A Top 5 List

Writing about a visit to Wells inspired me to actually think about my top 5 churches I have ever visited. There are Cathedrals that inspire from the sheer size or ornate details - it is about the engineering or the vast amount of decoration that has been done.  Others inspire because they are simply a work of art - it is about creating a magnificent sculpture.  Still other Cathedrals inspire because they call a visitor to worship - this is supposed to be the purpose of each of these but not all have that sense.

 To make my top 5 list, a church/ cathedral/ chapel must be both beautiful in my mind and also invoke a spiritual connection, one that truly reflects this is a house of God.

#1) Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey

Exterior, 2001

Amazing mosaics inside

#2) St. Paul's, London, England

Exterior of St. Paul's

Me, Jessica & Sarah at the top of St. Paul's in 2006

#3) Wells, England

The Central Nave, 2014

#4) St. Basil's, Moscow, Russia

Me & Ashley in 2006

#5) To Be Found