Historic landmarks
Churches that shaped Christianity
CatholicSt. Peter's BasilicaVatican City, RomeThe mother church of Catholic Christendom, built over the tomb of St. Peter.OrthodoxHagia SophiaIstanbul, Turkey (formerly Constantinople)Justinian's church of Holy Wisdom — the mother church of Eastern Orthodoxy for a millennium.AnglicanCanterbury CathedralCanterbury, EnglandSeat of the Archbishop of Canterbury and mother church of the Anglican Communion.LutheranAll Saints' Castle Church (Schlosskirche)Wittenberg, GermanyThe door where the Reformation began — and where Luther is buried.Reformed (Presbyterian)St. Pierre CathedralGeneva, SwitzerlandJohn Calvin's pulpit — the cradle of Reformed Christianity.CatholicChartres CathedralChartres, FranceThe High Gothic masterpiece — a pilgrim's cathedral of light and stone.