Christians used to build churches like these!
Perhaps they can serve as inspiration for better modern churches?
You can click on any image to enlarge it.
Enjoy!
Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City, Utah
![Pedro Szekely / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/5130160504_ce82176f22_b.jpg)
St. Clare Church, Stockholm, Sweden
![Pedro Szekely / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/12019279806_bd3b480aa3_h-1024x723.jpg)
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO
![Thomas Hawk / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/9332734677_40f3be6468_k-1024x682.jpg)
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica, Ottawa, Canada
![barnyz / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/6999011160_d908ffb628_k-1024x681.jpg)
Cahors Cathedral, Cahors, France
![decar66 / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/7268133260_a02c20c1c4_b.jpg)
Burgos Cathedral, Burgos, Spain
![Marc / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/3952192361_e83161b554_b.jpg)
Cathedral of St. James, Innsbruck, Austria
![barnyz / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/7080025289_ca26ec8cea_k-1024x768.jpg)
St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta
![cliff hellis / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/7654446796_247393c6db_k-1024x682.jpg)
St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh, Ireland
![William Murphy / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/14394489437_b1ad44d829_k-1024x682.jpg)
Würzburg Cathedral, Bavaria, Germany
![barnyz / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/15014170158_8c9e689c8b_k-1024x682.jpg)
St. Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, Ireland
![Richard Browne / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/8688763260_63202d1101_k-819x1024.jpg)
Church of St Eustace, Paris, France
![- Guigui-Lille - / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/14287482450_67d2f9bcff_k-1024x645.jpg)
Church Notre Dame d’Espérance, Cannes, France
![Sam2907 / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/15623831985_4932f8505f_k-1024x697.jpg)
Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis, Paris, France
![Jim Nix / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/9905136343_df64a9eb3d_b.jpg)
Church of St. Maria Rotunda, Vienna, Austria
![barnyz / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/7137153915_8a7b2954cf_k-1024x768.jpg)
Church of Saint Nicholas, Prague, Czech Republic
![Pedro Szekely / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/3889191446_1035cdb837_b.jpg)
Basilica of San Lorenzo, Milan, Italy
![Trey Ratcliff / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/184775932_1cbf94ead0_b.jpg)
St. Dominic’s Catholic Church, San Francisco, CA
![David Yu / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/5372201182_f30f4116eb_b.jpg)
Saint Michael’s Cathedral, Kiev, Ukraine
![Trey Ratcliff / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/376850340_e7b2b73df3_b.jpg)
Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal, Canada
![Curious Expeditions / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/8617014458_0acccb7c62_b.jpg)
St. Mary of the Angels, Chicago, IL
![Chris Smith / Flickr](https://www.churchpop.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/9142301229_d19bd64be0_k-1024x682.jpg)