It's quite ironic that the largest church in the world belongs to Vatican City, the smallest country on Earth.
St. Peter's Basilica, considered the center of the Roman Catholic faith, has been described as the "greatest of all churches of Christendom."
2. Milan Cathedral, Italy 🇮🇹
3. Liverpool Cathedral, United Kingdom 🇬🇧
4. Seville Cathedral, Spain 🇪🇸
5. Florence Cathedral, Italy 🇮🇹
More than 500 years after its construction, Filippo Brunelleschi's dome of Santa Maria del Fiore remains the largest brick dome ever built.
6. Expiatory Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Spain 🇪🇸
7. Cologne Cathedral, Germany 🇩🇪
8. St Paul's Cathedral, United Kingdom 🇬🇧
9. St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC 🇺🇸
Completed in 1878, St. Patrick's Cathedral is the largest Catholic cathedral in the United States.
10. Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, Spain 🇪🇸
11. Strasbourg Cathedral , France 🇫🇷
12. Basilica di San Petronio, Italy 🇮🇹
13. Hallgrímskirkja, Iceland 🇮🇸
14. St. Basil's Cathedral, Russia 🇷🇺
15. The Cathedral of Our Lady, Belgium 🇧🇪
16. Cathedral of Notre-Dame of Reims, France 🇫🇷
17. Orvieto Cathedral, Italy 🇮🇹
18. Washington National Cathedral, D.C. 🇺🇸
19. Hagia Sophia, Turkey 🇹🇷
20. Sagrada Família, Spain 🇪🇸
Designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, the Sagrada Família is the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world.
21. Amiens Cathedral, France 🇫🇷
22. Siena Cathedral, Italy 🇮🇹
Described by Giorgio Vasari as "the most beautiful, largest and most magnificent floor ever made", Siena Cathedral’s floor is the result of over five hundred years of artistic brilliance and craftsmanship.
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Rakotzbrücke is often regarded as one of Germany’s most beautiful and bridges.
Its unique design creates the striking illusion of a perfect circle when mirrored in the water below, making it appear like an entrance to another realm.
Thread of surreal places you (probably) didn't know existed 🧵
1. Sverd i fjell, Norway
2. Derinkuyu underground city, Turkey
Extending to a depth of approximately 85 meters, it is large enough to have once sheltered up to 20,000 people, along with their livestock and food stores.
What could have pushed humans to build something like this thousands of years ago?
3. Castle of Vezio, Italy
The gardens of this castle overlooking Lake Como are adorned with chalk sculptures created by tourists each summer, which last until the snow wipes them.
The tradition ties to a legend of Queen Theodelinda, whose spirit is said to roam the castle.