The top 10 churches & abbeys in the world

Churches and abbeys represent the finest architectural achievements of previous ages, as well as standing testament to spirituality and belief that dominated everyday life. These were the tallest, finest and most architecturally complex buildings of their town or city and until recently, the most significant of their age. Churches were the centres of their communities—repositories of priceless works of art, data centres for records and documents, and social centres. It is these centuries of continuity that make them such powerful places to visit today, whether you subscribe to their beliefs or not.