15 BEAUTIFUL Churches and Cathedrals

You don’t have to be religious to appreciate a great church. They offer peace, serenity, and a safe haven from the insanity of the modern world. When things feel like they’re moving a little too fast, you owe it to yourself to slow things down and ground yourself again. But there are some churches whose architecture puts the rest to shame and over time many of them have surpassed their religious beginnings by becoming modern marvels and historic sites. So join us for today’s video, where we take a look at the top 15 stunning churches and cathedrals.

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[eduardochavacano]

The little black church in Norway is beautiful.

[Midds_]

Despite the negative comments, I’m so glad you highlighted the less obvious churches some of us have never seen before!
Thank you for this! 🙏❤️

[lisaharrington]

Wow! Each one of these churches is beautiful and I would be happy to visit any/all of them. Thank you for sharing!

[anjuirukahikkaduwaliyanage]

"La Sagrada Familia"
The most favorite one ever...
Love to visit one day...

[freemind]

WOW....amazing architecture ..praise God!

[phedingsfield]

I live in Arizona and the chapel of the cross is absolutely beautiful and during the winter when it snows it absolutely breath taking

[nopelindoputraperkasa]

Wow amazing katedral Vidio.. thank for sharing this Vidio ✋ greeting from Indonesian traditional gold finder 🇲🇨✋👍👍

[victorcontreras]

But the best part of having faith in GOD is even if you can't ever visit one of those beautiful churches, you can pray to the Lord in your humble shack because he is there ALSO⚠️

[darkmatter]

How could you miss St. Basil's? Far more popular and interesting than a lot of the ones mentioned here.

[juancarlosnegron]

Such diverse and beautiful places. I would love to see them all.

[johnboler]

I guess they never heard of or saw Notre Dame in Paris. Quel dommage! And Hagia Sofia certainly counts as a church, truly iconic in its history.

[Highheelsever]

This video is delightful to watch either so many beautiful and different churches, full of information and historical facts. These churches are different with unique styles but gorgeous indeed. The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, is worth seeing if in person. It is breathtaking.

Love the video, it is impressive and definitely worth watching. 👏👏👍👍🙌🙌♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[viking_boer]

Breathtaking is all I can say. Thank you for this well-made beautiful series. God bless.

[scranite]

So cool .. truro cathedral in Cornwall is superb .. but so many with a visit.. and love to go back to the Sacrè - Coeur once again

[stianberg]

There were chiristian vikings.. it all just depends on your definition of vikings. As a semi-nomadic people swapping between a agricultural lifestyre to going "viking" as in, living in fjords, travelling to foreign countries while living of trading and piracy, there certainly were vikings going to church. The stave churches like Borgund and Urnes may carry on some traits of old pagan temples merged with later christian traits.

To be clear: I'm not saying they are repurposed temples, but that there is a theory that the architecture is based on that of old temples. Another is that they were attempts to mimick basilicas. Having studied them quite a bit myself, I find the pagan roots explaination much more probable due to their square layout and other traits more closely resembling native stave constructions but with added decorations. One very layman argument as an example would be that if they really wanted to make a basilica out of wood, long halls would be a better and familiar starting point. Instead, the stave churches seem to be built for a different set of rituals, probably a more norse type of catholic christianity.

[sumatralex]

A well-summarized info source that was available only on encyclopedias with a couple of audio perks back in the 1980s. Such meaningful progress to achieve further discoveries in this kind of study.

[rodyates]

I am really surprised that you did not include the Chapelle of Notre Dame du Haut, designed bryLe Corbusier at Ronchamp., in South Eastern France. Anyone not familiar with this church will be fascinated to discover this beautiful building as an expression of faith and reverence.

[curiouscactus]

Gergeti Trinity Church is my Favorite ⛪️🌵🌵

[marhcubos]

Quite surprised that St.Peter's Basilica did not make the list...

[obzy.]

Oh, what beautiful wooden church, i hope it doesn't burn....

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