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25 of the Most Glorious Churches in the World - a thread 🧵 Image
1. Cologne Cathedral, Germany 🇩🇪
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2. Strasbourg Cathedral , France 🇫🇷
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3. Notre-Dame de Paris, France 🇫🇷
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4. Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City 🇻🇦
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5. Church of the Savior on Blood
Saint Petersburg, Russia 🇷🇺
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6. Milan Cathedral, Italy 🇮🇹
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7. Florence Cathedral, Italy 🇮🇹
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@bokehm0n 8. Temple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸
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@bokehm0n 9. Santa Maria Maggiore
Rome, Italy 🇮🇹
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@bokehm0n 10. St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Sofia, Bulgaria 🇧🇬
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@bokehm0n @world_walkerz 11. Peterborough Cathedral, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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@bokehm0n @world_walkerz 12. Igreja de Santa Clara
Porto, Portugal 🇵🇹
📸: Juan Sánchez Image
@bokehm0n @world_walkerz 13. Sacré-Cœur
Paris, France 🇫🇷
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@bokehm0n @world_walkerz 14. Borgund Stave Church, Norway 🇳🇴
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@bokehm0n @world_walkerz @_themodernleper 15. Rocher Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe, France 🇫🇷
📸: Raphaël Odin Image
16. Basilica of the National Vow
Quito, Ecuador 🇪🇨
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@world_walkerz 17. Lincoln Cathedral , England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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@world_walkerz @ExploreWithEd 18. Notre Dame of Fourvière
Lyon, France 🇫🇷
📸: Juan Sánchez Image
@world_walkerz @ExploreWithEd 19. St. Basil's Cathedral
Moscow, Russia 🇷🇺
📸: Ahmet Erol Image
@world_walkerz @ExploreWithEd 20. Sanctuary of Las Lajas,
Ipiales, Colombia 🇨🇴
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@world_walkerz @ExploreWithEd 21. Hallgrimskirkja
Reykjavík, Iceland 🇮🇸
📸: Gunnar Gunnarsson Image
@world_walkerz @ExploreWithEd 22. Ely Cathedral, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
📸: Lee Edwards Image
@world_walkerz @ExploreWithEd 23. Church of San Nicolás
Valencia, Spain 🇪🇸
📸: Juan Sánchez Image
24. Sagrada Familia
Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸
📸:@AmirSaeedVadie Image
@AmirSaeedVadie 25. Sainte-Chapelle
Paris, France 🇫🇷
📸: Juan Sánchez Image
@AmirSaeedVadie Bonus: Hagia Sophia
Istanbul, Turkey 🇹🇷
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@AmirSaeedVadie @mrhasanakbas I hope you enjoyed this thread! What church do you want to see featured on part 2?

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