Sacred Spaces

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

A reportedly haunted 14th-century church is curiously facing the “wrong direction.”

This small stone chapel is a hidden gem just outside the University of New Hampshire campus.

The founder of a utopian religious community based on the Golden Rule laid his son to rest on this grassy hill.

Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.

It is believed that the historic tower is sinking at a rate of an inch a year, though no one is completely sure why.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

A 605-page Quran penned in the blood of a dictator is locked away in a mosque.

This Gothic-style church is reputedly built atop the remains of one of Jesus's apostles.

A cheeky architectural easter egg.