| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
Site / Event : Bet Medhane Alem
|
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One of the four ailes with church drums.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
Site / Event : Bet Medhane Alem
|
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Pilgrim reading his Bible in the pit containing the church.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
|
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Tunnel connecting Bet Medhane Alem with other churches in the North Western Group.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
Site / Event : Bet Maryam
|
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Bet Maryam is the oldest church in Lalibela and is dedicated to the Virgin.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
Site / Event : Bet Maryam
|
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The interior of the church.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
Site / Event : Bet Maryam
|
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Looking out from the church.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
|
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Bet Maryam sits in an area containing three churches and two chapels.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
Site / Event : Bet Tenagri
|
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The entrance to Bet Tenagri, a small church carved in the wall of the Bet Maryam pit.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
|
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Narrow passage between churches of the North Western Group.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
Site / Event : Bet Danaghel
|
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Bet Danaghel is free standing and overlooks a group of three churches.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
|
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Tunnels and passageways connecting the churches.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
|
 |
Store room in one of the passages linking the North Western complex of churches.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
|
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Tunnels at the North Western Group of churches.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
|
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The original entrance to the North Western Group of churches.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
|
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Street scene near the churches.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
|
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Pilgrims walking between churches.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
|
 |
Street scene in the hills overlooking the South Eastern Group of churches.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
Site / Event : Bet Gabriel-Rufael
|
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Bet Gabriel-Rufael is one of the four churches of the South Eastern group.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
Site / Event : Bet Gabriel-Rufael
|
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A large hewn rock called The Way to Heaven leads to the church.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
Site / Event : Bet Gabriel-Rufael
|
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The church is surrounded by a moat-like ditch and was a fortress in the 7th century.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
Site / Event : Bet Gabriel-Rufael
|
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View through a hole in the rock to the church facade with its Aksumite windows.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
Site / Event : Bet Gabriel-Rufael
|
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Two carved crosses on the bridge leading to the church entrance.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
Site / Event : Bet Gabriel-Rufael
|
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The bridge joining the church to a series of tunnels and passages linking the South Eastern complex of churches.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
Site / Event : Bet Gabriel-Rufael
|
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The interior is at different levels as it is actually two churches.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
|
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Tunnel entrance to reach three churches in the South Eastern Group from Bet Gabriel-Rufael.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
|
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Part of the connecting channels between churches.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
Site / Event : Bet Merkorios
|
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Large icon of St George in his dragon killing pose in Bet Merkorios, a cave-like church carved into the rock.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
Site / Event : Bet Merkorios
|
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Priest in the windowless church with paintings and icons.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
Site / Event : Bet Merkorios
|
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The church contains many paintings of St Abbo.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
|
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Tunnels in the South Eastern complex of churches.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
Site / Event : Bet Amanuel
|
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The steep steps and tunnel used to access the church entrance.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
Site / Event : Bet Amanuel
|
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Detail of the external wall of the church.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
|
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Walkway between churches of the South Eastern Group.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
|
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Steps leading to one of the churches of the South Eastern Group.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
City / Town : Lalibela
|
 |
Three women on their way to church.
|
2011 |
| Finland |
City / Town : Helsinki
Site / Event : Kansallis Museum
|
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Kansallis Museum resembles a Gothic church.
|
2005 |
| Finland |
City / Town : Helsinki
Site / Event : Temppeliaukio Church
|
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Temppeliaukio Church is hewn from solid rock (1969).
|
2005 |
| Finland |
City / Town : Helsinki
Site / Event : Temppeliaukio Church
|
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The church is underground.
|
2005 |
| Finland |
City / Town : Helsinki
Site / Event : Temppeliaukio Church
|
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Lunch time concert in the underground church.
|
2005 |
| Finland |
City / Town : Helsinki
District : Seurasaari Island
|
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Koruna Church has been brought here from Turku.
|
2005 |
| Finland |
City / Town : Helsinki
District : Suomelinna Island
Site / Event : Suomelinna Fort
|
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Church dating from 1854.
|
2005 |
| Finland |
City / Town : Porvoo
|
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The Kirkkotori Church dominates the town.
|
2005 |
| Finland |
City / Town : Porvoo
Site / Event : Kirkkotori Church
|
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The 13th century Kirkkotori Church.
|
2005 |
| Finland |
City / Town : Porvoo
Site / Event : Kirkkotori Church
|
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The church dates from the 13th century.
|
2005 |
| Finland |
City / Town : Turku
Site / Event : Turku Castle
|
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The church inside Turku Castle.
|
2005 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
|
 |
View over Paris domainated by the Sacre Coeur Church.
|
1991 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
Site / Event : Orsay Museum
|
 |
"Auvers Church" by Vincent Van Gogh.
|
2005 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
District : Latin Quarter
|
 |
One of the many churches in Paris.
|
1991 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
District : Montmatre
Site / Event : Basilique de Sacre Coeur
|
 |
View from the church entrance.
|
2005 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
Site / Event : St-Denis Basilica
|
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The Basilica at St-Denis is the oldest Gothic style church. It dates from 1135 and has a single tower.
|
2005 |
| France |
City / Town : Giverny
Site / Event : St Radegonde Church
|
 |
St Radegonde Church is on a hill.
|
2014 |
| France |
City / Town : Giverny
Site / Event : St Radegonde Church
|
 |
St Radegonde is the main church in the village.
|
2014 |
| France |
City / Town : Giverny
Site / Event : St Radegonde Church
|
 |
The cemetary above the church.
|
2014 |
| France |
City / Town : Auvers sur Oise
Site / Event : Church of Notre Dame
|
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The entrance to the Church of Notre Dame.
|
2014 |
| France |
City / Town : Auvers sur Oise
Site / Event : Church of Notre Dame
|
 |
The church is Gothic-Romanesque.
|
2014 |
| France |
City / Town : Auvers sur Oise
Site / Event : Church of Notre Dame
|
 |
View of the church from the location of Vincent van Gogh's painting, "Eglise d'Auvers".
|
2014 |
| France |
City / Town : Auvers sur Oise
Site / Event : Church of Notre Dame
|
 |
A copy of the famous painting of the church on display inside.
|
2014 |
| France |
City / Town : Nice
District : Place du Palais
|
 |
Church tower at the Place du Palais.
|
2009 |
| France |
City / Town : Marseille
Site / Event : Church of St Laurent
|
 |
The Church of St Laurent is in Roman-Pronencal style.
|
2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Marseille
Site / Event : Church of St Laurent
|
 |
The church dates from the 12th century.
|
2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Marseille
Site / Event : St Victor Abbey
|
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The abbey is the oldest church in the city.
|
2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
|
 |
The Church of St Jean de Malte.
|
2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
|
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Small church on Cours Mirabeau.
|
2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Arles
|
 |
The Church of the Freres Precheurs.
|
2012 |
| France |
Region : Luberon
City / Town : Roussillon
|
 |
View of the main church.
|
2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Lyon
Site / Event : Maison des Canuts
|
 |
Silk weaving of Winston Churchill.
|
2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Carcassonne
|
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Entrance to a small church.
|
2016 |
| France |
City / Town : Carcassonne
|
 |
St Gimer Church.
|
2016 |
| France |
City / Town : Carcassonne
District : Old City
Site / Event : Chateau Comtal
|
 |
The lower city with the church of St Gimer.
|
2016 |
| France |
City / Town : Carcassonne
District : Old City
Site / Event : Chateau Comtal
|
 |
View of the 19th century St Gimer Church in the lower city.
|
2016 |
| France |
City / Town : Toulouse
Site / Event : Notre Dame du Taur Church
|
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The Church of Notre Dame du Taur resembles a castle.
|
2016 |
| France |
City / Town : Toulouse
Site / Event : Notre Dame du Taur Church
|
 |
The church dates from the 14th century.
|
2016 |
| France |
City / Town : Toulouse
Site / Event : Notre Dame du Taur Church
|
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The church celebrates St Sernin, the patron saint of Toulouse.
|
2016 |
| France |
City / Town : Toulouse
Site / Event : Convent of the Jacobins
|
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The church of the convent.
|
2016 |
| France |
City / Town : Toulouse
Site / Event : Convent of the Jacobins
|
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The church was begun in the 13th century and took 170 years to complete.
|
2016 |
| France |
City / Town : Toulouse
Site / Event : Convent of the Jacobins
|
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The church ceiling has fanned vaulting making the 22m high columns resemble palm trees.
|
2016 |
| France |
City / Town : Toulouse
Site / Event : Convent of the Jacobins
|
 |
View of the church from the cloister.
|
2016 |
| France |
City / Town : Toulouse
Site / Event : St Augustins Museum
|
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14th century statue of a donor to a church.
|
2016 |
| France |
City / Town : Toulouse
Site / Event : St-Etienne Cathedral
|
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The main part of the church.
|
2016 |
| France |
Region : Pyrenees
|
 |
Church.
|
2016 |
| France |
Region : Pyrenees
|
 |
Church near Tignac.
|
2016 |
| France |
Region : Pyrenees
|
 |
The church at Ax-les-Thermes.
|
2016 |
| France |
State / Province : Guadeloupe
Region : Grande-Terre
City / Town : Pointe-a-Pitre
|
 |
 St Peter and St Paul Catholic Church.
|
2026 |
| France |
State / Province : Guadeloupe
Region : Grande-Terre
City / Town : Mourn de L'Eau
|
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St Andrew's Church in Morne-a-l'Eau.
|
2026 |
| France |
State / Province : Guadeloupe
Region : Grande-Terre
City / Town : Le Moule
|
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John the Baptist Catholic Church in the main square.
|
2026 |
| France |
State / Province : Guadeloupe
Region : Grande-Terre
City / Town : Le Gosier
|
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St Louis Church at Le Gosier.
|
2026 |
| France |
State / Province : Guadeloupe
Region : Grande-Terre
City / Town : Port Louis
Site / Event : Notre Dame Church
|
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Notre Dame Church is a bright yellow church by the coast.
|
2026 |
| France |
State / Province : Guadeloupe
Region : Grande-Terre
City / Town : Port Louis
Site / Event : Notre Dame Church
|
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The church is Catholic.
|
2026 |
| France |
State / Province : Guadeloupe
Region : Basse-Terre
City / Town : Deshaies
|
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The village is dominated by the St Peter and St Paul Church.
|
2026 |
| France |
State / Province : Guadeloupe
Region : Basse-Terre
City / Town : Deshaies
|
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The inside of the church.
|
2026 |
| France |
State / Province : Guadeloupe
Region : Basse-Terre
City / Town : Deshaies
Site / Event : Death in Paradise
|
 |
The church hall is used as "Honore Police Station" for filming the BBC TV series, "Death in Paradise".
|
2026 |
| France |
State / Province : Guadeloupe
Region : Basse-Terre
City / Town : Point Noir
|
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The church at Point Noir.
|
2026 |
| France |
State / Province : Guadeloupe
Region : Basse-Terre
|
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Roadside church.
|
2026 |
| France |
State / Province : Martinique
|
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Village with church.
|
2026 |
| Georgia |
City / Town : Tbilisi
District : Old City
|
 |
The old city of Tbilisi is dominated by Georgian and Armenian churches.
|
2011 |
| Georgia |
City / Town : Tbilisi
District : Old City
|
 |
The Jvaris Mama Church and the Norasheni Church.
|
2011 |
| Georgia |
City / Town : Tbilisi
District : Old City
Site / Event : Norasheni Church
|
 |
The disused Armenian Norasheni Church dates from 1793.
|
2011 |
| Georgia |
City / Town : Tbilisi
District : Old City
Site / Event : Jvaris Mama Church
|
 |
The Jvaris Mama Church dates from the 16th century.
|
2011 |
| Georgia |
City / Town : Tbilisi
District : Old City
Site / Event : Jvaris Mama Church
|
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Mural at the rear of the church.
|
2011 |
| Georgia |
City / Town : Tbilisi
District : Old City
Site / Event : Karis Eklesia
|
 |
The Karis Eklesia church was constrcted from the rubble of a larger church destroyed by the Mongols.
|
2011 |
