The most beautiful churches in the world ( - Meditation Tourism)
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Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain
Sagrada Familia is the most unconventional church in Europe and a symbol of Barcelona. The cathedral, the impressive work of Antoni Gaudi -still unfinished - is one of the most visited monuments in Barcelona. The project did not belong to him at the very beginning, another architect being assigned to carry it - Francisco del Villar - who would soon enter a deep depression due to the grandeur and complexity of the project. Gaudi will be surprised when the authorities will assign this project to... |
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Cathedral of Brasilia in Brazil
Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida, located in the capital of Brazil, is the work of architect Oscar Niemeyer expression. The hyperboloid structure with glass ceiling, surrounded by concrete columns, it seems that rises and opens the heavens. On opening day, May 31, 1970, the cathedral was completed and the structure could be seen just above the circular area with a diameter of 70 meters. Metropolitan Cathedral architectural project based on the trajectory described by the revolution of hyperbole with asymmetric sect... |
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St. Peter’s Basilica
This magnificent building is the center of Christianity. The opulence of its interior testifies the richness of the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century. Emperor Constantine, the first Christian emperor of Rome, ordered the construction of St. Peter Basilica on the Vatican hill. The location was chosen symbolically, on the spot where St. Peter, one of the apostles, was buried in AD 64. A small shrine already existed on the site, but it was replaced with a church which would be completed in 349 AD. In ... |