Religion

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.

Dozens of elegant ceramic tiles decorate these ancient walls, each displaying the Lord's Prayer in a different language.

Perched above the bustling town of Kerak is a sprawling, ruinous castle that has witnessed nearly a millennia of Levantine history.

This roadside monument commemorates the huge weapon built by an Ethiopian emperor's hostages.

Two large eyes painted anonymously on a mountain overlooking the city pay homage to an old legend.

This unique depiction of the Virgin Mary may be the tallest kinetic art sculpture in the world.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

Britain’s highest medieval monastery is a remote ruin nestled at the head of a valley 1,240 feet above the sea.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

This overlooked, beautiful convent hides an original Hieronymus Bosch among its many treasures.

This peaceful gem in upstate New York was chosen as the future home of the 14th Dalai Lama's Library and Museum.

This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.