| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Syria |
City / Town : Damascus
Site / Event : St Sarkis Church
|
 |
The church interiror.
|
1986 |
| Syria |
City / Town : Damascus
Site / Event : St Mary's Church
|
 |
The belltower of the Greek Orthodox St Mary's Church.
|
1986 |
| Syria |
City / Town : Damascus
Site / Event : Umayyad Mosque
|
 |
The 6th Century Umayyad Mosque is covered with mosaics. It is a converted Byzantine church.
|
1986 |
| Syria |
City / Town : Seydnaya
Site / Event : Convent of the Blessed Virgin
|
 |
The entrance to the church.
|
1986 |
| Syria |
City / Town : Latakia
|
 |
The city's Catholic Church. Over a million Chriistians live in Syria.
|
1986 |
| Syria |
City / Town : Aleppo
|
 |
A Maronite church. The Maronites are an Eastern Catholic church from Lebanon.
|
1986 |
| Syria |
City / Town : Qalat Saman
|
 |
Qalat Saman is a 5th century Roman church in the shape of a cross located in the Syrian desert.
|
1986 |
| Syria |
City / Town : Qalat Saman
|
 |
The main building is a 5th century Roman church.
|
1986 |
| Syria |
City / Town : Qalat Saman
|
 |
The church is features typical Roman arches.
|
1986 |
| Syria |
City / Town : Qalat Saman
|
 |
View of St Simeon's Church.
|
1986 |
| Syria |
City / Town : Qalat Saman
|
 |
Landscape around the church.
|
1986 |
| Syria |
City / Town : Resafa
|
 |
The large Byzantine church dominates Resafa.
|
1986 |
| Syria |
City / Town : Resafa
|
 |
Brickwork and arches of the Byzantine church.
|
1986 |
| Syria |
City / Town : Resafa
|
 |
Old tower in the Byzantine church.
|
1986 |
| Syria |
City / Town : Hama
|
 |
Syrian Orthodox church.
|
1986 |
| Thailand |
City / Town : Bangkok
District : Chao Phraya River
|
 |
Riverside church.
|
1988 |
| Thailand |
City / Town : Chiang Rai
|
 |
 Chiang Rai Church.
|
2024 |
| Thailand |
City / Town : Chiang Rai
|
 |
Church building with Christmas tree.
|
2024 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Istanbul
District : Sultan Ahmed
Site / Event : Aghia Sofia
|
 |
Aghia Sofia, built in 548 as a Byzantine church and converted into a mosque in 1453.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Istanbul
District : Sultan Ahmed
Site / Event : Aghia Sofia
|
 |
The church influenced later Byzantine churches.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Istanbul
District : Sultan Ahmed
Site / Event : Aghia Sofia
|
 |
The church was the world's largest for 900 years.
|
2006 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Istanbul
District : Sultan Ahmed
Site / Event : Aghia Sofia
|
 |
Aghia Sophia had the largest dome of any church until St Peter's in the Vatican was built.
|
2006 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Istanbul
District : Topkapi Palace
|
 |
The Byzantine St Irene Church (540) inside the grounds of the palace.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Istanbul
Site / Event : Kariye Mosque
|
 |
The mosque was built as a church in 413.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Istanbul
Site / Event : Kariye Mosque
|
 |
Mosaics dating from 1320 in the Kariye Mosque, built as a church in 413.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Istanbul
Site / Event : Fatih Mosque
|
 |
The original mosque was built in 1470 on the site of a church.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Iznik
Site / Event : Sancta Sophia
|
 |
Sancta Sophia is a 6th century church converted to a mosque by the Ottomans.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Bergama
Site / Event : Red Basilica
|
 |
The building later became a Byzantine church then an Ottoman mosque.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Aphrodisias
|
 |
The Temple of Aphrodite was built in 700 BCE and converted to a church in 350.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Aphrodisias
|
 |
Byzantine church.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Bodrum
Site / Event : St Peter's Castle
|
 |
Crusader church within the castle complex.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Demre
Site / Event : St Nicholas Church
|
 |
St Nicholas Church dominates the town of Demre.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Demre
Site / Event : St Nicholas Church
|
 |
The church dates from the 5th century.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Antalya
District : Old City
Site / Event : Yivli Mosque
|
 |
The original Byzantine church.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Antalya
District : Old City
Site / Event : Yivli Mosque
|
 |
The minaret was added to a Byzantine church converting it into a mosque.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Antalya
District : Old City
|
 |
An art gallery in a former Byzantine church.
|
2006 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Antalya
District : Old City
|
 |
Ruins of a 2nd century Roman temple converted to a Byzantine church (6th century) and into a Seljuk mosque (13th century) and a Cypriot church (1361).
|
2006 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Antalya
District : Old City
|
 |
Two minarets, a mosque, a Byzantine church and a clock tower over the old city.
|
2006 |
| Turkey |
Region : Cappadocia
District : Goreme National Park
|
 |
Early Christians carved out churches in the rock.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
Region : Cappadocia
District : Goreme National Park
Site / Event : Sandle Church
|
 |
The entrance to the Sandle Church.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
Region : Cappadocia
District : Goreme National Park
Site / Event : Sandle Church
|
 |
Steps lead to the main part of the church.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
Region : Cappadocia
District : Goreme National Park
|
 |
Pathways link the villages and the churches.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
Region : Cappadocia
District : Goreme National Park
Site / Event : St Barbara's Church
|
 |
The 8th century St Barbara's Church is carved out of the soft rock and painted with Christian symbols at a time when images of people were banned.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
Region : Cappadocia
District : Goreme National Park
|
 |
One of the many churches in the region.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
Region : Cappadocia
District : Goreme National Park
Site / Event : Snake Church
|
 |
The Byzantine rulers, Helen and Constantine painted on the walls of The Snake Church.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
Region : Cappadocia
District : Goreme National Park
|
 |
The Apple Church is named after a painting which shows an angel with an apple.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
Region : Cappadocia
City / Town : Cavusin
Site / Event : Cavusin Church
|
 |
The 7th century Cavusin Church.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
Region : Cappadocia
City / Town : Cavusin
Site / Event : Cavusin Church
|
 |
The church has many frescos.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
Region : Cappadocia
City / Town : Cavusin
Site / Event : Cavusin Church
|
 |
View from the church.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
Region : Cappadocia
City / Town : Zelve
|
 |
Former church.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
Region : Cappadocia
City / Town : Zelve
|
 |
The Fish Church.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
Region : Cappadocia
City / Town : Zelve
|
 |
Entrance to the Raisin Church.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Ankara
|
 |
The Haji Bayram Mosque was built over a Byzantine church. The church was built on the site of a Phrygian temple.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Trabzon
Site / Event : Aghia Sophia Church
|
 |
Aghia Sophia is a 13th century Greek church that was later turned into a mosque.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Trabzon
Site / Event : Aghia Sophia Church
|
 |
Fresco in the church.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
Region : Lake Van
City / Town : Van
Site / Event : Tushpa
|
 |
Byzantine church.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
Region : Lake Van
City / Town : Akdamar Island
|
 |
The uninhabited island is home to a single church.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
Region : Lake Van
City / Town : Akdamar Island
Site / Event : Armenian Church
|
 |
The island is famous for its 10th century Armenian church.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
Region : Lake Van
City / Town : Akdamar Island
Site / Event : Armenian Church
|
 |
The exterior of the church is covered with carvings.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
Region : Lake Van
City / Town : Akdamar Island
Site / Event : Armenian Church
|
 |
The carvings on the church were vandalised after the First World War and restored in 2006.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
Region : Lake Van
City / Town : Akdamar Island
Site / Event : Armenian Church
|
 |
The octagonal dome is typical of Armenian churches.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
Region : Lake Van
City / Town : Akdamar Island
|
 |
View of the island and the church.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Diyabakir
Site / Event : Ulu Mosque
|
 |
The mosque was once St Thomas's Church and was converted by the Arabs.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Diyabakir
Site / Event : Church of the Virgin Mary
|
 |
The former Church of the Virgin Mary dates from the Byzantine era.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Diyabakir
Site / Event : Church of the Virgin Mary
|
 |
The church is now a house.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Antakya
Site / Event : St Peter's Church
|
 |
St Peter's Church is one of the oldest in the world.
|
1986 |
| Turkey |
City / Town : Antakya
Site / Event : St Peter's Church
|
 |
The church is in a grotto that was once a Greek shrine to the earthquake god, Haroon.
|
1986 |
| Uganda |
Region : Equator
|
 |
Village church in the equatorial region of the country.
|
2013 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Kiev
|
 |
The city has many beautiful churches.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Kiev
District : St Sophia's Square
Site / Event : St Sophia's Cathedral
|
 |
The main church has thick walls and buttresses.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Kiev
District : St Michael's Square
Site / Event : St Michael's Monastery
|
 |
The Church of St Demetrius within the complex.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Kiev
District : Andriyisky Uzviz
Site / Event : St Andrew's Church
|
 |
St Andrew's Church was designed by an Italian architect and dates from 1754.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Kiev
District : Podil
|
 |
The Church of St Nicholas The Good is one of many churches in the district.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Kiev
District : Podil
|
 |
Podolsky Church of the Intercession.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Kiev
District : Podil
|
 |
The Church of St Catherine in Kontraktova Square.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Kiev
District : Monastery of the Caves
Site / Event : Trinity Gate Church
|
 |
The Trinity Gate Church is the 12th century entrance to the Monastery.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Kiev
District : Monastery of the Caves
Site / Event : Trinity Gate Church
|
 |
Frescoes on the wall outside the church.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Kiev
District : Monastery of the Caves
|
 |
The complex contains several churches.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Kiev
District : Monastery of the Caves
Site / Event : St Nicholas Church
|
 |
St Nicholas Church has a blue dome with gold stars.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Kiev
District : Monastery of the Caves
|
 |
Church by the river.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Kiev
District : Monastery of the Caves
Site / Event : Refrectory Church of St Anthony and St Feodosly
|
 |
The Refrectory Church of St Anthony and St Feodosly is a symbol of Kiev.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Kiev
District : Monastery of the Caves
Site / Event : Refrectory Church of St Anthony and St Feodosly
|
 |
The green and gold dome of the church is a symbol of Kiev.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Kiev
District : Monastery of the Caves
Site / Event : Refrectory Church of St Anthony and St Feodosly
|
 |
Worshippers outside the church.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Kiev
District : Monastery of the Caves
|
 |
Cobbled street between the different churches in the complex.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Kiev
District : Monastery of the Caves
|
 |
The Church of the Life Giving Well by the Dnipro River.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Kiev
District : Monastery of the Caves
Site / Event : Church of the Raising of the Cross
|
 |
The Church of the Raising of the Cross is built over caves with the mummified bodies of the founders of the Monastery.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Kiev
District : Monastery of the Caves
Site / Event : Church of the Raising of the Cross
|
 |
The entrance to the main church building.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
State / Province : Pre-Independence
City / Town : Kiev
Site / Event : Primakova Park
|
 |
A church steeple overlooks the park.
|
1982 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Pyrohovo
Site / Event : Pyrohovo Village Museum
|
 |
Green domed church.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Pyrohovo
Site / Event : Pyrohovo Village Museum
|
 |
Detail of a church.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Pyrohovo
Site / Event : Pyrohovo Village Museum
|
 |
Church doorway.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Pyrohovo
Site / Event : Pyrohovo Village Museum
|
 |
Wooden church with three spires.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Pyrohovo
Site / Event : Pyrohovo Village Museum
|
 |
Fenced metal domed church.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Pyrohovo
Site / Event : Pyrohovo Village Museum
|
 |
Detail of a door from the metal domed church.
|
2009 |
| Ukraine |
City / Town : Pyrohovo
Site / Event : Pyrohovo Village Museum
|
 |
Detail of metal domes from a church.
|
2009 |
| United Kingdom |
State / Province : England
City / Town : Downe
|
 |
Wedding at the village church.
|
2009 |
| United Kingdom |
State / Province : England
City / Town : Downe
|
 |
The church was frequented by Charles Darwin's wife.
|
2009 |
| United Kingdom |
State / Province : England
City / Town : Oxford
|
 |
Rural church.
|
2016 |
| United States of America |
State / Province : New York
City / Town : New York City
District : Broadway
|
 |
An old cinema converted into a church.
|
2024 |
| United States of America |
State / Province : New York
City / Town : New York City
District : 5th Avenue
|
 |
5th Avenue Presbyterian Church dates from 1875.
|
2024 |
