Sacred Sanctuaries: Five Eye-Catching Churches in Europe

SACRED SANCTUARIES Construction Status Legend : - Location Designer - Incomplete Five Eye-Catching Churches in Europe Architectural Style - - Complete Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família Hagia Sophia 170m Barcelona, Spain Istanbul, Turkey Antoni Gaudí 55m Isidore of Miletus & Anthemius of Tralles Modernisme, Spanish Late Gothic, Art Nouveau Byzantine Incomplete Completed Construction Date: ( 1882 - present ) Construction Date: (532 - 1453) Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral of the Protection of Most Holy Theotokos on the Moạt Paris, France 90m O Moscow, Russia Eugène Viollet-de-Luc, Peter of Montereau, Jean de Chelles, Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Lassus 47.5m Barma and Postnik Yakolev French Gothic Influenced by Byzantine, German, Italian, English, and Russian architecture Completed Completed Construction Date: ( 1163 - 1345) Construction Date: ( 1554 - 1560) In its simplest essence, a church is a gathering place for the devout to offer their praise and conduct worship services. Hallgrímskirkja In a grand architectural context, a church is perhaps one of the most breath- taking places that anyone can step into where details such as marble floors, vaulted ceilings, stained glass windows, and priceless furnishings are just some of the basic hallmarks of a large church. O Reykjavík, Iceland 73m Guðjón Samúelsson Expressionist Completed Nowhere are these design facets more evident than in Europe, where ma- jority of the most well-known (and often elaborately designed) churches are located. Construction Date: ( 1945 - 1986) tChurchgoere. Source: http://oddstuffmagazine.com .com Church Apparel & Accessories