10 STUNNING CATHEDRALS AROUND THE WORLD

21 NOV, 2023 Ayaan Paul Chowdhury

ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS

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St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

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Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris

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Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

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Westminster Abbey, London

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Milan Cathedral, Italy

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Cologne Cathedral, Germany

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Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

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Chartres Cathedral, France

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St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow

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Florence Cathedral, Italy

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