Chicago, Illinois, United States
First Church of Deliverance
Founded in 1939, the First Church of Deliverance occupies a unique Art Moderne building designed by African American architect Walter T. Bailey.
Founded in 1939, the First Church of Deliverance occupies a unique Art Moderne building designed by African American architect Walter T. Bailey.
Fully furnished with pews and an altar, this train car served as a traveling chapel throughout the American West.
Considered a masterpiece of contemporary church architecture, Denmark's Bagsvaerd Church is a Lutheran church known for its naturally illuminated interior.
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This church is the largest and most-attended Catholic church in all of Istanbul.
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This well-preserved example of a Welsh chapel built in 1870 in London's Southwark district was founded by a pub owner nicknamed "Ginshop Jones."
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