Churches

An unusual structure of stone and glass honoring one of Japan’s most eminent Christian leaders who founded the non-church movement.

Angels and demons watch over newspapers in this deconsecrated church.

The smallest chapel in Europe is a moving testament to the love between a husband and wife.

This fortress-like monastery is covered with intricate frescoes.

The ruins of a world-renowned medieval hospital.

A martyred saint built a nunnery and school for girls here known as the "Parthenon."

Four hundred years ago, this turned-about message was carved into one of Winchester Cathedral's exterior walls.

A massive mammoth bone has been on display inside this church since the 18th century.

A haunting—but not haunted—chapel remains in the woods.

Dine on superb local staples in a converted historic church.

An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.

This 17th-century place of worship still celebrates holidays in the traditional Swedish fashion.

According to local legend, this church was built with two doors, so that residents of two rival villages had their own entrances.

One of the best examples of Modernist religious architecture in Mexico City.