Sveti Stefan

Sveti Stefan, Montenegro

World 🢖 Europe 🢖 Montenegro Cities and towns 🢔 Settlements 🢔 Architectural wonders 🢔 Categories of wonders Wonder Sveti Stefan   In short The mountainous coast of Montenegro is rich with cultural heritage. Especially beautiful are historical towns, such as Sveti Stefan. Rating 38.2% GPS coordinates 42.2558 N 18.8911 E Location, address Europe, Montenegro, Budva Municipality, at the Adriatic sea some 6 km southeast from Budva […]

Coober Pedy dugouts

Underground bookshop in Coober Pedy, Australia

World 🢖 Australia and Oceania 🢖 Australia 🢖 New South Wales Cities and towns 🢔 Settlements 🢔 Architectural wonders 🢔 Categories of wonders Wonder Coober Pedy dugouts   In short The best opals in the world are mined in the central part of South Australia. For some 100 years here exists Coober Pedy – remote and rough town of opal miners. It has one special peculiarity – due […]

Mileševa Monastery

Mileševa Monastery

World 🢖 Europe 🢖 Serbia Christian monasteries 🢔 Religious architecture 🢔 Architectural wonders 🢔 Categories of wonders Wonder Mileševa Monastery   In short Throughout the long centuries in the picturesque valley has survived Mileševa Monastery. This medieval monastery has been an important center of knowledge and up to this day here have been preserved major values of art including the legendary White Angel. Rating 43.3% GPS […]

Gorno Nerezi St. Panteleimon church and monastery

Gorno Nerezi St. Panteleimon church, Republic of Macedonia

World 🢖 Europe 🢖 North Macedonia Churches 🢔 Religious architecture 🢔 Architectural wonders 🢔 Categories of wonders Wonder Gorno Nerezi St. Panteleimon church and monastery   In short Near the capital of North Macedonia – Skopje – is located very interesting small church: Gorno Nerezi St. Panteleimon church, still surrounded by the old buildings and walls of monastery. The interior of the church is adorned with […]

Voronet Monastery (Voroneţ) and Saint George Church

Nun in Voroneţ Monastery, Romania

One of the best so-called “painted monasteries” of the region, constructed in 1488 in local style – a unique fusion of Gothic, Renaissance, and Byzantines styles. Sometimes the painted Church of Saint George here is nicknamed the “Sistine Chapel of the East”.

St. Vitus Cathedral

St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague

Outstanding example of Gothic architecture. The enormous church is 124 m long, with 96.5 m high main tower. Here are buried many Holy Roman Emperors, Bohemian kings. Design of this church left impact on the design of numerous other great European churches.

Church of St. Anne in Vilnius

Church of St. Anne in Vilnius, Lithuania

Unusual, beautiful example of Brick Gothic that follows the style of Flamboyant Gothic style. Especially beautiful is the ornate façade of the church. Built in 1495 – 1500.

Tournai Cathedral

Tournai Cathedral, Belgium

The largest church in Belgium, an outstanding landmark. One of the greatest achievements in Romanesque architecture although part of the church is also in Gothic style. Constructed in 1110 – 1255.

Echternach Basilica

Echternach Basilica around 1870, Luxembourg

Church at the oldest Anglo-Saxon monastery in continental Europe that was founded in 700 AD. Original buildings burned down in 1017 and a new church in Romanesque style was built.