List of UNESCO World Heritage Church buildings
The list of church buildings included in the UNESCO World Heritage list contains church buildings that have been designated UNESCO World Heritage sites . Such church buildings that have been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site within an ensemble (e.g. a monastery or the "old town" or the core of a communal community) are considered to the extent that they are only based on exemplary individual examples and, if necessary, separately created lists is referenced.
The order of the entries follow first the alphabet for the column location , then for the column name .
Egypt
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Abu Mena | Abu Mena | from the end of the 4th century | 1979 | Above the grave of the martyr Menas of Alexandria , who died in 296 AD , an early Christian city with a church, baptistery, basilicas, public buildings, streets, monasteries, houses and workshops that are only preserved as ruins | |
Monastery church of the Katharinenkloster | Sinai | founded between 548 and 565 | 2002 | today a Greek Orthodox monastery |
Ethiopia
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Rock-hewn churches of Lalibela | Lalibela | 12./13. century | 1978 | Eleven monolithic churches, most of which are multi-storey carved in red basalt lava |
Gambia
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Portuguese Chapel of Albreda | Albreda | 15th century | 2003 | Remains of a Portuguese settlement, part of the Kunta Kinteh Island World Heritage |
Cape Verde
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Nossa Senhora do Rosario | Cidade Velha | 1493-1495 | 2009 | built in the Manueline style , one of the oldest colonial churches in the world, one of several church buildings in the excellent town of Cidade Velha |
Mozambique
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Capela de Nossa Senhora do Baluarte | Ilha de Moçambique | 1522 | 1991 | Roman Catholic chapel in the far north of the excellent Mozambique island, the oldest colonial building on the coast of the Indian Ocean and the only preserved building in the Manueline style in Mozambique |
Senegal
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Saint-Charles-Borromée church | Gorée Island | 1830 | 1978 | consecrated to the cardinal and archbishop of Milan Charles Borromeo | |
Saint-Louis Cathedral | Saint-Louis | 18th century | 2000 | Part of the excellent island of Saint Louis |
Tanzania
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Christ Church | Zanzibar City | 1873-1883 | 2000 | Anglican Cathedral in the Stone City | |
St. Joseph's Cathedral | Zanzibar City | 1893-1898 | 2000 | Roman Catholic cathedral in the Stone City , seat of the diocese of Zanzibar |
Brazil
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Shrine and pilgrimage site of Bom Jesus de Matozinhos |
Congonhas | 1758 | 1983 | Church together with seven chapels within the place of pilgrimage | |
Baroque churches from colonial times | Ouro Preto | from 1727 | 1980 | several church buildings are part of the excellent old town of Ouro Preto |
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Ruins of the Jesuit reductions São Miguel das Missões |
São Miguel das Missoes | from 1607 | 1983 | São Miguel is one of the seven excellent missions (Sete Povos) of the Jesuits
, each equipped with church buildings |
Chile
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Chiloé wooden churches | Chiloe | from 1612 | 2000 | Several church buildings in Chiloés and neighboring islands were awarded |
Mexico
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco | San Miguel de Allende | 1590 | 2008 | Jesuit sanctuary, awarded together with the city of San Miguel de Allende | |
Basilica Colegiata de Nuestra Señora de Guanajuato | Guanajuato | 1696 | 1988 | Catholic Church, awarded as part of the city of Guanajuato |
Nicaragua
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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León Cathedral | Leon | 1747-1860 | 2011 | praised as one of the cathedrals with the most beautiful natural interior lighting in Latin America |
Peru
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Iglesia de San Francisco | Lima | erb. 1535 to 1625 | 1991 | excellent as part of old Lima |
Armenia
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Haghpat and Sanahin monasteries | Alaverdi | 10th century | 1996 | Monastery complex | |
Geghard monastery | Upper Azat Valley | 4th century | 2000 | Destroyed by the Arabs in the 9th century, rebuilt in 1215 | |
Cathedral and Churches of Echmiadzin | Etchmiadzin | from 303 | 2000 | including very well-known: Cathedral , St. Gajane , St. Hripsime as well as Schoghakat and the "Church of Our Lady" | |
Zvartnots Cathedral | near Yerevan | 7th century | 2000 | Ruin of a former palace church |
Georgia
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery in Kutaisi | at Kutaisi | from 303 | 1994 | Gelati is a monastery complex in western Georgia, not far from the city of Kutaisi |
India
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Churches and Monasteries of Goa | Velha Goa | 1511 | 1986 |
Iran
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Church of the Holy Mother of God | at Daraschamb | 17th century | 2008 | ||
Chapel of Dzordsor | Dzordsor | 2008 | |||
Saint Thaddäus Monastery | Etchmiadzin | 66 | 2008 | Armenian Christians are convinced that the monastery and church were founded in 66 by Jude Thaddäus as the first church in the world. | |
Saint Stephanos Monastery | at Dscholfa | 9th century | 2008 |
Palestinian Territories
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Church of the Nativity | Bethlehem | before 335 | 2012 |
Philippines
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Baroque churches in the Philippines | Manila , Santa Maria , Miagao , Paoay | Late 16th century ( Church of the Immaculate Conception of San Agustín, Manila ), 1693 to 1710 (Church of San Agustín, Paoay), 1765 (Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion, Santa Maria), 1787 to 1797 (Church of Santo Tomas de Villanueva, Miagao) | 1993 | In 2006, five more Baroque churches were included in the Philippines' list of proposals for inclusion in the World Heritage List |
Cyprus
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Painted churches in the Troodos area | Troodos Mountains | from around the 11th century | 2001 | 11 out of 12 churches listed as world cultural heritage |
Albania
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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St. Mary Annunciation Cathedral | Advises | 1747 | 2008 | Part of the old town of Berat | |
Holy Trinity Church | Advises | 13-14 century | 2008 | Part of the old town of Berat | |
Church of Saint Mary of Blachernae | Advises | 13th Century | 2008 | Part of the old town of Berat | |
basilica | Butrint | 6th century | 1992 | Part of the ruined city of Butrint | |
Church of Saint Sotir | Gjirokastra | 1784 | 2008 | Part of the old town of Gjirokastra |
Belgium
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Cathedral of Our Lady | Antwerp | 16th Century | 1999 | Belfries in Belgium and France | |
Church of Our Lady | Bruges | 13th Century | 2000 | excellent as part of the old town of Bruges | |
St. Salvator Cathedral | Bruges | 1275 | 2000 | excellent as part of the old town of Bruges | |
Mechlin Cathedral | Mechlin | 16th Century | 1999 | Belfries in Belgium and France | |
Basilica of Our Lady | Tongeren | around 1500 | 1999 | Belfries in Belgium and France | |
Notre-Dame de Tournai cathedral | Tournai | 1110 | 2000 |
Bulgaria
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Ivanovo rock churches | Ivanovo | between the 13th and 17th centuries | 1979 | Group of Orthodox churches, chapels and monastery rooms that together make up the Ivanovo Monastery in northeastern Bulgaria | |
Monastery Church of the Rila Monastery | Kyustendil Oblast | 1834-1837 | 1983 | The Monastery of St. Ivan Rilski is the main spiritual and literary center of the Bulgarian Revival. | |
Christ Pantocrator Church | Nessebar | between the 13th and 14th centuries | 1983 | one of several church buildings in the old town of Nessebar | |
Boyana Church | Sofia | 10th century | 1979 | Medieval Bulgarian Orthodox Church in Sofia, known for its frescoes from 1259 |
Denmark
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Dom | Roskilde | 1170 | 1995 | Scandinavia's first Gothic cathedral made of brick |
Germany
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Aachen Cathedral | Aachen | from 8th century | 1978 | ||
St. George Cathedral | Bamberg | from 1004 | 1993 | one of several church buildings within the excellent old town of Bamberg |
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Market church Goslar | Goslar | 11th century | 1992 | one of several church buildings as part of the world cultural heritage Rammelsberg mine, old town of Goslar and Upper Harz water management | |
Neuwerkkirche Goslar | Goslar | 12th Century | 1992 | one of several church buildings as part of the world cultural heritage Rammelsberg mine, old town of Goslar and Upper Harz water management | |
High Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption | Hildesheim | 872, rebuilt 1950–1960 | 1985 | known as: Hildesheim Cathedral | |
St. Michaelis | Hildesheim | around 1010–33, rebuilt in 1950 | 1985 | ||
St. Stephen and Vitus | Höxter | after 1667 | 2014 | Former Abbey of Corvey Monastery | |
High Cathedral of St. Peter & Mary | Cologne | 1248–1880 (in two periods) | 1996 | known as: Cologne Cathedral | |
St. Mary | Lübeck | 1250-1350 | 1987 | excellent as part of Lübeck's old town | |
Maulbronn Monastery Church | Maulbronn | from 1147 | 1993 | Church building within the excellent Maulbronn Monastery |
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St. Peter & Paul Cathedral | Naumburg | 13th Century | 2018 | known as: Naumburg Cathedral | |
Alexander Nevsky Memorial Church | Potsdam | 1826-1829 | 1995 | on the Kapellenberg of the Russian colony Alexandrowka , part of the palaces and gardens of Potsdam and Berlin | |
Friedenskirche | Potsdam | 1845-1848 | 1990 | Part of the palaces and gardens of Potsdam and Berlin | |
Heilandskirche at the Port of Sacrow | Potsdam | 1844 | 1992 | Part of the palaces and gardens of Potsdam and Berlin | |
Collegiate Church of St. Servatius | Quedlinburg | 1070-1129 | 1994 | one of several church buildings within the excellent Quedlinburg old town |
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St. Peter's Cathedral | regensburg | from 1273 | 2006 | one of several church buildings within the excellent Regensburg old town with Stadtamhof |
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Munster St. Maria and Markus | Reichenau Island | 9th century | Reichenau Monastery | Abbey church of the Reichenau monastery | |
Speyer Cathedral | Speyer | from 1030 | 1981 | ||
Wieskirche | Steingaden | 1745-54 | 1983 | ||
St. Mary's Church | Stralsund | 13th Century | 2002 | one of several church buildings within the excellent historic old towns of Stralsund and Wismar |
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Trier Cathedral | trier | from 4th century | 1986 | awarded as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Roman monuments, cathedral and Church of Our Lady in Trier | |
Church of Our Lady | trier | 1230-60 | 1986 | awarded as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Roman monuments, cathedral and Church of Our Lady in Trier | |
Basilica of Constantine | trier | 4th century | 1986 | awarded as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Roman monuments, cathedral and Church of Our Lady in Trier | |
Herder Church | Weimar | 1498-1500 | 1998 | belongs to the Ensemble Klassisches Weimar | |
Nikolaikirche | Wismar | 1381-1487 | 2002 | one of several church buildings within the excellent historic old towns of Stralsund and Wismar |
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Castle Church | Lutherstadt Wittenberg | 1490-1511 | 1996 | Church where Martin Luther posted his 95 theses, one of the Luther memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg | |
City Church Wittenberg | Lutherstadt Wittenberg | 1996 | Luther's Predict Church, one of the Luther memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg |
Estonia
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Alexander Nevsky Cathedral | Tallinn | 1894 / 95-1900 | 1997 | Part of Tallinn's old town | |
Holy Spirit Church | Tallinn | 1380 | 1997 | Part of Tallinn's old town | |
Olaikirche | Tallinn | 12th Century | 1997 | Part of Tallinn's old town |
Finland
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Old Church of Petäjävesi | Petäjävesi | 1764 | 1994 | Wooden church modeled on the central buildings of the Renaissance |
France
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Notre Dame d'Amiens Cathedral | Amiens | 1220-1854 | 1981 | ||
Saint-Michel basilica | Bordeaux | 1473 | 1998 | Part of the excellent French Camino de Santiago Via Turonensis | |
Bordeaux Cathedral | Bordeaux | 1998 | Part of the excellent French Camino de Santiago Via Turonensis | ||
Notre-Dame de Chartres cathedral | Chartres | 1260 | 1979 | ||
Fontenay Abbey | Fontenay | 1147 | 1981 | Part of the UNESCO World Heritage "Cistercian Monastery of Fontenay" | |
Mont-Saint-Michel | Le Mont-Saint-Michel | from 966 | 1979 | ||
Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral | Paris | 1345 | 1991 | Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Seine banks of Paris | |
Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe abbey church | Saint Savin | 1115 | 1983 | ||
St-Sernin de Toulouse | Toulouse | 1077 | 1998 | Part of the excellent French Way of St. James Via Tolosana | |
Sainte-Marie-Madeleine basilica | Vezelay | 1260 | 1998 | Part of the UNESCO World Heritage "Church and Hill of Vézelay" | |
Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut | Ronchamp | 1953-1955 | 2016 | Part of the UNESCO World Heritage " The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier " | |
Monastery Sainte-Marie de la Tourette | Éveux | 1956-1960 | 2016 | Part of the UNESCO World Heritage " The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier " |
United Kingdom
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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St Martin's Church | Canterbury | 6th century | 1988 | Anglican church building | |
The Cathedral of Christ Church | Canterbury | before 950 | 1988 | Church of the Archbishop of Canterbury ( Primate of all England ) | |
The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham |
Durham | before 1093 | 1986 | ||
United Reformed Church | Saltaire | 1859 | 2001 | a church building within the excellent Victorian model settlement of Saltaire | |
St Margaret's Church | Westminster (London) | from 1486 | 1987 | ||
The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster | Westminster (London) | from 1045 | 1987 | known as Westminster Abbey , English or British coronation church | |
St Giles' Cathedral | Edinburgh | before 854 | 1995 | Main Church of Scotland , one of several church buildings within the excellent Old and New Towns of Edinburgh |
Italy
The church buildings belonging to the Vatican as an enclave in Italy within the urban area of Rome
→ see list section Vatican City .
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Aquileia Basilica | Aquileia | 11th century | 1998 | famous for its mosaic floors | |
Basilica of San Francesco | Assisi | 1228-1253 | 2000 | Entombment Church of St. Francis of Assisi | |
Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli | Assisi | 1569-1679 | 2000 | Erected in 1569 over the portiuncula at the behest of Pope Pius V | |
Portiuncula | Assisi | 4th century | 2000 | 1208 founded Francis of Assisi in the small chapel of the Franciscan Order and died here in 1226 | |
San Damiano | Assisi | 12th century | 2000 | Retreat of St. Francis | |
Santa Maria delle Carceri (Monte Subiaso) | Assisi | 15th century | 2000 | was a small chapel at the time of the 13th century, often used by St. Francis was visited | |
Santa Sofia | Benevento | 760-762 | 2011 | Founded in 760 under the Lombard Duke Arichis II as part of a central sanctuary in Little Lombardy under the care of a Benedictine monastery. | |
Sanctuary of Oropa | Biella | 2003 | one of several church buildings on the Sacro Monte di Oropa , part of the Sacri Monti World Heritage | ||
San Salvatore Abbey Church | Brescia | 753-1599 | 2011 | San Salvatore was founded in 753 by Desiderius , later king of the Lombards, and his wife Ansa as a women's monastery. | |
Caltagirone Cathedral | Caltagirone | 1282 | 2002 | one of several church buildings in Caltagirone, a late baroque town in the Val di Noto | |
Catania Cathedral | Catania | approx. 1070-1093 | 2002 | one of several church buildings in Catania, a late baroque town in the Val di Noto | |
Cefalu Cathedral | Cefalù | 1131-1471 | 2015 | planned by the Norman King Roger II , shows influences of Arab architecture | |
Sanctuary of SS. Crocifisso | Domodossola | 2003 | one of several church buildings on the Sacro Monte di Domodossola , part of the Sacri Monti World Heritage | ||
Ferrara Cathedral | Ferrara | 12-17 Century | 1995 | Part of the old town of Ferrara | |
Florence Cathedral | Florence | 1296-1903 | 1982 | Part of the old town of Florence | |
Sanctuary of the Holy Trinity | Ghiffa | 2003 | one of several church buildings on the Sacro Monte di Ghiffa , part of the Sacri Monti World Heritage | ||
Santa Maria delle Grazie | Milan | 1463-1497 | 1980 | The refectory contains The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci | |
Mantua Cathedral | Mantua | 14.-15. Century | 2008 | Part of the excellent city of Mantua | |
Rock-hewn churches of Matera | Matera | High Middle Ages | 1993 | The churches of the cave settlements of Sassi di Matera are located on steep cliffs next to the old town of Matera | |
Santa Maria della Stella | Militello in Val di Catania | 18th century | 2002 | one of several church buildings in Militello in Val di Catania, a late baroque town in Val di Noto | |
Modena Cathedral | Modena | 1099-1319 | 1997 | The bell tower and the Piazza Grande are also part of the world heritage | |
San Giorgio Cathedral | Modica | 2002 | one of several church buildings in Modica, a late baroque town in the Val di Noto | ||
Monreale Cathedral | Monreale | 1172-1267 | 2015 | Commissioned by King Wilhelm II of Sicily , built in the Norman-Arabic-Byzantine architectural style with Arabic style elements in the facade and Byzantine gold ground mosaics on the interior walls | |
Naples Cathedral | Naples | 13-19 Century | 1995 | Part of the old town of Naples | |
Noto Cathedral | Noto | 18th century | 2002 | one of several church buildings in Noto, a late baroque town in the Val di Noto | |
Cappella XV, stigmatization of Saint Francis | Orta San Giulio | 2003 | one of 20 chapels on the Sacro Monte d'Orta , part of the Sacri Monti World Heritage | ||
Cappella XIV, Assumption of Mary | Ossuccio | 1635-1710 | 2003 | one of 14 chapels on the Sacro Monte di Ossuccio , part of the Sacri Monti World Heritage | |
Monastery church of the Charterhouse of Padula | Padula | 1998 | Part of the World Heritage National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano with the archaeological sites of Paestum and Elea and the Charterhouse of Padula | ||
Basilica di San Paolo | Palazzolo Acreide | 2002 | one of several church buildings in Palazzolo Acreide, a late baroque town in the Val di Noto | ||
Cappella Palatina | Palermo | 1143 | 2015 | built under Roger II as the court chapel of the Palazzo dei Normanni in Palermo | |
Palermo Cathedral | Palermo | 1185-18. Century | 2015 | built in the Norman-Arabic style on the foundations of a cathedral that was built in the 6th century under Pope Gregory the Great and destroyed by an earthquake in 1169 | |
San Cataldo | Palermo | 1154-1160 | 2015 | built as a private church for the Ammiratus Maio of Bari , one of the last churches in Sicily in the Arab-Norman style | |
San Giovanni degli Eremiti | Palermo | 1136 | 2015 | Erected by Roger II as part of the first Roman Catholic monastery in Sicily | |
Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio | Palermo | 1143 | 2015 | built as a private church for George of Antioch , the ammiratus of King Rogers II. | |
Pienza Cathedral | Pienza | approx. 1459-1462 | 1996 | Part of the old town of Pienza | |
Baptistery | Pisa | 1152-14. Century | 1987 | Baptistery of the cathedral in Pisa | |
Pisa Cathedral | Pisa | 1063-1092 | 1987 | Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Pisa in Cathedral Square | |
Sanctuary of Santa Maria Assunta | Ponzano Monferrato | 2003 | one of several church buildings on the Sacro Monte di Crea , part of the Sacri Monti World Heritage | ||
Ragusa Cathedral | Ragusa | 1694-1777 | 2002 | one of several church buildings in Ragusa, a late baroque town in the Val di Noto | |
Arian Baptistery | Ravenna | 5th-6th Century | 1996 | Baptistery of the Arians | |
Baptistery of the Cathedral | Ravenna | 5th century | 1996 | oldest preserved building in Ravenna, wall and ceiling mosaics date from the time of Bishop Neon (middle of the 5th century) | |
Archbishop's Chapel | Ravenna | 495 | 1996 | the only surviving private early Christian oratorio | |
Sant'Apollinare in Classe | Ravenna | 532-549 | 1996 | the St. Dedicated to Apollinaris of Ravenna , famous for its wall mosaics | |
Sant'Apollinare Nuovo | Ravenna | 505-20. Century | 1996 | at the behest of Theodoric the Great built, famous for its wall mosaics | |
San Vitale | Ravenna | 6th century | 1996 | one of the most important church buildings of the late antique-early Byzantine period, famous for its interior mosaic | |
Chiesa della Beata Vergine Incoronata | Sabbioneta | 1586-1588 | 2008 | Part of the excellent town of Sabbioneta | |
Collegiata Santa Maria Assunta | San Gimignano | 10th century – 1056 | 1990 | Part of the old town of San Gimignano | |
San Bartolomeo | Scicli | 15-19 Century | 2002 | one of several church buildings in Scicli, a late baroque town in the Val di Noto | |
Siena Cathedral | Siena | approx. 1220-1370 | 1995 | Part of the old town of Siena | |
Syracuse Cathedral | Syracuse | 7th century – 1753 | 2005 | one of several church buildings within the UNESCO World Heritage Site Syracuse and the rock necropolis of Pantalica | |
Urbino Cathedral | Urbino | 1789-1801 | 1998 | Part of the old town of Urbino | |
Crucifixion Chapel | Valperga | 1712-1825 | 2003 | one of several church buildings on the Sacro Monte di Belmonte , part of the Sacri Monti World Heritage | |
Basilica dell'Assunta | Varallo (Piedmont) | 1614-1713 | 2003 | one of several church buildings on the Sacro Monte di Varallo , part of the Sacri Monti World Heritage | |
Cappella VII, The Flagellation | Varese | 2003 | one of 15 chapels on the Sacro Monte di Varese , part of the Sacri Monti World Heritage | ||
St. Mark's Basilica | Venice | 1063-1617 | 1987 | one of several church buildings within the UNESCO World Heritage Site Venice and its lagoon | |
San Zeno Maggiore | Verona | 4th century – 1389 | 2000 | Part of the old town of Verona | |
Vicenza Cathedral | Vicenza | 8-20 Century | 1994 | Part of the old town of Vicenza |
Croatia
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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St. Jacob's Cathedral (Sibenik) | Šibenik | 15th century | 2000 |
Portugal
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Alcobaça Monastery | Alcobaça | 12th Century | 1989 | ||
Angra do Heroísmo Cathedral | Angra do Heroísmo | 17th century | 1983 | Part of the city center of Angra do Heroísmo | |
Batalha Monastery | Batalha | 12th Century | 1983 | ||
Coimbra Cathedral | Coimbra | 17th century | 1988 | Part of the University of Coimbra | |
Sé Velha | Coimbra | 12th Century | 1988 | Part of the University of Coimbra | |
Nossa Senhora da Assunção | Elvas | 16th Century | 1988 | Part of the border and garrison town of Elvas with its fortifications | |
Évora Cathedral | Évora | 12th Century | 1988 | Part of the historic center of Évora | |
Jeronimos Monastery | Lisbon | 16th Century | 1983 | Jeronimos Monastery and Belém Tower in Lisbon | |
Porto Cathedral | postage | 12th Century | 1996 | Part of the old town of Porto | |
Christ Monastery in Tomar | Tomar | 12th Century | 1983 |
Switzerland
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Collegiate Church of St. Gallen | St. Gallen | 18th century | 1983 | Together with the Abbey District, UNESCO World Heritage since 1983 |
Slovakia
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Upper church on the Calvary (Banská Štiavnica) |
Banská Štiavnica | 1744-1745 | 1993 | one of several church buildings in the mining town of Banská Štiavnica | |
St. Aegidius | Bardejov | 14th Century | 2000 | Part of the old town of Bardejov | |
Wooden churches in the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountains | Carpathians | 16th to 18th century | 2008 | Eight churches in Bodružal , Hervartov , Hronsek , Kežmarok , Ladomirová , Leštiny , Ruská Bystrá and Tvrdošín | |
St. Jacob | Levoča | 14th Century | 1993 | Part of the old town of Levoča | |
Saint Martin Cathedral | Spišské Podhradie | 1245-1273 | 2009 | Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Levoča, Spiš Castle and associated cultural monuments | |
Holy Spirit Church | Žehra | 1275 | 2009 | Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Levoča, Spiš Castle and associated cultural monuments |
Spain
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Burgos Cathedral | Burgos | 1221-1567 | 1984 | ||
Monastery church | San Lorenzo de El Escorial | 1563-1584 | 1984 | Part of the palace and monastery complex Real Sitio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial |
Czech Republic
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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St. Vitus Church | Český Krumlov | 1407-1438 | 1992 | Part of the old town of Český Krumlov | |
St. Barbara Cathedral | Kutná Hora | 1388-1905 | 1995 | Part of the world cultural heritage old town of Kutná Hora with St. Barbara's Church and Sedlec Monastery Church | |
Monastery church of the Sedlec monastery | Kutná Hora | 1280-1330 | 1995 | Part of the world cultural heritage old town of Kutná Hora with St. Barbara's Church and Sedlec Monastery Church | |
Vitus Cathedral | Prague | 1344-1929 | 1992 | Part of the old town of Prague | |
St. Jacob's Basilica | Prague | 1374 | 1992 | Part of the old town of Prague | |
Parish Church of St. Jacob | Telč | 1992 | Part of the old town of Telč | ||
St. Procopius Basilica | Třebíč | 1101 Reconstruction 1240–1280 | 2003 | Part of the World Heritage Site Jewish Quarter and St. Procopius Basilica in Třebíč | |
Zelená Hora pilgrimage church | Žďár nad Sázavou | 1719-1722 | 1994 | Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk |
Turkey
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Hagia Sophia | Istanbul | 532-537 | 1985 | historical site in istanbul | |
Rock churches of Cappadocia | Cappadocia | 4th to 11th centuries | 1985 | dug into the tuff rock of the landscape during the early Christian settlement | |
Red hall | Pergamon | 2nd century | 2014 | built as a temple of the Egyptian gods, converted into a basilica in the 5th century |
Ukraine
Hungary
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Matthias Church | Budapest | 1255-1269 | 1987 | Part of the old town of Budapest | |
Monastery church of the Territorial Abbey of Pannonhalma | Pannonhalma | 10th century | 1996 | The Pannonhalma Archabbey is ancestral monastery of the Hungarian Benedictine Congregation |
Vatican
Church building in the Vatican City:
(part of the World Heritage Site "Vatican City")
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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St. Peter's Basilica | Vatican city | 1506-1626 | 1984 | Papal Basilica | |
Sistine Chapel | Vatican city | 1475-1483 | 1984 | Chapel in the Apostolic Palace |
Extra-territorial church buildings of the Holy See:
(Part of the World Heritage Site "Historical Center of Rome, the extra-territorial sites of the Holy See in the city and Saint Paul Outside the Walls")
Surname | image | place | Construction year | UW | comment |
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Lateran Basilica | Rome | started in the 4th century | 1990 | Papal Basilica , extraterritorial church building of the Holy See in the old town of Rome | |
Santa Maria Maggiore | Rome | 432-440 | 1990 | Papal Basilica , extraterritorial church building of the Holy See in the old town of Rome | |
SS. Salvatore della Scala Santa | Rome | 1585-1590 | 1990 | extraterritorial church building of the Holy See in the old town of Rome | |
Saint Paul Outside the Walls | Rome | 1823-1854 | 1980 | Papal Basilica , extraterritorial church building of the Holy See outside the old town of Rome |