Great churches, cathedrals and mosques: church architecture, European churches
A comprehensive list of websites
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American churches
American churches. ‘Churches ad hoc: a Divine Comedy,’ a photo essay by Herman Krieger.
Polish cathedral style in North America.
Wikipedia
‘Top Ten’ New York Church Designs
NY Architecture
Architecture
Church architecture, Wikipedia entry.
Church Architecture Glossary
A glossary of terms relating to internal features and furnishings in church buildings.
Baroque churches
Baroque architecture, Wikipedia entry.
Baroque buildings. Great Buildings Online
Baroque churches of Europe, a NGA exhibition.
Baroque churches of the Philippines. UNESCO
Santa Maria della Salute, Venice.
Wikipedia
Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
Sacred Destinations
Stock photos of Baroque churches. Fotosearch
Basilicas
Basilica, entry from Wikipedia.
Byzantine church and monastic architecture
Byzantine sacred architecture.
Wikipedia list of entries and websites.
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Cathedrals, basilicas
Cathedral architecture in Western Europe. Wikipedia.
Cathedrals in Italy, an image gallery from Wikipedia
Photographs of cathedrals, from Flickr.
Cologne Cathedral. Wikipedia entry.
Coventry Cathedral, Death and Resurrection
A series of pages from Know Britain exploring the symbolism of the cathedral.
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres
Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Orte, Italy
St.Peter’s Basilica, Wikipedia entry.
Churches and Monasteries
Photos and information on structures in the Mecklenburg, Vorpommern region of Germany.
Church architecture around the world, from The Ecclesiological Society. Links, furnishings, liturgy.
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Directories of church terms
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English Gothic
English Gothic architecture, Wikipedia entry.
Photographs of English Gothic Cathedrals
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Gothic churches and cathedrals
Photographs of 500 gothic and romanesque churches.
Mapping Gothic France
A project by Columbia University and Vassar College with a database of images, 360° panoramas, texts, charts and historical maps.
Photographs of Gothic Cathedrals
Gothic cathedrals. A virtual tour.
Gothic architecture. Wikipedia
10 Gothic Cathedrals of Medieval Europe (with Photos & Maps)
Gothic architecture, Wikipedia entry.
Gothic revival
Gothic Revival architecture. Wikipedia
Gothic Architecture and Churches. Architectural Digest
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Medieval Church Architecture. A guide.
Modernist church architecture
Roots of Modernist Church Architecture
An article by Adoremus Bulletin Duncan Stroik, professor of architecture at Notre Dame University.
Modernist Church Architecture
Catholic Liturgy
Flickr: Modern Churches of the UK.
Notre Dame du Haut, or Ronchamp, by Le Corbusier
Notre Dame du Haut
Wikipedia.
Mosques
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel
Dome of the Rock, Wikipedia entry.
Mosques
Great Buildings Online
Islamic Architecture Tutorial
An on-line tutorial on the architecture of the Ottoman Empire, and other buildings with great significance in Islam, organized on a timeline.
The Mosque
Tore Kjeilen explains the significance of the mosque to Muslims, its history, development and use.
Mosque of Amr Ibn El-As
An illustrated history and description of the oldest mosque in Egypt, founded in 642 AD and rebuilt several times subsequently.
Orthodox church architecture
Flickr photo streams of Orthodox church architecture.
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Romanian Monasteries
The Orthodox monasteries of Bucovina, noted for their exterior murals, and the timber churches of Maramures, with their wall paintings. Includes photographs, location maps and illustrations showing layout.
Romanesque churches
Romanesque churches, architecture.
Romanesque churches, a gallery from Great Buildings Online.
Cathedrals in Europe