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Church, mosque or temple in Europe

248 places, most popular first.

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Reims Cathedral

Reims, France

Gothic coronation cathedral of French kings.

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Rila Monastery

Bansko, Bulgaria

Bulgaria's most famous monastery, with striped arches and painted domes deep in the mountains.

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Sacré-Cœur Basilica

Paris, France

White-domed basilica crowning Montmartre hill.

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Saint Sophia Cathedral

Kyiv, Ukraine

An 11th-century cathedral with golden domes, famous for its medieval mosaics and frescoes.

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Seville Cathedral and Giralda

Seville, Spain

One of the world's largest Gothic cathedrals, with a former minaret as its bell tower.

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St John's Co-Cathedral

Valletta, Malta

A plain stone exterior hides one of the most lavish baroque interiors in Europe.

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St Paul's Cathedral

London, United Kingdom

Christopher Wren's baroque masterpiece with a huge dome and a famous Whispering Gallery.

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St. Stephen's Cathedral

Vienna, Austria

Vienna's gothic cathedral with a colourful tiled roof and a tower you can climb.

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Strasbourg Cathedral

Strasbourg, France

Pink sandstone Gothic cathedral with a single lace-like spire.

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Westminster Abbey

London, United Kingdom

The Gothic church where English and British monarchs have been crowned and many are buried.

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York Minster

York, United Kingdom

One of Europe's greatest Gothic cathedrals, famous for its medieval stained glass.

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Basilica of San Vitale

Ravenna, Italy

A 6th-century church ablaze with Byzantine mosaics.

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Black Church

Brasov, Romania

The Gothic landmark of Brasov, named for the smoke stains of a great fire.

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Canterbury Cathedral

United Kingdom

England's mother church of the Anglican faith and a pilgrimage site since the Middle Ages.

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Durham Cathedral

United Kingdom

A Norman cathedral and castle on a wooded river peninsula, a UNESCO site.

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Grossmünster

Zurich, Switzerland

The twin-towered church that dominates Zurich's skyline and was a cradle of the Swiss Reformation.

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Matthias Church

Budapest, Hungary

A Gothic church with a patterned tile roof and a rich painted interior.

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Melk Abbey

Melk, Austria

A sweeping golden-yellow baroque abbey on a rock above the Danube.

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Monreale Cathedral

Palermo, Italy

A hilltop cathedral glittering with some of Europe's greatest mosaics.

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Nidaros Cathedral

Trondheim, Norway

Norway's national shrine, a Gothic cathedral built over the grave of St Olav, with a sculpted west front.

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Notre-Dame de la Garde

Marseille, France

Hilltop basilica watching over the city and its sailors.

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Palatine Chapel

Palermo, Italy

A royal chapel entirely covered in gold mosaics.