Top Most Beautiful Churches In Europe
Churches, known as places of fellowship and amazing grace. Even if churches are no longer visited for their religious significance, they are still visited for their splendour and beauty, their majesty and magnificence. There are so many beautiful churches around the world that showcase amazing architecture and exquisite ornate work that are a simply must visit. Let find out Top Most Beautiful Churches In Europe below.
Top Most Beautiful Churches In Europe
Duomo Di Milano In Milan, Italy
Duomo di Milano is one of the most spectacular churches in all of Italy, and that says a lot. It’s a grand Gothic Cathedral which stretches 157 meters in length and has room for 40 000 people at the same time. This makes Duomo di Milano to the second biggest Gothic Cathedral in the world.
It took six centuries to finish this church, and it’s dedicated to St Mary of the Nativity. The construction began in 1386 and it wasn’t completed until 1965. The church is situated in central Milano, and nearby you also have the iconic Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II where you can do some fancy shopping after visiting the Duomo.
Stephansdom In Vienna, Austria
St. Stephen’s Cathedral is the most famous sacred building in Vienna. It is one of the city’s ultimate landmarks and a visit is high up on any list about the best things to do in Vienna. It was built in the 12th century and is the most important Gothic building in Austria today. Even from the outside, St. Stephen’s Cathedral with a size of 107 meters in length and a height of around 130 meters is gigantic and a real highlight of the city center.
Engelhartszell Abbey In Austria
Founded in the 1290s, Engelhartszell Abbey in Austria began life as a Cistercian monastery. Over the centuries, the Abbey witnessed the Protestant Reformation in Austria resulting in both financial and spiritual decline. Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph II dissolved the Abbey in 1786 leaving it to fall into ruin. In the early 20th century, the Abbey was reborn as a Trappist monastery. The Trappist monks flourished until the Second World War when Nazi Germany annexed Austria. In 1939, 71 Trappist monks resided at Engelhartszell.
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland
In the heart of Dublin City Centre lies a church that you simply cannot miss on the southside of the city. Christ Church Cathedral, or The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity to give it its full name, is one of the cities two medieval cathedrals, the other being St Patrick’s Cathedral, just a short walk away. It is the official seat of both the Roman Catholic Church and Church of Ireland archbishops of Dublin but since Reformation times, it has only been the seat of the Church of Ireland’s archbishop of Dublin.
Monastery Of Batalha, Portugal
The Monastery of Batalha is a stunning church and monastery located in the Leiria district of Central Portugal. It hadn’t been on our radar until our plans were changed due to weather conditions and we ended up visiting it during our time exploring Central Portugal with kids. It is one of three UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the region, along with the monasteries of Alcobaça and Tomar. From the car park to the rear, which is free to park, it doesn’t look that spectacular, but once you come up alongside and to the front, you are awe struck.
Notre Dame In Paris, France
In my two trips to Paris, I’ve never failed to visit the Cathedral of Notre Dame that stands tall and pretty as hordes of tourists visit the church on a daily basis. The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is one of the most prominent monuments in the city of Paris. It is a highly famous Gothic cathedral from the Middle ages, also the setting for Victor Hugo’s novel, Notre Dame de Paris.
St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral In Sofia, Bulgaria
The Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is one of the largest Eastern Orthodox Cathedrals in the world, holding almost ten thousand people inside. The Neo Byzantine style structure is the symbol and main tourist attraction of Sofia, but the elements to build it came from all across the world.
Its construction started in 1882 and lasted thirty years, until 1912. It is named after the Russian prince Saint Alexander Nevsky, and built in memory of the sacrifice during the Russo Turkish war of 1877 to 1878, which resulted in the end of the Ottoman rule in Bulgaria. Today, it serves as the Cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria, the head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
