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The Perpetual Calendar tracks 4,000 years with nine rolls and a hand-operated crank.

This Perpetual Calendar Hidden in an Italian Chapel Is a Mathematical Marvel

The 19th-century device accurately tracks 4,000 years with nine cylinders and a crank.

A. J. Oliveira February 22, 2019

Hodovytsya, Ukraine

All Saints Church

The ruins of an abandoned church loom within a picturesque Ukranian village.

Le Stryge

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

Winchester, England

Wayfarer's Dole

Ask nicely, and stewards of a centuries-old charitable tradition will give you free bread and beer.

Church of the Holy Heart of Jesus

Podgorica, Montenegro

Brutalist Church of Podgorica

This virtually windowless mass of smooth concrete is the only Catholic church in the city.

Museum exhibit.

Annapolis, Maryland

Banneker-Douglass Museum

A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.

Historic marker outside church.

First Baptist Church of Troy

This historic church with a connection to "Uncle Sam" is now a fraternity house.

The building tumbled down, despite protests from environmentalists.

The German Church Smashed to Smithereens to Make Room for Coal

The town sat atop a trove of rock that was irresistible to fuel companies.

Jessica Leigh Hester February 12, 2019

Glorified rice with cherries and apples.

Glorified Rice

This Midwestern dessert salad draws on both Scandinavian immigrant and local Ojibwe influences.

Katoghike Church today, with the new St. Anna Church behind it.

Yerevan, Armenia

Katoghike Church

This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.

The abbey of San Martino al Cimino.

San Martino Al Cimino, Italy

San Martino al Cimino

This medieval Italian village was transformed into an architectural marvel by the famous "Papessa" Donna Olimpia.

Basílica del Voto Nacional.

Basílica del Voto Nacional

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

Skulls on the wooden door.

Chiesa del Purgatorio

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.

The Doom Painting, Holy Trinity Church, Coventry, England.

Coventry, England

'Coventry Doom'

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

The Quarter Boys and their message.

East Sussex, England

The Quarter Boys

Two gilded cherubs perched on a church bell tower have been reminding visitors of the finitude of life since 1760.

The Capela Nossa Senhora das Neves

Bento Gonçalves, Brazil

Capela Nossa Senhora das Neves

After a terrible drought, townspeople used wine to build this church.

Montcassino Abbey.

Montecassino Abbey

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.

Cattolica di Stilo.

Cattolica di Stilo

A small Byzantine church lost in the middle of the mountains of southern Italy.