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A church never belongs to only one story. Follow buildings through time, across regions, among church families, or through the architectural forms communities adapted for worship.
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Historical eras
Move from house churches and late antiquity through medieval, Reformation, and modern global Christianity.
77MedievalChurch of Our Lady Mary of Zion · Canterbury Cathedral · York Minster60Modern & GlobalSt. Peter's Basilica · San Thome Basilica · Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe33ReformationGrossmünster · St Giles’ Cathedral · St. Pierre Cathedral30Early ChristianityDura-Europos Church · Aqaba Early Church · Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin
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Countries and regions
Study how local languages, politics, materials, communities, and migrations shaped Christian places.
19ItalyPatriarchal Basilica of Aquileia · Archbasilica of St. John Lateran · Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls17United KingdomCanterbury Cathedral · York Minster · Westminster Abbey17United StatesMission San Xavier del Bac · Old North Church · San Fernando Cathedral10FranceAbbey Church of Mont-Saint-Michel · Strasbourg Cathedral · Rouen Cathedral08EgyptChurches of the Monastery of Saint Anthony · Abu Mena Basilica Complex · White Monastery Church08GermanyAachen Cathedral · Speyer Cathedral · St. Mary’s Town Church, Wittenberg08IndiaSanta Cruz Cathedral Basilica · St. Francis Church, Kochi · San Thome Basilica07PhilippinesBasilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu · Manila Cathedral · Quiapo Church07SpainCathedral of Santiago de Compostela · León Cathedral · Burgos Cathedral06TurkeyMor Gabriel Monastery Church · Church of Saint Peter in Antioch · Deyrulzafaran Monastery Church05ArmeniaMother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin · Khor Virap Monastery · Tatev Monastery Church05GeorgiaJvari Monastery · Svetitskhoveli Cathedral · Alaverdi Cathedral05GreeceThe Rotunda of Thessaloniki · Basilica B at Philippi · Hosios Loukas Katholikon04BrazilChurch of São Bento Monastery · Church and Convent of São Francisco · Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida04EthiopiaChurch of Our Lady Mary of Zion · Biete Giyorgis, Lalibela · Debre Berhan Selassie Church04South KoreaSaemoonan Church · Myeongdong Cathedral · Jeondong Cathedral03IraqMar Mattai Monastery Church · Rabban Hormizd Monastery Church · Mar Behnam Monastery Church03JapanOura Church · Urakami Cathedral · St. Mary’s Cathedral, Tokyo03MexicoBasilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe · Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán · Puebla Cathedral03PeruCathedral Basilica of Lima · Cusco Cathedral · Church of San Pedro de Andahuaylillas03PortugalAlcobaça Monastery Church · Batalha Monastery Church · Church of the Jerónimos Monastery03SyriaDura-Europos Church · Qalb Lozeh Basilica · Church of Saint Simeon Stylites02AustraliaSaint Patrick’s Cathedral Melbourne · St. Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney02CanadaNotre-Dame de Québec Basilica-Cathedral · Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal02ChinaSaint Joseph’s Church at Wangfujing · Saint Ignatius Cathedral at Xujiahui02Israel / PalestineChurch of Saint George at Lod · Church of the Multiplication at Tabgha02JordanAqaba Early Church · Church of Saint George at Madaba02New ZealandOld Saint Paul’s · Futuna Chapel02RussiaDormition Cathedral, Moscow · Saint Basil’s Cathedral02SingaporeArmenian Church of Saint Gregory the Illuminator · Saint Andrew’s Cathedral02SwedenLund Cathedral · Uppsala Cathedral02SwitzerlandGrossmünster · St. Pierre Cathedral02UgandaUganda Martyrs Basilica, Namugongo · St. Paul’s Cathedral Namirembe01ArgentinaBasilica of Our Lady of Luján01BulgariaChurch of the Nativity at Rila Monastery01ChileMetropolitan Cathedral of Santiago01ColombiaLas Lajas Sanctuary01Côte d’IvoireBasilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro01CroatiaEuphrasian Basilica01CzechiaSt. Vitus Cathedral01Democratic Republic of the CongoKimbanguist Temple at Nkamba01DenmarkRoskilde Cathedral01EcuadorChurch of the Society of Jesus in Quito01IranVank Cathedral01IsraelBasilica of the Annunciation01JerusalemChurch of the Holy Sepulchre01KenyaAll Saints’ Cathedral, Nairobi01LatviaRiga Cathedral01LebanonMonastery of Qozhaya Church01LithuaniaVilnius Cathedral01MalaysiaChurch of Saint Francis Xavier01NorwayNidaros Cathedral01Palestinian TerritoriesChurch of the Nativity01PolandWawel Cathedral01SerbiaChurch of the Virgin at Studenica01South AfricaSt George’s Cathedral, Cape Town01TanzaniaChrist Church Cathedral, Zanzibar01UkraineSaint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv01Vatican CitySt. Peter's Basilica
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Church families
Compare broad Christian families without treating any one tradition as the universal default.
102Independent and African-InitiatedThe Rotunda of Thessaloniki · Churches of the Monastery of Saint Anthony · Mar Mattai Monastery Church43CatholicPatriarchal Basilica of Aquileia · Archbasilica of St. John Lateran · St. Peter's Basilica17Eastern and Oriental OrthodoxAbu Mena Basilica Complex · Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion · White Monastery Church13Anglican and UnitedCanterbury Cathedral · York Minster · Westminster Abbey05BaptistAbyssinian Baptist Church · 16th Street Baptist Church · Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church04LutheranSt. Mary’s Town Church, Wittenberg · St. Thomas Church, Leipzig · All Saints' Castle Church (Schlosskirche)04Shared and early Christian heritageAqaba Early Church · Church of the Holy Sepulchre · Church of the Nativity03Methodist and WesleyanJohn Wesley’s New Room · Mother Emanuel AME Church · Brown Chapel AME Church03Reformed and PresbyterianGrossmünster · St Giles’ Cathedral · St. Pierre Cathedral02Pentecostal and CharismaticAzusa Street Mission Site · Yoido Full Gospel Church01Armenian ApostolicMother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin01Coptic OrthodoxThe Hanging Church01Early ChristianDura-Europos Church01Ethiopian Orthodox TewahedoBiete Giyorgis, Lalibela
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Architectural families
Follow the forms and construction systems communities adapted for worship across time and place.
50Gothic architectureCanterbury Cathedral · York Minster · Aachen Cathedral40Eastern Christian architectureMother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin · Church of the Holy Sepulchre · Church of the Nativity36Revival and historicist architectureChurch of the Nativity at Rila Monastery · Grossmünster · Cologne Cathedral22Renaissance, Baroque, and colonialSt. Peter's Basilica · St. Francis Church, Kochi · Cusco Cathedral15Modern architectureBasilica of the Annunciation · Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe · Basílica de la Sagrada Família14Vernacular and mixed traditionsDura-Europos Church · Mar Mattai Monastery Church · Mor Gabriel Monastery Church11Early Christian and basilicanAqaba Early Church · The Rotunda of Thessaloniki · Archbasilica of St. John Lateran07Romanesque and early medievalBasilica of San Clemente · Speyer Cathedral · Pisa Cathedral05Rock-cut and archaeological sitesPatriarchal Basilica of Aquileia · Church of Saint Peter in Antioch · Rabban Hormizd Monastery Church