Directory > Arts > Architecture > History > Building Types > Religious > Christian > Churches Windows in Church Architecture A history of the use and form of windows in Christian houses of worship from the Catholic Encyclopedia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15653b.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Churches A collection of photographs by Simon Meeds of churches, mainly in the United Kingdom. http://www.rosma.btinternet.co.uk/Genealogy/Churches/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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The Churches of Gotland Descriptions and pictures from the book by Dr. Bengt G Söderberg on the 92 medieval churches in Gotland still in use. Access by sensitive map or list. http://www.stavar.i.se/churches/mapindexeng.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Churches and Cathedrals in 3D A collection of hundreds of 3D and 2D images of churches and cathedrals around the world by Jeffrey L. Cooper. Includes viewing instructions and map-based navigation. http://www.3dphoto.net/stereo/world/topics/churches/churches.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Mission Churches of the Sonoran Desert The University of Arizona Library describes the major mission sites established by Spanish missionaries in the Sonoran Desert. Includes map and photographs. http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/images/swf/mission.shtml Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Boston Avenue United Methodist Church The official site of this towering Art Deco church in Tulsa, designed in the 1920s by Adah Robinson, gives a history and illustrated description, with commentary on its religious symbolism. http://www.bostonavenue.org/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Divergent Paths: The Development of Newfoundland Church Architecture An illustrated essay by Prof Shane O'Dea from Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage, describing the distinctive architecture of churches in Newfoundland. http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/church.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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The Hanging Church, Cairo Illustrated description from Tour Egypt of the Coptic Church of St Mary, rebuilt in the 11th century. Its fascinating mixture of styles includes Corinthian capitals and Arabic-inspired ornament. http://www.touregypt.net/hangingchurch.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Churches of Italy Bill Thayer's tour: thumbnail images lead to pages or sites on churches in Rome, Milan, the Marche and Umbria. http://www.ukans.edu/history/index/europe/ancient_rome/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/.Topics/.... Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Baptisteria Sacra An ambitious project by the University of Toronto aiming to create an iconographic index of baptismal fonts from the early Christian period to the 17th century. You are invited to contribute information. http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~hsonne/bsi/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Churches of Kotor Clickable panorama, map, photographs and history of the churches of this town in Montenegro, Yugoslavia, by a group of art historians. Text in English and Croatian. http://mediateka.f.bg.ac.yu/files/KOTOR/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Churches and Cathedrals in Germany Collection of photographs taken by Vic Freund of Centralia College, Centralia, WA, US. http://www.centralia.ctc.edu/~vfreund/GermanResources/Germanslides/Germany/churchescathedrals.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Cathedrals and Churches in France Collection of photographs taken by Vic Freund of Centralia College, Centralia, WA, US. http://www.centralia.ctc.edu/~vfreund/FrenchResources/Frenchslides/frenchcathedrals.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Wodan Still Speaks Photographs by Guido Deseijn and Gerda Verheeke of Romanesque and Gothic sculptures on medieval religious buildings in Europe, suspected to represent the old pagan god Wodan or Odin. http://www.angelfire.com/retro/wodanspeaks/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Charlemagne's Church at Aachen An article from History Today on the grand church built by Charlemagne about 798 beside his palace, influenced by Byzantine churches. No illustrations. http://www.historytoday.com/article/article.cfm?article_id=307 Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Parishes of the Isle of Man and their Churches Frances Coakley provides histories of Manx parish churches illustrated with images, both modern and archival. Part of 'A Manx Notebook'. http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Contrib/manx/parishes/index.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Treasured Churches of Cincinnati A visual tour of the many Catholic churches of Cincinnati built since 1840, with their histories. http://www.aquinas-multimedia.com/church/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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The Many Mansions of God's House An essay by James Hudnut-Beumler, Vanderbilt University, on the style and location of church buildings in America, from the Material History of American Religion Project. http://www.materialreligion.org/journal/mansions/mansions.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois Official site of the remarkable cubist concrete church designed by Frank Lloyd Wright reproduces the original 1906 brochure with plans, drawings and the design philosophy for the building. http://www.unitytemple.org/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Margaret Visser: The Geometry of Love A book exploring the basilican church of Sant Agnese fuori le Mura, Rome, rebuilt 625-38 to replace a 4th-century church. The author supplies her biography, reviews of the book and images with extracts from it. http://www.margaretvisser.com/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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The Churches of Rome Chris Nyborg's guide to churches of all denominations in this city central to the development of church architecture. Includes biographies of their architects and artists. http://home.online.no/~cnyborg/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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The Built Environment of American Religion Bibliography of American churches by Peter W. Williams from the Material History of American Religion Project. http://www.materialreligion.org/journal/archbiblio.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Coptic Churches in Old Cairo Article on the lengthy history of churches in Cairo, beginning in the Early Christian era, from Copt-Net. http://pharos.bu.edu/cn/articles/OldCairoCopticChurches.txt Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois Oak Park Tourist provides an online tour with plan, photographs and history of the remarkable cubist concrete church designed in 1905 by Frank Lloyd Wright. http://www.oprf.com/unity/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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St. George's Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin A virtual tour of the Byzantine Revival church designed in 1916 by Erhard Brielmaier for the Melkite Greek Catholic community. http://www.melkite.org/VTOUR.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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First Congregational Church, Orwell, Vermont Photographs, 19th-century painting and history of this fine example of the Greek Revival style, built in 1842 by Frederick Bostwick and Fobes. Hosted by the University of Vermont. http://www.uvm.edu/~histpres/HPJ/NR/orwell/Orwellhist.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Cathedrals and Churches of St. Petersburg Fine photographs by Boris Kuznetsov with descriptions from 'Orthodox St.Petersburg', ed. Maria Lyzhenkova (1996). Hosted by St Petersburg State Technical University. http://www.unilib.neva.ru/city/churches/churches.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Shrine of St. Michael, Italy History and tour via sensitive cutaway drawing of the shrine in Monte Sant'Angelo on the Gargano peninsula. The shrine in a natural cavern lies at the heart of a complex of medieval buildings. http://www.gargano.it/sanmichele/english/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Quebec Religious Heritage Foundation Dedicated to the conservation of churches and other religious buildings in Quebec. Illustrated introduction and detailed, scholarly dissertations and monographs on specific buildings and topics. http://www.patrimoine-religieux.qc.ca/index.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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The Alberta Temple Academic study with sources by Cheryl Dawes of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints, Cardston, Alberta, designed in 1912 by American architects Hyrum Pope and Harold Burton. http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~simmins/Dawes.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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St. Brigid Catholic Church, San Francisco Noted for its Irish stained-glass windows, 19th-century Romanesque architecture, and its Ruffatti organ. History, description, expandable photographs. http://www.st-brigid.org/index.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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The New Jersey Churchscape Frank Greenagel records the 18th and 19th century churches of New Jersey. Provides a database and photographic inventory, features, events list. http://njchurchscape.com Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Barbados: Religion and Spiritual Retreats The Barbados Tourism Authority provides an interactive map of historic churches, leading to a photograph and outline history for each. The oldest is St George's (1784). http://barbados.org/churches.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Churches of Jerusalem Outline and beautiful sample pictures from the book 'Beyond the Walls: Churches of Jerusalem' by Aviva Bar-Am, former Jerusalem Post correspondent. Book may be ordered from this page. http://www.christusrex.org/www2/baram/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Churches in Florence Guide to the many medieval churches the city from Your Way to Florence: brief histories, some with photographs. http://www.arca.net/tourism/florence/churches.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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