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Helena, Montana

Cathedral of St. Helena

Modeled after a famous church in Vienna, Austria—but in Helena, Montana.

St. Helena Island, South Carolina

St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

Oakland, California

Cathedral of Christ the Light

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

Scrovegni Chapel

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

London, England

St Augustine's Tower

This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.

Chapelle de la Santonne

One man's desire to transcend art led to the construction of this outsider chapel.

Grecia, Costa Rica

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes

This Costa Rican chapel is the most metal church in the world, literally.

Five Submerged Towers: The Only Survivors of Their Flooded Towns

Allison Meier November 12, 2013

Beit Jala, West Bank

The Shrine of Saint George

A historic chapel filled with colorful murals and a colorful past.

Cappella Palatina

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

Faceless Nuns of the Torba Monastery

An unsettling painting of three faceless sisters that is surrounded by history and legend.

Hanover, Germany

Marktkirche

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

Gdańsk, Poland

Gdansk Astronomical Clock

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

Oakland, California

Bay Area Thelemic Temple

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

20 Churches That Look Like Spaceships

Allison Meier October 24, 2013

The Triumph of Death

A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.

A Beastly Blessing: St. Francis Day at Manhattan's St. John the Divine

Megan Roberts October 9, 2013

The Dragon Rib of Atessa

A preserved dragon's rib that remembers the legend of the founding of the city of Atessa.