Christian sites and events

This article is a travel topic Christianity is the world's most prolific religion, with dedicated buildings on literally every continent, including Antarctica. Several sites built in the name of Christianity are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. As Christian congregations have had a significant role in most communities where they are present, a traveller will learn much from visiting a local church, whether a believing Christian or not. Understand Some main types of Christian buildings and sites are: Cathedral: A prominent church, and the seat of a bishop. Church: A building dedicated to Christian prayer and ceremony, inaugurated by a bishop. Chapel: A similar, non-inaugurated building. Monastery Cemetery Cities Vatican City, Rome Jerusalem, Israel Bethlehem, West Bank Moscow, Russia center of the Russian Orthodox church Salt Lake City, United States, center of the Latter Day Saints movement. Get in Get around Talk Latin used to be the dominant language of the Catholic Church, but today it is replaced by the vernacular language. Most churches amplify sounds. Keep voices down. See Do Buy Eat/Drink Usually disallowed, if not taking part in the Holy Communion. Sleep Monasteries might offer accomodation to travellers. Contact Get out Avoid leaving the church during ongoing service or other events. See also Architecture This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!