7 Churches of The World's Most Unique

Temppeliaukio Kirkko-Finland

Temppeliaukio Kirkko (Rock Church) is a masterpiece of modern architecture is very impressive in Helsinki. Church which was built entirely underground and ceiling framed copper wire was completed was designed in 1952 by two architect brothers, Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen and completed its construction in 1969. They chose the exposed rock rises about 40 feet above the street, build a church hall in it and make it as rock walls. This church is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Helsinki and is often filled with visitors.

Las Lajas Cathedral-Colombia

Las Lajas Cathedral is located in southern Colombia and was built in 1916 in a ravine in Guaitara River. According to legend, an Indian woman named Maria de Quinones Mueses holding Rosa, a deaf-mute daughter near Las Lajas (the Rock). When keletihannya peaked, Mary who sat on a stone to hear for the first time Rosa talking about ghosts that emerge from the cave.

A mysterious painting of the Virgin Mary holding a baby was later found on the cave wall. The study of paintings that prove the absence of paint or other colorants in samples taken from the painting that wall. When the sample is done, it is known that the original colors of the painting medium is contained in rock as deep as several feet. True or not, the tales that accompany the development of the church was truly amazing.

Cathedral of Saint Basil: rainbow church in Red Square, Russia

Cathedral of St.. Basil is located on Red Square Moscow, Russia. A Russian Orthodox church that displays bright colorful domes towering taper to a point. Resembles the onion domes of different colors that are part of the air views of the Kremlin, Moscow.

The Cathedral was founded by Ivan the Mighty, to commemorate the capture of the Kazan Khanate. In 1588, Emperor Fedor Ivanovich add private chapel at the east side of the main building, directly above the tomb of St. Basil Addicts of Christ, a kudusdari Russian Orthodox Church, so that later the cathedral known as the Cathedral of St.. Basil.

Hallgrimskirkja: The most awesome church in Iceland

Hallgrímskirkja (Hallgrímur church) is a Lutheran parish church located in Reykjavík, Iceland. With a height of 74.5 meters (244 feet), this church occupies the fourth tallest building in Iceland. Church takes its name Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614-1674), a poet and clergyman, author of "Hymn of Sorrow". Church design is brought to you by an architect named Guðjón Samuelsson country. He began his duties in 1937 and the church building took over 38 years.

Duomo (Cathedral of Milan), Italy
Duomo looks very tall and majestic. In fact, this picture shows that the church looks creepy.

Mark Twain said in his work, Innocents Abroad: "They say that the Cathedral of Milan is nothing more beautiful than St. Peter's in Rome. I do not understand, but Milan Cathedral benar2 amazing."

Chapel St. Gildas: built at the base of the cliff

Chapel St. Gildas seems perched on the edge of the Canal du Blayet, Brittany, France. The building is more like a stone barn is located at the bottom of the hill the rock which was originally a sacred place of the Druids. Gildas seems to have been a lot of travel throughout the Celtic regions: Corwall, Wales, Ireland and Scotland. He arrived in Brittany about the year 540 AD and is reported to have been preaching Christianity to the people sekitardari a rude pulpit, which until now stored in the chapel.

Harajuku: Japanese futuristic church

Futuristic Protestant Church is located in Tokyo, presented by Ciel Rouge Creation design firm in 2005. Form a special ceiling intended to be echoing the natural sounds just two seconds to provide a unique experience for the hearing community and tourists who visit it.