Churches

According to a gruesome legend, an architect sacrificed his wife to build this spectacular, 16th-century cathedral.

The walls of this village church are decorated by two unique religious works of art.

A miniature version of the ship that took John Cabot from Bristol to Newfoundland.

These 500-year-old frescoes depict the city in its glory days.

This mysterious pyramid is said to be part of a complex web of occult and Freemason symbols.

This striking church was built from a Frank Lloyd Wright design more than a decade after the master architect's death.

A beautiful modern church dedicated to the teleporting patron saint of Andorra.

One of the very few mosques built by the Ottomans still standing in Croatia is now a Catholic church.

This unusual 15th-century house of worship once catered to those who sought its healing properties.

Instead of sermons, this church became home to millions of books.

Located within a 17th-century convent, this museum features centuries-old Christian art pieces that meld European and Asian influences.

This church commemorates a venerable, yet nigh-forgotten woman who dedicated her life to the poor in post-war Tokyo.

This abandoned church was the site of one of the biggest art heists of the past decades.

This mysterious church sits discreetly above the Aude countryside, right in the heart of "Grail Country."

This chapel was built by Afonso de Albuquerque in 1510 to commemorate his entry into the city of Goa on St. Catherine’s Day.

A 15th-century whalebone is tucked away in an unassuming corner of this medieval church.

A medieval village, with red wooden cottages around a stone church, stands as a well-preserved example of a settlement type that was once common in northern Sweden.