Sacred Altars Across Europe

A collection of intricately designed altars from various historical churches, showcasing rich details and religious iconography in serene settings.

Israel, Jerusalem District, Ein Karem. Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, main altar.

Aracena, Spain - 16 March, 2022: view of the altar of the Priory Church in Aracena

Church of Santa Maria Zobenigo, Venice, Italy. Founded in the 9th Century, rebuilt in 1600's.

Side altar, Karlskirche, 1716-1736, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Christopher Columbus prayed at the Alter of the Chapel of the Virgin to Our Lady of Miracles on the night before the voyage, at the 15th-century Franciscan Monasterio de Santa María de la Rábida, Palos de la Frontera, a Heritage of Mankind Site in the Huelva Provence of Andalucia and Southern Spain, the spot where Christopher Columbus planned and departed from the Old World to the New World in August 3 of 1492

retablo de estilo neogótico y imagen de mármol de la Virgen de Monti-sion, siglo XV, Santuario de Monti-sion, Porreres, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spa...

View of a golden crucifix gleaming atop the altar, flanked by marble pillars and ornate carvings in the chapel's serene ambiance, Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.

Chandeliers with lights St Alex Church Calangute Goa Maharashtra India Asia March 2011 Copyright: xSunilxKapadia/DinodiaxPhotox

Altar of the Maria Dreieichen Basilica in the Waldviertel region, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Israel, Jerusalem District, Ein Karem. Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, main altar.

Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Paris, France PARIS, FRANCE, SEPTEMBER 08, 2016 : interiors and details of Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, september 08, 2016, in Paris, France Copyright: xZoonar.com/patrickxmichelettix 17137458

Einsiedeln, the altar in the Pilgrams' Church, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, circa 1900

Pena de Arias Montano Pena de Arias Montano, Queen of the Angels Hermitage, Alájar, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21745937

Clermont Ferrand. Romanesque church of Notre Dame du Port. Puy de Dome department. Auvergne Rhone Alpes. France

Interior of Saint Anna Church in Arzachena Sardinia

Italy, Liguria, Savona, Santuario di Nostra Signora della Misericordia

retablo de la Mare de Deu de Loreto, iglesia de la Immaculada Concepció, Galilea, Puigpunyent, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

retablo de Sant Francesc, iglesia de Sant Pere, Sencelles, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

Greece, Crete, Rethymno. Venetian Baroque, 16th century Eastern Orthodox Monastery. The Holy Monastery of Arkadi interior. (Editorial Use Only)

Altar, church, Gerace, Calabria, South Italy, Italy, Europe

Side altar, Church of San Martino Vescovo, 16th century, Burano, Venice, Veneto region, Italy, Europe

Italy, Lombardy, Lake Iseo. Along the Antica Strada Valeriana which runs across part of the lake a church interior at the ancient town of Marasino.

Europe, Netherlands, Amsterdam. Interior of Begijnhof Chapel.

Interior view of the choir, altar, Capuchin Church of St Maximilian, Capuchin Monastery, Merano, Meran, South Tyrol, Autonomous Province of Bolzano, Italy, Europe

oratorio de la Inmaculada Concepción, 1817, Son Negre, Felanitx, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

family chapel with oil painting of the virgin of Montserrat, Casa Olivar, 1633, Ciutadella, Menorca, balearic islands, Spain

Historic Pousada Santa Marinha, interior of the church, Guimaraes, Minho, Portugal, Europe

High age of the upper church of the Bürgersaal in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Se Cathedral or Cathedral of Funchal, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, Europe

Interior, Dickelschwaig Chapel, Chapel of St. Gertrudis from 1694, Graswang, district of Ettal, district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Upper Bavaria, Bav...

Ventura, California. Old Mission San Buenaventura.

Italy, Lombardy, Dervio, Lecco Province, eastern shore of Lake Como. The village of Corenno Plino. church of San Tommaso di Canterbury

retablo de la Mare de Deu de Loreto, iglesia de la Immaculada Concepció, Galilea, Puigpunyent, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

Main altar, Church of Our Lady Mariae Namen, in Jungholz, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

USA, Georgia, Savannah. St. John the Baptist Cathedral Side Altar

Interior of a church, Mission San Francisco de Asis, San Francisco, California, USA

Gavelli, fraz. di Sant'Anatolia di Narco (Italia, Umbria, Valnerina. - provincia di Perugia), chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo

Interior, chancel with a statue of Mary Magdalene by Carlo Marochetti, church Eglise de la Madeleine or L'eglise Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Paris, France, Europe

Tomb of St Anthony of Padua in Basilica di Sant´Antonio, Padua, Veneto, Italy

Miramar Monastery Miramar Monastery, current chapel, designed by Frederic Wachskmann at the time of Archduke Ludwig Salvator, Valldemossa, Tramuntana Mountains, Majorca, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21766040

High altar in the Basilica di Santa Croce Basilica of the Holy Cross - famous Franciscan church in Florence, Italy High altar in the Basilica di Santa Croce Basilica of the Holy Cross - famous Franciscan church in Florence, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20337037

Camarin de la Virgen (o pequeña Alcoba de la Señora), Moreneta de piedra de marés policromada de entre los S. XIII-XIV, Santuario de LLuc, siglo XVII,...

Italy, Liguria, Imperia, Santuario di Monte Grazie, the altar

Camarin de la Virgen (o pequeña Alcoba de la Señora), Moreneta de piedra de marés policromada de entre los S. XIII-XIV, Santuario de LLuc, siglo XVII, Escorca, Sierra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, balearic islands, spain, europe.

Interior view of the high altar, choir, St. Marien am Behnitz, Marienkirche, second oldest Catholic church in Berlin, Spandau district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Europe, France, Occitanie, Lot, Rocamadour, the religious city, the Blessed Virgin Mary chapel

Brescello village, interior view of the church of Santa Maria Nascente e San Genesio, film set for the film Don Camillo and Peppone, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Wood-panelled ceeling in the canarian moorish style, the Church in Tacoronte, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

SPAIN - Alt Camp (district) - Catalonia - TARRAGONA. Valls; Santuari de la Mare de Déu del Lledó; retaule amb la verge al centre

Canada, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, Cheticamp. St. Peter's Church.

Altar in the monastery church, Pauline Monastery, Baumgarten, Northern Burgenland, Burgenland, Austria, Europe

Golden Basilica Altar Candles Jesus Christ Crucifixion Mark Matthew, Luke and John Gospel Writers San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Texas. Built in the 1700's.

Catedral Basilica de Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion, Plaza de la Patria, Aguascalientes, Mexico, Central America

Interior of a church, Esglesia de Betlem, La Rambla Street, Barcelona, Spain

Altar of the Catholic Church of St. Simon and Jude in Uttenweiler, Upper Swabia, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Cathedral of San Lorenzo. Sixteenth century painting of the Madonna and Child. Vierbo. Lazio. Italy. Europe. (Photo by: Mauro Flamini/REDA&CO/UIG)

Altarpiece with St Joseph and the Child, 1500, by Martino da Udine, known as Pellegrino da San Daniele, Cathedral of Santa Maria Annunziata, 13th century, Udine, most important historical city of Friuli, Italy, Udine, Friuli, Italy, Europe

Cathedral of San Giusto on the Capitoline Hill, dome above the left altar with ceiling mosaic, Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, Europe

Italy, Puglia, Bari, old town, St. Nicholas Basilica, romanic style, crypt, Saints relics, Byzantine capitals

Church of Saint Nicholas and Saint John the Baptist, Greek Catholic, built in 1837, Tyrawa Solna, St.-river valley, Carpathians, Poland, europe.

Saint Peter's Church; Joppa, Israel

Notre Dame des Victoires church, Paris, France. Statue depicting St Joseph holding Jesus in his arms.

Basilica Altar Templo de San Agustin Church Puebla, Mexico. Jesuit church built 1555 to 1612

Interior with altar of St. Nicholas Church, Sand am Main, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Virgin Mary statues, Phoenix, Arizona. Founded 1881, rebuilt stained glass from 1915

chapel of the Annunciation, 16th century, Melozzo da Forli, Pantheon of Agrippa, 126 b.C. Roma, Lazio, Italia.

Picture on the wall of church San Fransisco in Antigua Guatemala

Obervellach, church Obervellach, Frangipani- or Jan-von-Scorel-Altar in Nationalpark Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria

Greece. Athens. Vilia. The Orthodox Greek Ceremony on the eve to Easter Sunday in the town of Vilia, suburbs of Athens.

Interior of Sao Vicente Church in the Village of Sao Vicente (St Vincent) on the Portuguese Island of Madeira

Interior view, altar by Ewald Matare, Church of St. Andreas, Duesseldorf, Rhineland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Saint Jokab in Kastelaz, a unique little church in south Tyrol near Merano and Tramin. Frescos of the gothic part of the church. The frescos are of international importance and are dating back to Romanic and gothic times. South Tyrol, Italy.

Saint Mark's church, Beograd, Serbia. Iconostasis.

Left side altar in Baroque style, Enclos Paroissial enclosed parish of Guimiliau, Finistere Penn ar Bed department, Brittany Breizh region, France, Europe

Japan, Kanagawa, Kamakura, Kenchoji Temple. (Large format sizes available)

The Monastery of San Salvador of Leyre at Yesa, Pyrenees, Navarra, Spain The Monastery of San Salvador of Leyre at Yesa, Pyrenees, Navarra, Spain. It is one of the most important religious center and a place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage in Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/RudolfxErnstx 17917532

Madrid, 09/20/2016. Parish of our Lady of Covadonga in Manuel Becerra. Photo: Isabel Permuy Archdc.

Exquisite Murals around altar in Saint Mary Forane church at Kanjoor Kerala India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Engelse Kerk, church dating from the 15th century, Begijnhof Chapel, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

chapel of the Annunciation, 16th century, Melozzo da Forli, Pantheon of Agrippa, 126 b.C. Roma, Lazio, Italia.

Interior view, choir, altar, church Igreja de São Roque, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Madrid, 09/05/2016. Church of Santa Cruz on 6 Atocha Street in Madrid. Photo: Ignacio Gil. Archdc.

imagen de la Virgen, que desde el siglo XV era venerada en el santuario, iglesia de la Mare de Déu de Sant Salvador, siglo XVIII, Santuario de Sant Sa...

Italy, Calabria, Scilla. Interior altar and mosaic and painted wall in Church of Maria Santissima Immacolata.

Altar room of Muenster of the Frauenwoerth, Fraueninsel, Chiemsee, Chiemgau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Retabel der Könige Retable of the Kings, rococo style, 18th century, cathedral of Santa María de Calahorra, Calahorra, La Rioja, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 22945849

Basilica de Santa Maria -iglesia de la Asuncion de la Santisima Virgen Maria-, estilo gotico, Cracovia, Polonia, eastern europe

Valencia, Spain: 3 March, 2021: view of the Chapel of San Rafael Archangel in the Valencia Cathedral

Relics of the Martyrs of Otranto, cathedral of Santa Maria Annunziata, Otranto, Puglia, Italy, Europe

Poland, Zlocieniec (Falkenburg in German). Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary. Altar. (Editorial Use Only)

Cathedral Pleichuet is built like a communal house on stilts by the ethnic minorities of Central Highlands. Jesus on the cross. Jesus on the cross. The crucifixion. Pleiku. France.

Chancel with the main altar, hammered silver, church and former monastery Iglesia de Santo Domingo de Guzman, San Cristobal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Mission San Diego de Alcala San Diego California USA

Statues in a church, La Merced Church, San Martin, Martial Mountains, Beagle Channel, Tierra Del Fuego, Patagonia, Argentina

Tomb of S. Catherine of Siena, Santa Maria sopra Minerva Church (Gothic church), Rome, Italy, Europe

Photograph of an altar in a Russian Orthodox Church. Dated 1910

View of a marble Christian altar of a Catholic church

Synagoga and Ecclesia in the Evang. Katharinenkirche Schwäbisch Hall, 15th century. Synagoga and Ecclesia in the Evang. Katharinenkirche Schwäbisch Hall, 15th century.

Spain, Andalusia, Granada, Sacromonte, Abadia del Sacromonte, Abbey, Monastery, Santas Cuevas

Chapel With Virgin And Child Inside Of The Cathedral, Vilnius, Lithuania

Seville, 03/04/2010. Triduum To Mary Most Holy Virgin of the greatest pain and Transfer. Photo: Kako Rangel Archsev.

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