historic church
Old sacred building
A historic church is a church building recognized for its age, architectural significance, or role in important events.
The designation often brings preservation protections or tourism interest.
Historic churches may still hold services or function primarily as landmarks: The historic church downtown dates to 1752.
They got married in a historic church in Boston.
- chapelSmall worship room
- wedding chapelSmall venue for nuptials
- naveChurch's main interior
- apseVaulted church recess
- altarSacred ritual table
pilgrimage site · transept · restoration · steeple · cathedral · adaptive reuse · vaulted ceiling · archaeological site · basilica · parish records · martyrdom · Reformation · stained glass · cultural tourism · bell tower · medieval architecture · buttress · cloister
- churchesBaptist churches, Catholic cathedrals, chapels, Lutheran churches, Methodist churches
- Historic DistrictsFrench Quarter, Latin Quarter, Old Town, Jewish Quarter, preservation society
- historic sitesruins, basilica, monument, fortress, monuments
- landmarkspyramids, lighthouse, national monument, Colosseum, Eiffel Tower