| Description | Church | Location |
| Famously ruined church where the kings of Scotland were once crowned | |
| The older of Dublin's two medieval cathedrals | |
| Church built over what is venerated as the sites of Christ's crucifixion and burial | |
| Church built over the place where Jesus of Nazareth is believed to have been born | |
| The first church built in the Gothic style, it was the burial place for most of the Kings of France | |
| Famous for its fine example of Eastern Orthodox architecture, specifically the onion domes | |
| The oldest church in Germany, originally built in the 4th century | |
| An unfinished church designed by AntonĂ Gaudi, notable for its distinctively bizarre decoration | |
| An iconic church atop Montmartre, its stone bleaches when exposed to oxygen, maintaining its white color | |
| The ceremonial church of the Kings and Queens of England | |
| | Description | Church | Location |
| The seat of the Pope as Bishop of Rome | |
| Built by Saint Louis to house the Crown of Thorns, it is one of the finest examples of medieval stained glass remaining | |
| Distinctive for its round end, this church is also famous for its Templar effigies | |
| A large baroque church designed by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire | |
| Coronation church of the French kings, starting with the early Merovingian royals | |
| The seat of the English Church, its Archbishop is the Anglican equivalent to the Pope | |
| The main church of the Vatican | |
| First the Cathedral of Constantinople, then a mosque, now a museum | |
| Part of a larger complex that once housed a hospital, this building now houses Napoleon Bonaparte's tomb | |
| Perhaps the most famous Gothic Church, itself most famous for its hunchback | |
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