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16 Majestic Church Ceilings

Every time you find yourself inside a marvelous church, it's common practice to spend a few moments with your head bowed down in quiet reflection. However, when you're ready, don't forget to shift your gaze up towards the heavens, and you'll probably be pleasantly surprised with what you see.
 
Here are 16 pictures of some of the world's most stunning church ceilings:
 
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1. Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg (Russia)
Breathtaking Church Ceilings from Around the WorldSource: Hendrik Terbeck / Flickr
2. Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome (Italy)
Breathtaking Church Ceilings from Around the WorldSource: Lawrence OP / Flickr

 

3. St. Stephen's Basilica, Budapest (Hungary)
Breathtaking Church Ceilings from Around the WorldSource: Miroslav Petrasko / Flickr
4. Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
Breathtaking Church Ceilings from Around the WorldSource: Werner Kunz / Flickr
5. Church of the Gesù, Rome (Italy)
Breathtaking Church Ceilings from Around the WorldSource: Gerwin Filius / Flickr
 
6. Tempio Civico della Beata Vergine Incoronata, Lodi (Italy)
Breathtaking Church Ceilings from Around the WorldSource: Giovanni / Flickr
7. Horezu Monastery, Wallachia (Romania)
Breathtaking Church Ceilings from Around the WorldSource: fusion-of-horizons / Flickr
8. Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, Missouri (USA)
Breathtaking Church Ceilings from Around the WorldSource: Thomas Hawk / Flickr
9. Holy Savior Cathedral, Isfahan (Iran)
Breathtaking Church Ceilings from Around the WorldSource: Jurriaan Persyn / Flickr
 
10. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul (Turkey)
Breathtaking Church Ceilings from Around the WorldSource: Hervé BRY / Flickr
11. Isaakievskiy Sobor, St. Petersburg (Russia)
Breathtaking Church Ceilings from Around the WorldSource: Benjamin Jakabek / Flickr
12. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington D.C. (USA)
Breathtaking Church Ceilings from Around the WorldSource: YU-JEN SHIH / Flickr
13. Baptistry of St. John, Florence (Italy)
Breathtaking Church Ceilings from Around the WorldSource: Shane Lin / Flickr
14. Morelia Cathedral, Morelia (Mexico)
Breathtaking Church Ceilings from Around the WorldSource: Jiuguang Wang / Flickr
15. Sistine Chapel, Vatican City
Breathtaking Church Ceilings from Around the WorldSource: Philip Milne / Flickr
H/T: churchpop
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