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Green Lake, Wisconsin, United States
Chapel Car “Grace”
Fully furnished with pews and an altar, this train car served as a traveling chapel throughout the American West.
Places of Worship
These sacred spaces span cultures, continents, and time. Some have led many lives, meaning different things to different people at various times. Many are old. Some are brand new. All of them serve as a space to acknowledge a higher power.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Bagsværd Church
Considered a masterpiece of contemporary church architecture, Denmark's Bagsvaerd Church is a Lutheran church known for its naturally illuminated interior.
Vienna, Austria
Stephansdom
Although construction of this cathedral started in 1137, St. Stephen's as we know it today wasn't completed for over 800 years.
Florianopolis, Brazil
Paróquia Nossa Senhora a Lapa
With a history dating back to the late 1700s, this church has seen many renovations throughout the years to preserve its beloved features.
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Mir Arab Madrassah
This religious school in Central Asia has served as a prestigious educational center since it was established in the early 16th century.
Agra, India
Kau Ban Mosque
Beyond the marble tomb: the Taj Mahal's active mosque, where 596 prayer spaces face Mecca and Mumtaz Mahal once rested.
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Brownsville, Minnesota, United States
Church of the Holy Comforter
The man who built this church in Brownsville, Minnesota in 1872 was also responsible for the founding of the town itself.
Husavik, Iceland
Húsavík Church
This historic church is the most famous landmark in the small, northern town of Húsavík.
Taipei, Taiwan
National Revolutionary Martyrs’ Shrine
Built on Chingshan Mountain, this Shrine is dedicated to those lost in the wars of the Republic of China.
Delhi, India
Humayun’s Tomb
This magnificent mausoleum is both a tribute to love and grief also represents a huge leap forward in Mughal architecture.
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Kyiv, Ukraine
St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral
This bright yellow cathedral built in the late 1800s has survived four wars and multiple threats to destroy its historic presence.
Ludwigsburg, Germany
City Church
This Protestant church in Germany was built in the Baroque style and used to have a live-in bell tower guard.
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Istanbul, Turkey
St. Anthony of Padua
This church is the largest and most-attended Catholic church in all of Istanbul.
Auronzo di Cadore, Italy
Cappella degli Alpini
This small chapel in the Alps marks the starting point for a moderate-level hike through rocky terrain, dense forests, and an old World War II tunnel.
London, United Kingdom
The Borough Welsh Chapel
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."
Moscow, Russia
Cathedral of the Archangel
This 500 year old Russian Orthodox church was once the main necropolis for the Tsars of Russia.
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Orvieto, Italy
Orvieto Cathedral
This Italian cathedral took nearly three centuries to complete and contains countless works of art.
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Ko Samui, Thailand
Wat Plai Laem
Though modern, this Buddhist temple incorporates many traditional elements and is covered in artwork.
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Huguenot Church
A Gothic Revival church located in Charleston, South Carolina that still closely adheres to 18th century French liturgy.
Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany
St. Maria Himmelfahrt
Though the current golden yellow structure dates from the 18th century, archaeological evidence suggests a church sat on this site back in the 8th century.
Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Mangkon Kamalawat
Seam-Si is a divination method that dates to the twelfth century, making it one of the world’s oldest styles of fortune-telling.
Kerala, India
Vizhinjam Old Portuguese Church
This colorful Catholic church supposedly got its start when a basket containing a statue of the Virgin Mary washed ashore.
Compton, California, United States
Angeles Abbey Memorial Park
This once trendy mausoleum features a combination of Moorish, Byzantine, and Spanish style is surprisingly located in California.
Felicity, California, United States
Church on the Hill
A Parisian skydiver, a staircase from the Eiffel Tower, and a storybook church on a hill—welcome to Felicity, the desert town where whimsy meets wonder.
Potsdam, Germany
Alexander Nevsky Memorial Church
This Russian Orthodox church stands in a remote town in Germany that was built for Prussian King Friedrich III's choir singers.
Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Bradford Tree of Life Synagogue
The Tree of Life Synagogue is the second oldest surviving Reform synagogue in the UK, and is still a place of worship for the Jewish residents of Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow Cathedral Mosque
The Moscow Cathedral Mosque is the most prominent mosque in Moscow, one of only four in the metropolis.
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Saint-Benoit-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada
Saint Benedict Abbey
Founded in 1912 and raised to the rank of Abbey in 1952, this place of meditation in Quebec, Canada is best known for the architects who designed it.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum
This is the final resting place of Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam's revolutionary leader. It was built on the same site where Minh read the country's Declaration of Independence.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Tripoli Shrine Temple
This temple, inspired by the Taj Mahal, is the first Shriner's Temple in Wisconsin and one of the best examples of Moorish Revival architecture in the U.S.
Hellnar, Iceland
Hellnar Church
Despite its remote location, locals continue to gather here each Sunday, a testament to the community’s enduring spirit.
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Isfahan, Iran
Shah Mosque
This Iranian Mosque is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture and featured on the reverse side of the 20,000 Rials banknote.
Da Nang City, Vietnam
Da Nang Cathedral
This award-winning cathedral is the only of its kind in Da Nang City, serving a community of over 4,000 parishioners with multi-lingual masses.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Church of the Holy Spirit
Some structures of this ancient church in Copenhagen date back half a millennium.
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