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Every time you find yourself inside a marvelous church, it's common practice to spend a few moments with your head bowed down in quiet reflection. However, when you're ready, don't forget to shift your gaze up towards the heavens, and you'll probably be pleasantly surprised with what you see.

Here are 16 pictures of some of the world's most stunning church ceilings:

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1. Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg (Russia)

Breathtaking Church Ceilings from Around the World

Source: Hendrik Terbeck / Flickr

2. Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome (Italy)

Source: Lawrence OP / Flickr

3. St. Stephen's Basilica, Budapest (Hungary)

Source: Miroslav Petrasko / Flickr

4. Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

Source: Werner Kunz / Flickr

5. Church of the Gesù, Rome (Italy)

Source: Gerwin Filius / Flickr

6. Tempio Civico della Beata Vergine Incoronata, Lodi (Italy)

Source: Giovanni / Flickr

7. Horezu Monastery, Wallachia (Romania)

Source: fusion-of-horizons / Flickr

8. Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, Missouri (USA)

Source: Thomas Hawk / Flickr

9. Holy Savior Cathedral, Isfahan (Iran)

Source: Jurriaan Persyn / Flickr

10. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul (Turkey)

Source: Hervé BRY / Flickr

11. Isaakievskiy Sobor, St. Petersburg (Russia)

Source: Benjamin Jakabek / Flickr

12. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington D.C. (USA)

Source: YU-JEN SHIH / Flickr

13. Baptistry of St. John, Florence (Italy)

Source: Shane Lin / Flickr

14. Morelia Cathedral, Morelia (Mexico)

Source: Jiuguang Wang / Flickr

15. Sistine Chapel, Vatican City

Source: Philip Milne / Flickr

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