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Sacred Spaces

Found: A Crucifix That Could Change Christian History

It's dated to the early 900s.

Sarah Laskow March 18, 2016

Mast-shaped cross, or vice-versa

Lord's Ark

In the midst of a living monument to Soviet social engineering, Polish Catholics built this church by hand.

Calvary Banska Stiavnica

Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia

Calvary of Banska Stiavnica

After 11 years of reconstruction work, Slovakia's finest hilltop chapel complex is finally reopen to the public.

The sculpture is titled "Le génie du mal"

Liège, Belgium

The Lucifer of Liège

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

Main Altar

Wong Tai Sin Temple

Taoism, Buddhist and Confucianism are all represented in this temple that claims to answer anyone's wishes.

The Chapel of the Tablet

Aksum, Ethiopia

Chapel of the Tablet

Supposedly this Ethiopian chapel holds the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by virgins who cannot leave the building.

The Curious Story of Wierszalin, a Belarussian Prophet’s 1930s Forest Utopia

Eliasz Klimowicz's followers believed he was Christ reborn.

Jacob Mikanowski March 8, 2016

Breuer's least-known masterpiece?

St. Joseph, Minnesota

Saint John's Abbey Church

A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.

Rio de Janeiro Cathedral

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro Cathedral

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio (Church of Our Lady of Patronage), Tenaún

Churches of Chiloé

Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.

The Secret Rooms That Were Custom Built to Hide Your Priest

When on the run from Protestants in the 16th century, Catholic clergy hid in custom-built "priest holes."

Eric Grundhauser March 2, 2016

Città Ideale

Montegabbione (TR), Italy

La Scarzuola

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

Da Nang, Vietnam

Am Phu Cave

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.

Main building

Jesús de Tavarangue, Paraguay

Jesuit Mission of Jesús de Tavarangüe

These spectacular ruins were built by Spanish padres in the 17th century.

Found: A Mysterious Icon in the Church Marking Jesus' Birth

Sarah Laskow February 24, 2016

Landlord Shows No Love, Supreme or Otherwise, for The Coltrane Church

Eric Grundhauser February 19, 2016

100 Wonders: Don Justo's Self Built Cathedral

Dylan Thuras February 18, 2016

China’s Reincarnation Database Has Verified The Existence of 870 Living Buddhas. But How?

Tao Tao Holmes February 17, 2016