Free Church Pictures: 25 Cathedral & Basilica Photos

25 free church pictures from the BigFoto library: the Gothic towers and gargoyles of Notre-Dame, the white domes of Sacré-Cœur and the stained glass of Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, the golden mosaics of St Mark’s in Venice and the nave of St Peter’s in Rome, Berlin Cathedral and the ruined spire of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, the twin towers of the Munich Frauenkirche and the Karlskirche in Vienna.

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Paris: Notre-Dame, Sacré-Cœur and Sainte-Chapelle

Notre-Dame from the square and from the Seine, a gargoyle looking over the city, Sacré-Cœur on Montmartre and the upper chapel of Sainte-Chapelle.

Notre seine, paris: notre-dame, sacré-cœur and sainte-chapelle

Venice and Rome: St Mark’s and St Peter’s

The domes and mosaics of St Mark’s Basilica, the Piazza San Marco, a Venetian church and the nave of St Peter’s Basilica.

Berlin: the Dom and the Memorial Church

Berlin Cathedral with the TV tower behind, the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, left as a ruin after the war beside its modern tower, St Hedwig’s Cathedral, St Mary’s Church and the Nikolaikirche.

Munich and Vienna

The twin onion-domed towers of the Frauenkirche above the Munich rooftops and the baroque Karlskirche in Vienna.

Bells and a Las Vegas wedding chapel

A bell tower against the blue sky and the neon sign of a wedding chapel on the Strip.

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