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The World's Greatest Churches

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Discover sublime masterpieces of architecture, art, and faith in this enthralling journey to the greatest Christian churches, basilicas, and cathedrals around the world.

Syllabus

  • 01: The Earliest Churches
  • 02: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
  • 03: Hagia Sophia
  • 04: The Cave Churches of Cappadocia
  • 05: Great Churches of Russia
  • 06: The Painted Churches of Romania
  • 07: The Churches of Armenia
  • 08: The Churches of Georgia
  • 09: The Rock-Hewn Churches of Ethiopia
  • 10: The Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba
  • 11: The Stave Churches of Norway
  • 12: The Pilgrimage Church of Sainte-Foy
  • 13: The Cathedral of Monreale
  • 14: Chartres Cathedral
  • 15: Winchester Cathedral
  • 16: The Cathedral of Siena
  • 17: St. Peter's Basilica
  • 18: The Wieskirche in Bavaria
  • 19: La Compania and Las Lajas Sanctuary
  • 20: Guadalupe and the Cathedral of Mexico City
  • 21: Four Great American Churches
  • 22: La Sagrada Familia
  • 23: Iceland's Hallgrimskirkja
  • 24: Two Churches in Seoul, Korea
  • By This Professor

Taught by

William R. Cook

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