Religion

These winged Maya figures are the subject of speculation and conspiracies.

The oldest Marian image in the Canary Islands still impresses people nearly half a millennium later.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

This specimen of Mexico's national tree is now central to religious pilgrimage and rituals.

For almost 100 years, this site of peace and spirituality has existed on the California coast.

These bridges were designed to guide the soul on its spiritual journey to heaven.

The room where the famous commander of the Catholic forces was murdered by Irish assassins during the Thirty Years' War has been reconstructed with many of his original possessions.

The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.

The largest and oldest brick pagoda in Korea.

This mosque was based on Sub-Saharan Islamic architecture and created for the Senegalese Tirailleurs.

An unremarkable wooden wheel built into the side of one of Rome's oldest hospitals was part of a policy to reduce infant exposure.