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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.
30Modern & GlobalSt. Peter's Basilica · San Thome Basilica · Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe26MedievalChurch of Our Lady Mary of Zion · Canterbury Cathedral · York Minster22Early ChristianityDura-Europos Church · Aqaba Early Church · Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin22ReformationGrossmünster · St Giles’ Cathedral · St. Pierre Cathedral
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Countries and regions
Study how local languages, politics, materials, communities, and migrations shaped Christian places.
12United StatesMission San Xavier del Bac · Old North Church · Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo11ItalyPatriarchal Basilica of Aquileia · Archbasilica of St. John Lateran · Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls08GermanyAachen Cathedral · Speyer Cathedral · St. Mary’s Town Church, Wittenberg08United KingdomCanterbury Cathedral · York Minster · Westminster Abbey05FranceAbbey Church of Mont-Saint-Michel · Strasbourg Cathedral · Notre-Dame de Paris04EgyptAbu Mena Basilica Complex · White Monastery Church · Church of the Transfiguration at Saint Catherine’s Monastery04EthiopiaChurch of Our Lady Mary of Zion · Biete Giyorgis, Lalibela · Debre Berhan Selassie Church04IndiaSt. Francis Church, Kochi · San Thome Basilica · Sé Cathedral of Goa03PhilippinesBasilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu · Quiapo Church · San Agustin Church, Manila03SyriaDura-Europos Church · Qalb Lozeh Basilica · Church of Saint Simeon Stylites02BrazilBasilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida · Cathedral of Brasília02GeorgiaSvetitskhoveli Cathedral · Church of the Virgin at Gelati Monastery02RussiaDormition Cathedral, Moscow · Saint Basil’s Cathedral02South KoreaMyeongdong Cathedral · Yoido Full Gospel Church02SpainCathedral of Santiago de Compostela · Basílica de la Sagrada Família02SwitzerlandGrossmünster · St. Pierre Cathedral02TurkeyChurch of Saint Peter in Antioch · Hagia Sophia02UgandaUganda Martyrs Basilica, Namugongo · St. Paul’s Cathedral Namirembe01ArmeniaMother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin01AustraliaSt. Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney01BulgariaChurch of the Nativity at Rila Monastery01ColombiaLas Lajas Sanctuary01Côte d’IvoireBasilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro01CroatiaEuphrasian Basilica01CzechiaSt. Vitus Cathedral01Democratic Republic of the CongoKimbanguist Temple at Nkamba01IranVank Cathedral01IsraelBasilica of the Annunciation01JapanSt. Mary’s Cathedral, Tokyo01JerusalemChurch of the Holy Sepulchre01JordanAqaba Early Church01KenyaAll Saints’ Cathedral, Nairobi01MexicoBasilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe01Palestinian TerritoriesChurch of the Nativity01PeruCathedral Basilica of Lima01SerbiaChurch 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.
43CatholicPatriarchal 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 Cathedral02Independent and African-InitiatedBerthelsdorf Church and the Herrnhut Renewal · Kimbanguist Temple at Nkamba02Pentecostal 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.
21Eastern Christian architectureMother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin · Church of the Holy Sepulchre · Church of the Nativity21Gothic architectureCanterbury Cathedral · York Minster · Aachen Cathedral19Revival and historicist architectureChurch of the Nativity at Rila Monastery · Grossmünster · Cologne Cathedral10Modern architectureBasilica of the Annunciation · Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe · Basílica de la Sagrada Família10Renaissance, Baroque, and colonialSt. Peter's Basilica · St. Francis Church, Kochi · Sé Cathedral of Goa09Early Christian and basilicanAqaba Early Church · Archbasilica of St. John Lateran · Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls05Vernacular and mixed traditionsDura-Europos Church · Biete Giyorgis, Lalibela · Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church03Romanesque and early medievalBasilica of San Clemente · Speyer Cathedral · Durham Cathedral02Rock-cut and archaeological sitesPatriarchal Basilica of Aquileia · Church of Saint Peter in Antioch