Historic Religious Altars

A collection of ornate altars showcasing intricate designs, religious iconography, and statuary. Rich colors and detailed craftsmanship are prominent.

Canada, Quebec, Montreal, Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Montreal (aka Notre Dame Basilica). New Chapel.

Torah Shrine, Old New Synagogue, Jewish Quarter Josefa, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Cathedra Petri, Chair of Saint Peter by Bernini in the apse of St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Lazio region, Italy, Europe

reliquary altarpiece with soldiers of the Theban Legion and eleven thousand virgins from the retinue of Saint Úrsula, Relics of Martioda, chapel of the Augustin Zulueta Palace, Alava Fine Arts Museum, Vitoria, Spain.

France, Bourgogne Franche Comte, Yonne department (89), Pontigny abbey

Golden temple, amritsar, punjab, india, asia Copyright: xRupinderxKhullar/DinodiaxPhotox

Ev. Nikolai Kirche in Burg auf Fehmarn Ev. Nikolai Kirche in Burg auf Fehmarn Copyright: xZoonar.com/HGVorndranx 21461664

Cathedral of San Giusto on the Capitoline Hill, baptismal font in the Chapel of St John, Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, Europe

Notre Dame de Sees Cathedral, Sees, Normandy, France. Alter in Saint Godegrand Chapel

Paris 5 ème district - Church of the Val de Grace - The high altar of the chorus choir and its marble pavement

Baptismal fountain in the baroque church of, Lampaul-Guimiliau, Departement Finistere, France, Europe

MONZA, ITALY/EUROPE - OCTOBER 28 : Altar in the Church of St Gerardo al Corpo in Monza Italy on October 28, 2010

Altar in a church, Gourdon, Provence, South of France, interior, Europe, Christianity

Austria, Vienna, Saint Stephen's catherdal (Stephansdom), interior, pulpit by Anton Pilgrim, 1510, detail

SEPULCRO DE PEDRO ENRIQUEZ-CONJUNTO SIGLO XVI. Location: IGLESIA DE LA ANUNCIACION. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.

Pappenheimer altar, Eichstaett Cathedral, Altmuehltal, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Crypt, Duomo di Santa Maria Maggiore, 13th century, historic city centre, Spilimbergo, Friuli, Italy, Spilimbergo, Friuli, Italy, Europe

Interior of Kaupanger Stave Church, Kaupanger, Vestland, Norway, Europe

Italy, Lazio, Rome, Vatican City, St Peter's Square, St Peter's Basilica, entrance to the crypt.

Gogo Lobato. ABC of Seville. 03-27-2010. Palio of Virgen del Rocio of the brotherhood of the Redencion in the church of Santiago. Archsev gogo lobato.

ALTAR Y RETABLO DE SANTA LIBRADA SITUADO EN EL MURO NORTE DEL BRAZO NORTE DEL CRUCERO DE LA CATEDRAL DE SIGÜENZA - SIGLO XVI - PLATERESC. Author: ALONSO DE COVARRUBIAS (1488-1570). Location: CATEDRAL. Sigüenza. Guadalajara. SPAIN.

Altar, Heddal Stave Church, Notodden, Telemark, Norway, Europe

Da Misericordia Church, Chapel of the Souls, Silves, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

virgen negra del puente de San Martín, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

CUSTODIA PROCESIONAL ESTILO RENACENTISTA CON INFLUENCIA PLATERESCA - SIGLO XVIII - FORMADA CON PIEZAS DEL SIGLO XVI. Author: DAMIAN CASTRO (1716-1793). Location: CATEDRAL. Sigüenza. Guadalajara. SPAIN.

Munich. Germany, The cenotaph of the Kaiser Ludwig in the Cathedral of Our Lady ( also known as Monchen Dom)

Interior view Black Madonna, crypt, Basilica Notre-Dame-du-Port, Clermont-Ferrand, Departement Puy-de-Dome, Region Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France, Europe

RETABLO DE LA ANTIGUA O RETABLO MAYOR DE LA CATEDRAL DE VALLADOLID - SIGLO XVI. Author: JUAN DE JUNI. Location: CATEDRAL. Valladolid. SPAIN.

Aachen, Minster (Palatinate Chapel), Aachen Cathedral

Italy, Aosta Valley, Courmayeur, Notre-Dame de Guerison Sanctuary

RETABLO MAYOR EL SAGRARIO. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. AVILA. SPAIN.

High altar detail, St, Saint, Saint

Italy, Rome, Vatican, St Peter's Basilica interior

Turkey, Fountain of the Holy Mantle, monument, travel, Europe, Topkapi Palace, historic, Istanbul, , landmark

Amiens cathedral. Altar Roman catholic church. Amiens. France.

Japan, Fukui, Eiheiji Temple, Great Buddha Hall

Depiction of a Hindu deity, Junaghar Fort, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Pulpit in the Wittenberg Castle Church in the Wittenberg Copyright Castle Church: xzoonar.com/hgvorndranx 21854525

Sarcophagus, relic, mummy, saint, church, parish church of St. Nicholas, interior view, altar area, Tannheim, Tannheim Valley, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Marktkirche zum Heiligen Geist, sound lid with dove as symbol of the Holy Spirit above the pulpit by Andreas Groeber, largest wooden church in Germany, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Switzerland - 3 July 2020: interior view of the church of Peter and Paul with the pulpit

Italy, Piedmont, Turin, medieval village, fortress

Marian altar in the high choir, 1510/1515 by Henrik Douvermann and Jakob Dericks, Heilige drei Könige, St., Sankt, Saint

A decorated baby crib for the Maharaja's baby museum exhibition in Mehrangarh fort. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

PRESBITERIO-COLUMNAS DE LA CAPILLA MAYOR-SANCHO IV A LA IZQU. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Toledo. SPAIN. SANCHO IV EL BRAVO REY DE CASTILLA Y LEON. ALFONSO X EL SABIO HIJO.

Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Rendsburg, town, St. Mary's Church, pulpit

Torah shrine in the synagogue, inaugurated 1746, Ansbach, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Gothic retable, Imperial Cathedral of Saint Bartholomew, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Juan Carreño de Miranda / 'The Virgin of Atocha'. Ca. 1680. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Golden Baptismal Font, Santa Iglesia Collegiata de San Isidro, Madrid, Spain. Named after Patron Saint of Madrid, Saint Isidore, Church was created in 1651

Side altar, Porto Cathedral, Se do Porto, Barredo district, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Barredo, Porto, Porto district, Portugal, Europe

interior of jewish synagogue, mattanchery, cochin kochi, kerala, india Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Ganesh idol with decoration in living room, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

LA VIRGEN DE MONTSERRAT EN SU TRONO (OJO PEZ). Location: MONASTERIO DE SANTA MARIA DE MONTSERRAT. MONTSERRAT. Barcelona. SPAIN.

Sweden, Linkoping, Linkoping domkyrka cathedral, interior detail (Editorial Use Only)

Coloured glass windows, Interior view, Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Basilica of the Rosary, Sanctuary, Santuario de Fatima, Fatima Shrine, Fatima, Ourem, Santarem, Portugal, Europe

Italy, Lombardy, Milan, Cathedral interior with pulpit

Catholic monastery church Dom Sankt Blasius in the Black Forest The St. Blasius cathedral is in St. Blasien in the Waldshut district, in the southern Black Forest. The former abbey church of the St. Blasien monastery has a total height of 62 meters and was consecrated in 1783. At that time it was the third largest dome church in Europe. With a span of 36 meters, your dome is currently one of the largest in Europe. Named after St. Blasius, martyrdom in 316.

Mary Shrine Made Of Oak, Gilded Silver And Enameled Copper From 1220-1238 On Display In The Domschatzkammer, The Treasury Of Aachen Cathedral, Aachen,...

San Martín de Elines San Martín de Elines, Valderredible region, Cantabria, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21326447

The throne hall of the Chakri Mahaprasat, Royal Palace, Bangkok,Thailand

Crypt with Gothic shrine enclosure, St., Sankt, Saint

Interior view, chandelier, Church of St. Nedelya, Sofia, Bulgaria, Europe

Shrine with Tirthankaras, Ranakpur temple complex, most important testimony of Jain architecture in India, Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Sotiris Church, carved wooden ornate furniture incorporating a painting, Stavros, Ithaca, Greece

THAILAND CHACHOENGSAO WAT PAK NAM JOLO the Wat Pak Nam Jolo in Bang Khla Village near city Mueang Chachoengsao City in Province of Chachoengsao in Thailand. Thailand, Chachoengsao, November, 4, 2023 Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSx 21366905

CAPILLA DE STA CRUZ-REJA GOTICA. Location: CATEDRAL-CAPILLA REAL-INTERIOR. GRANADA. SPAIN.

CAPILLA DEL OCHAVO RELICARIO-(BARTOLOME ZUMBIGO LA CUBRE DE MARMOL). Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Toledo. SPANIEN.

PORTADA DEL MUSEO - SIGLO XVI - RENACIMIENTO ESPAÑOL. Author: DIEGO DE PESQUERA-(SIGLO XVI). Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. GRANADA. SPAIN.

Richly carved confessional, Ottobeuren Monastery, Benedictine Abbey, late baroque basilica of St. Alexander and St. Theodor c. 1750, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

SEPULCRO DEL OBISPO JUAN CABEZA DE VACA FALLECIDO EN 1413. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. BURGOS. SPAIN.

Nepal, Kathmandu, Durbar Square, Mahendresvar Temple

Sarcophagus of Cardinal Juan de Cervantes in the Chapel of San Hermenegildo, interior of the Cathedral of Santa Maria de la Sede in Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

A decorated baby crib for the Maharaja's baby museum exhibition in Mehrangarh fort. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Interior view, pew, castle church, Kronborg Castle, Helsingoer, Capital Region, Denmark

CAPILLA BAUTISMAL-PILA BAUTISMAL. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Toledo. SPANIEN.

CONFESIONARIO DEL OBISPO(BARROCO). Location: CATEDRAL. Cadiz. SPAIN.

Tomb of Baldassare Cossa, antipope John XXIII Baptistery, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Epitaph for Max Zistl, parish church of St. Peter, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Aachen, Minster (Palatinate Chapel), Aachen Cathedral

Tabernacle shaped like a globe on the main altar of the abbey church, Duernstein, Wachau valley, Waldviertel region, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

La Merced Church, built around 1762, Leon, Nicaragua, painting of Station IV of the Way of the Cross entitled 'Jesus meets his mother', Central America, Central America -, Central America

TENEBRARIO - S XVI. Author: MAESTRO BARTOLOME. Location: CATEDRAL. JAEN. SPAIN.

Chapel with figures and relics, Bom Jesus do Monte, pilgrimage church in Braga, Braga, Braga District, Portugal, Europe

SILLERIA DEL CORO - DET DE LA SILLA ARZOBISPAL - 1505/1510 - MADERA DE NOGAL Y BOJ - RENACIMIENTO. Author: Felipe Bigarny (c. 1475-1543). Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR, BURGOS, SPAIN.

Tabernacle circa 1180. This Romanesque goldsmiths' work and carving combines widely varied foliage patterns with figures that are classically inspired. Its function has been much debated. The iconography, or subject matter centre's Christ's redemption o

Aachen, Minster (Palatinate Chapel), Aachen Cathedral

MUSEO DIOCESANO- CUSTODIA- DETALLE DEL OSTENSORIO-ORO. Location: CATEDRAL-MUSEO DIOCESANO. TARRAGONA. SPAIN.

Choir stalls, north side, St., Saint, Saint

RETABLO MAYOR DE LA CATEDRAL DE BARBASTRO - SIGLO XVI - ALABASTRO. Author: DAMIAN FORMENT CABOT. Location: CATEDRAL. Barbastro. HUESCA. SPAIN.

Display of religious altar-piece triptych in showcase. Waddesdon Bequest Gallery at the British Museum, London, United Kingdom. Architect: Stanton Williams, 2015.

The choir. Am Steinhof church (church Leopld) designed by Otto Wagner. Art Nouveau. Vienna. Austria.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina the "golden Buddha" in front of the altar of the Royal Pagoda Vat Prah-Ko ("Pagoda of the Emeraude Buddha"), called "Silver Pagoda , Léon Busy in Indochina (French - Phnom Penh , Cambodge , Indochine Le «Bouddha d' or» devant l' autel de la pagode royale Vat Prah-keo ( «Pagode du Bouddha d' Emeraude» ) , dite «pagode d' argent»). Statue, Buddhism, Buddha, Pagoda, Inner view, altar, object of worship, Palace , Castle, Religion , Habitat , Architecture, legendary

Altar in St. Thomas Church at Niranam St. George kills the dragon. Painting Mural Fresco

Shrine of Charles the Good inside St. Salvators Cathedral Bruges 2013.

Vietnam, Hue. Tomb ofKhai Dinh Hue

Granada. Catedral. Los Sepulchros de los Reyes, Spain, around 1890, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template

Side altar, Church of St Stephen, Minelheim, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

The Pearl of the Guelph Treasure, Reliquary of Brunswick Cathedral, historical woodcut, circa 1870, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century ...

Relicario, Església dels Sants Just i Pastor, siglo XV.

In the Sevilla Cathedral, Southern Spain, is the mausoleum-monument and ornate tomb of Christopher Columbus where four heralds dressed in full court mourning carry the sarcophagus; they bear respectively the arms of, Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Navarre, the four nations which united under the rule of Ferdinand and Isabella, constituted the kingdom of Spain. The sarcophagus is of bronze, ornamented with enameled metallic plates, and in it are the remains of Columbus, the Discoverer of the New Worl

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