Religious Buildings

Every great church makes a statement, and it is seldom simply theological. An offering of thanks to a beloved minister, a monument to a powerful ru...

The tiny island of Iona has been a vibrant centre of Christian worship since Columba arrived in AD 563. His monastery thrived for centuries, despit...

Sacred Ground is a sumptuous photographic portrait of New Orleans''''s legendary cemeteries. Robert S. Brantley celebrates the otherworldly landsca...

The Art of Looking Up surveys spectacular ceilings around the globe that have been graced by the brushes of great artists including Michelangelo, M...

This is a comprehensive study of the surviving monuments of the Qarakhanids - an important yet little-known medieval dynasty that ruled much of Cen...

Symbol of Islam, monument of superlatives, and the heart of an entirely new metropolitan district: the Djamaa al-Djazair is an edifice with many di...

Jewish cemeteries are unusual places for me. When I started to photograph them I was reading the novel written by Marcel Proust, In Search of Lost ...

This book provides a fascinating account of the architecture and historical development of the Quaker meeting house from the foundation of the move...

Kent is often referred to as the cradle of English Christianity. Canterbury is not only home to the Anglican Communion but also the location of St ...

Over the course of its 2,500-year history, Buddhism has found expression in countless architectural forms, from the great monastic complexes of anc...