Basilicas

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

An overlooked oasis of quiet on the grounds of Washington's monumental basilica.

This Gothic-style church is reputedly built atop the remains of one of Jesus's apostles.

One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

This church sits upon a peaceful hill and a long, turbulent history.

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.

The world's largest church atop a political fault line.