Churches Gallery

Agua Volcano and Arco de Santa Catalina (Santa Catalina Arch) in Antigua Guatemala

Santa Catalinaa??s Arch or Arco de Santa Catalina is probably the most iconic place in Antigua Guatemala, it was was built in 1693 - 1694 to allow nuns to cross the street without being seen.
Antigua and Santa Catalina Arch are today a favorite tourist destination. Antigua is as a partially restored colonial city with majestic churches and monasteries and cobblestone streets. Antigua was listed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1979

© 2017 Kryssia Campos

Urnes stave church, Norway

Urnes Stave Church (Norwegian: Urnes stavkirke) is a stave church at the Ornes farm, along the Lustrafjord in the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.In 1979, the Urnes stave church was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.The church was built around 1130 or shortly thereafter, and still stands in its original location; it is believed to be the oldest of its kind. It provides a link between Christian architecture and the architecture and artforms of the Viking Age with typical animal-ornamentation, the so called Urnes style of animal-art

St Marys Church K940840

ST MARY'S CHURCH, Studley Royal, North Yorkshire. Interior view of the Winged Lion of Judah in the sanctuary supports one of the double tracery shafts in front of stained glass window

© John Critchley

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