The best temples & churches in the world
📍 ⛩️ Temples & churches24 places ranked across every city we cover.
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Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
CDMX · Mexico City
4.8★★★★★★★★★★187.7K reviewsRevered Catholic church & pilgrimage site housing a cloak with the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
Historical LandmarkTourist AttractionHistorical Place2⛩️ Temples & churches
Saint Peter’s Basilica
Vatican City · Rome
4.8★★★★★★★★★★184K reviewsLate Renaissance church by architects including Michelangelo & holding up to 20,000 worshippers.
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Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre
Paris Tx
4.7★★★★★★★★★★168.5K reviewsIconic, domed white church, completed in 1914, with interior mosaics, stained-glass windows & crypt.
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Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima
Lisbon
4.8★★★★★★★★★★127.5K reviewsShrine & pilgrimage complex where the Virgin Mary appeared to 3 children, with a basilica & chapel.
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Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris
Paris Tx
4.7★★★★★★★★★★100.6K reviewsTowering, 12th-century cathedral with flying buttresses & gargoyles, setting for Hugo's novel.
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Panthéon
Pl. du Panthéon · Paris Tx
4.6★★★★★★★★★★69.9K reviews18th-century mausoleum with colonnaded facade, housing remains of notable French citizens.
MonumentTourist Attraction7⛩️ Temples & churches
Basilica de Luján
Provincia de Buenos Aires · Buenos Aires
4.8★★★★★★★★★★64.9K reviewsMassive Catholic church with dramatic gothic architecture, statuary & a religious gift shop.
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Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey
Barcelona · Barcelona
4.7★★★★★★★★★★60.3K reviewsMountain monastery with a vast basilica, iconic virgin sculpture & a museum with world renowned art.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
St. Paul's Churchyard · London
4.7★★★★★★★★★★57.8K reviews17th-century cathedral featuring a 365ft-high dome, recitals & a churchyard, plus a crypt.
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Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major
P.za di Santa Maria Maggiore · Rome
4.8★★★★★★★★★★57.5K reviewsLandmark papal basilica founded in the 5th century & known for its Roman mosaics & gilded ceiling.
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Meiji Jingu
Shibuya · Izu
4.7★★★★★★★★★★53.1K reviewsSurrounded by forest, this venerable Shinto shrine features a seasonal iris garden.
Shinto ShrineTourist AttractionPlace Of Worship12⛩️ Temples & churches
Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan
Khet Bangkok Yai · Bangkok
4.7★★★★★★★★★★45.3K reviewsMonumental Buddhist temple right on the river, with an iconic, ornately tiled central prang (spire).
Buddhist TemplePlace Of WorshipAssociation Or Organization13⛩️ Temples & churches
St. Patrick's Cathedral
New York · New York
4.8★★★★★★★★★★43K reviewsTowering Neo-Gothic church from 1879 with twin spires & storied history opposite Rockefeller Center.
Tourist AttractionChurchPlace Of Worship14⛩️ Temples & churches
Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar
Ciutat Vella · Barcelona
4.7★★★★★★★★★★40.5K reviews14th-century, Gothic-style church with soaring columns & 3 naves, plus grand stained glass windows.
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Fatih Mosque
Ali Kuşçu · Istanbul
4.8★★★★★★★★★★39.7K reviewsHuge hilltop mosque rebuilt in the 1700s, with 4 semi-domes around a central dome, plus 2 minarets.
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