ruins of the Limburg Benedictine abbey in Bad Dürkheim
Bamberg Cathedral
Bamberg Cathedral
Baroque nave of the church Obere Pfarre
         
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