Sacred Spaces

A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.

A hotel in Taiwan based on the better business practices that can be gleaned from Jewish law.

This Gothic church was wheeled in its entirety to a new location a half a mile away.

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

300-year-old villagers houses and traditional churches preserve a nearly lost piece of Russian history.

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."

The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.

A Christian retreat founded to welcome refugees fleeing from the Nazis during World War II.

There’s a special club house at the top for the bell ringers.

The world's oldest Jewish library was founded by Sephardic Jews in 17th century Amsterdam.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

A neighborhood church's unusual abstract stained glass was the final project of avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.