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Side view of St Augustine's.
London, England

St Augustine's Tower

This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.
The windows from inside.
Apt, France

Chapelle de la Santonne

One man's desire to transcend art led to the construction of this outsider chapel.
Iglesia de la Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes
Grecia, Costa Rica

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes

This Costa Rican chapel is the most metal church in the world, literally.
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Five Submerged Towers: The Only Survivors of Their Flooded Towns

Allison Meier November 12, 2013
The church interior
Beit Jala, West Bank

The Shrine of Saint George

A historic chapel filled with colorful murals and a colorful past.
The apse with the Christ Pantocrator.
Palermo, Italy

Cappella Palatina

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.
The Faceless Nuns
Torba, Italy

Faceless Nuns of the Torba Monastery

An unsettling painting of three faceless sisters that is surrounded by history and legend.
A symbol of the epiphany that won't make anyone uncomfortable
Hanover, Germany

Marktkirche

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.
The Gdansk Astronomical Clock
Gdańsk, Poland

Gdansk Astronomical Clock

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.
The altar in the temple.
Oakland, California

Bay Area Thelemic Temple

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.
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20 Churches That Look Like Spaceships

Allison Meier October 24, 2013
The Triumph of Death
Clusone, Italy

The Triumph of Death

A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.
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A Beastly Blessing: St. Francis Day at Manhattan's St. John the Divine

Megan Roberts October 9, 2013
The Dragon Rib of Atessa
Atessa, Italy

The Dragon Rib of Atessa

A preserved dragon's rib that remembers the legend of the founding of the city of Atessa.
Gluten-free wafers.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

T.H. Stemper Co.

This holy goods emporium is where priests go for a little retail therapy to outfit their churches.
Saintly Weepers, possibly six of the Apostles
Kilkenny, Ireland

Jerpoint Abbey

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.
Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

Christ of the Divine Mercy

A 50-foot-tall statue of Jesus where a stairway transports the faithful into his body.
Helsinki, Finland

Temppeliaukio Church

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.