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The World’s 50 Most Unusual Churches

United Kingdom Architecture News - Mar 14, 2014 - 14:30   14545 views

 

The World’s 50 Most Unusual Churches

Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona, Arizona.

One can't help but be awed by the unique beauty of these chapels and churches. They are works of art as well as places of worship.

Over 100 years ago, architect Ralph Adams Cram wrote, "Art has been, is, and will be forever, the greatest agency for spiritual impression that the Church may claim."

The World’s 50 Most Unusual Churches

The Church of Hallgrímur Reykjavík, Iceland
The World’s 50 Most Unusual Churches
Air Force Academy Chapel Colorado Springs, CO
The World’s 50 Most Unusual Churches
Cathedral of Maringá Paraná, Brazil
The World’s 50 Most Unusual Churches
Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut Ronchamp, France
The World’s 50 Most Unusual Churches
Brussels, Belgium
The World’s 50 Most Unusual Churches
Thorncrown Chapel Arkansas, USA

 

The World’s 50 Most Unusual Churches

Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe chapel Le Puy-en-Velay, France
The World’s 50 Most Unusual Churches
Chapel of the Holy Cross Sedona, AZ
The World’s 50 Most Unusual Churches
Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro
The World’s 50 Most Unusual Churches
Church of Paraportiani Mykonos, Greece
The World’s 50 Most Unusual Churches
Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral Cundinamarca, Colombia
The World’s 50 Most Unusual Churches
Metropolitan Cathedral
The World’s 50 Most Unusual Churches
St. George's Church
The World’s 50 Most Unusual Churches
Borgund Stave Church Lærdal, Norway

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