Churches

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.

This ancient abandoned church in a remote part of Turkey is in danger of falling over.

The remains of this ornate chapel now act as a portal to a cramped French cemetery.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

This underground church is topped with a 500-foot cross that is seen by many as a beacon of fascist hubris.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

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