Religious Buildings

This ambitious and generously illustrated study is an in-depth account of the architectural character of a vast range of eighteenth-century ecclesi...

Sacred buildings are among the oldest types of edifice produced in human civilisation. The construction of churches, synagogues, mosques and other ...

The classic guide to one of America's architectural treasuresnow with magnificent new color photos and a foreword by Princeton's dean of religious ...

Edinburgh has a unique history, darker and more unexpected than you might imagine. Fortunately, it also has a set of graveyards to match. Ancient, ...

Cathedrals are awe-inspiring buildings. Most are grand medieval structures, while others appear simple and unpretentious yet all were designed to ...

Le Corbusiers Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp, eastern France, is one of the most unique and surprising religious buildings of the twentie...

It is fascinating to think that many hundreds of generations of Londoners lie beneath the city without us knowing. Over many centuries burial groun...

Ukraine Series by Johanna Diehl shows sensitive, yet unsparing photographs of former synagogues in the territory of what is now Ukraine. Partially ...

A ground-breaking and enlightening exploration of the structures which elevate architecture to spirituality.Sacred Spaces showcases 30 of the most ...

The Highlands and Islands of Scotland are as beautiful as they are remote. Inspiring scenery is matched by a rich heritage and poetic culture. Comm...

Glasgow was founded by Saint Mungo and, as Scotlands second largest bishopric, has always been a central part of Scotlands ecclesiastical history. ...

In America between 1946 and 1953, the German-Jewish architect Eric Mendelsohn planned seven synagogues, of which four were built, all in the Midwes...

A fresh, unstuffy guide to the stained-glass windows of England''s churches, including a list of the top 50 places to see outstanding examples. ...

Orkney's Italian Chapel was built by Italian POWs held on the island during the Second World War. In the sixty-five years since it was built it has...

**Pointing persistently to heaven: A guide to UK cathedrals** Power, glory, bloodshed, prayer: cathedrals in the UK are as much about human drama ...

The first churches in Shropshire were built in Saxon times and the county has a proud heritage of church building through the centuries. Although t...

For more than two millennia Buddhism shaped the cultures of Central, South, Southeast, and East Asia. From ancient Bactria and Gandhara to Tibet, M...