Christians used to build churches like these!

Perhaps they can serve as inspiration for better modern churches?

You can click on any image to enlarge it.

Enjoy!

Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City, Utah

Pedro Szekely / Flickr
Pedro Szekely / Flickr

St. Clare Church, Stockholm, Sweden

Pedro Szekely / Flickr
Pedro Szekely / Flickr

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO

Thomas Hawk / Flickr
Thomas Hawk / Flickr

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica, Ottawa, Canada

barnyz / Flickr
barnyz / Flickr

Cahors Cathedral, Cahors, France

decar66 / Flickr
decar66 / Flickr

Burgos Cathedral, Burgos, Spain

Marc / Flickr
Marc / Flickr

Cathedral of St. James, Innsbruck, Austria

barnyz / Flickr
barnyz / Flickr

St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta

cliff hellis / Flickr
cliff hellis / Flickr

St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh, Ireland

William Murphy / Flickr
William Murphy / Flickr

Würzburg Cathedral, Bavaria, Germany

barnyz / Flickr
barnyz / Flickr

St. Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, Ireland

Richard Browne / Flickr
Richard Browne / Flickr

Church of St Eustace, Paris, France

- Guigui-Lille - / Flickr
– Guigui-Lille – / Flickr

Church Notre Dame d’Espérance, Cannes, France

Sam2907 / Flickr
Sam2907 / Flickr

Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis, Paris, France

Jim Nix / Flickr
Jim Nix / Flickr

Church of St. Maria Rotunda, Vienna, Austria

barnyz / Flickr
barnyz / Flickr

Church of Saint Nicholas, Prague, Czech Republic

Pedro Szekely / Flickr
Pedro Szekely / Flickr

Basilica of San Lorenzo, Milan, Italy

Trey Ratcliff / Flickr
Trey Ratcliff / Flickr

St. Dominic’s Catholic Church, San Francisco, CA

David Yu / Flickr
David Yu / Flickr

Saint Michael’s Cathedral, Kiev, Ukraine

Trey Ratcliff / Flickr
Trey Ratcliff / Flickr

Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal, Canada

Curious Expeditions / Flickr
Curious Expeditions / Flickr

St. Mary of the Angels, Chicago, IL

Chris Smith / Flickr
Chris Smith / Flickr
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