Churches

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

A collection of housewares from recent Irish history adjoined by a tower from ancient Irish history.

Beneath the city of Lourdes, France is a massive, concrete church.

The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.

A standing relief of a Norman knight whose posture marks him as a Crusader.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

This Franklinford, Australia site was once home to one of the remotest churches of its faith—in the fictional world of the Kcymaerxthaere.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

The city of Halifax still bears the scars of the largest explosion prior to the atomic bomb.

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

This Orthodox Church's exterior is rather unorthodox.

Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.