detailed religion

Many people ask me why I am such a big fan of Ukrainian churches or churches in general. Well for starters I love architecture. All types of architecture but my favorite is older buildings. People in the past took the time to put details into there buildings & homes. Churches were no expection to this rule. When people built churches they put details into them & took time to build them strong. There may be many abandoned churches due to the lack of religious people today but they are built strong & that is why they are still around. I have been in many abandoned churches & it continues to amaze me how good they look many many years later. Not to mention the attention to detail. Ukrainian churches are my favorite. They all have domes & the same interior but they are all so different. The number & size of domes are all different, inside the domes are all hand-painted differently, some were lite by candles other electricity, some had pews others choir stalls, some small others large and so on. They took so much time and its the small details that count. Here are some of my most recent churches that caught my attention.

See the large star under the top dome & the small stars under the ledge of the dome below the top?

In a small town, very few residents this old church stands proud & the interior in excellent condition

In a ghost town, built in the early 1940's this church is in good condition, its red color still vibrant yet faded