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Built of Living Stones: Art, Architecture, and Worship Guidelines of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops Art and Architecture Information about the various elements of a church, theology concerning church buildings and an architect gallery to assist you if you are considering a renovation or a new building Constructing Ethics and the Ethics of Construction: John Ruskin and the Humanity of the Builder By John Matteson in Cross Currents, Fall 2002 Gardens of the Righteous: Sacred Space in Judaism, Christianity and Islam By Akel Ismail Kahera in Cross Currents, Fall 2002 Inner Space as Sacred Space: The Temple as Metaphor for the Mystical Experience By George Wolfe in Cross Currents, Fall 2002 Jewish and Christian Architecture By Sofia Cavalletti in SIDIC Periodical, 1973 True and False Witness: Architecture and the Church By Robert McAffe Brown in Theology Today, 1967 Romanesque Churches By Jeffery Howe, Boston College Gothic Churches By Jeffery Howe, Boston College Barn Cistercian Abbey of Ter Doest, Lissewege (near Bruges). 1275-1300. By Jeffery Howe, Boston College Church of St. Charles Borromeo, Antwerp Pieter Huyssens, S.J., 1615-23. Design also partly attributed to P.P. Rubens. By Jeffery Howe, Boston College 17th Century Religious Architecture By Jeffery Howe, Boston College 18th Century Religious Architecture By Jeffery Howe, Boston College 19th Century Religious Architecture By Jeffery Howe, Boston College 20th Century Religious Architecture By Jeffery Howe, Boston College Vatican City The Christus Rex site offering hundreds of pictures of everything at the Vatican Medieval Architecture Dozens of fantastic links. Abbies and Monastaries. Castles. Churches. Cities and Towns. Other Architectural Features. General Sites Medieval Architecture in France Medieval Architecture of England Gothic Cathedrals Courtesy of New York Carver Mexico-Religious Sites Courtesy of Don Mabry at Mississippi State University, you can view wonderful photos of the San José Mission, San Antonio,Texas, the cathedral at Cuernavaca, the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the National Cathedral, the Alcoman Monastery, and some pre-Christian religious sites. Thais 4000 Years of Architecture Keep your eye on this site. It will eventually have pages on Romanesque, medieval, Renaissance, barroque, neoclassical, and contemporary architecture The Wooden Churches of Eastern Europe: An Introductory Survey By Andrew Gregorovich Wooden Architecture of the Ukrainian Carpathians By Antin Varyvoda Lithuanian Wooden Church Architecture Coptic Churches in Old Cairo The Built Environment of American Religion: The State of the Art A bibliographic study by Peter W. Williams Leaning Tower of Pisa The Cult of the Martyrs and the Architectural Planning of Basilicas in Roman Africa Article by Robin M. Jensen, Andover Newton Theological School Churches! Our site provides picture essays, links to interesting church sites, research tools and details of related organisations, events related to churches (organised by us and others) and information about the Ecclesiological Society Church Architecture Network A website for design professionals and church leaders, offering resources for church building and renovation projects. This is a free service for architects, pastors and church members, liturgical consultants, and ecclesiastical artists and craftsmen Model Parish Church Click on any part of the ground plan and see a typical view of a medieval interior, taken from a real church for which the appropriate furnishings survive Imaginative Use of the Arts: Architectural and Visual Article by Curtis Green in Word & World 5/3 (1985)
St. Peter's, Rome, Italy Basilica of Saints John and Paul, Rome, Italy Basilica of S. Maria of the Angels and Martyrs, Rome, Italy St. Mark's, Venice, Italy Cathedral, Milan, Italy Basilica of Saint Francis, Assisi, Italy Basilica of Saint Francis, Assisi, Italy Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy Basilica of S. Maria Novella, Florence, Italy Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence, Italy Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Orte, Italy Basilica di S. Bernardino, L'Aquila, Italy Cathedral, Pisa, Italy Cathedral of Notre Dame, Chartres, France Reflection: The Labyrinth of Chartres By Phoebe W Griswold in Anglican Theological Review, Winter 2001 Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris, France Cathedral of Notre Dame, Le Puy, France Cathedral, Amiens, France Cathedral, Evry, France Cathedral, Reims, France Westminster Cathedral, London, England Westminster Abbey, London, England Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, England Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Salisbury, England Cathedral Church of St. Andrew, Wells, England Cathedral, Gloucester, England Cathedral, Hereford, England Cathedral, Exeter, England Cathedral of Saint Cuthbert, Durham, England Cathedral of Our Lady and St Philip Howard, Arundel, England Cathedral of St Patrick, Armagh, Ireland St. Colman's Cathedral, Cobh, Co. Cork, Ireland St. Peter's Cathedral, Trier, Germany Cathedral of St. Vitus, Prague, Czech Republic Gaudi's Grand Cathedral: Temple Sagrada Familia and Its Saintly Architect By Stephen Sparrow in Ignatius Insight, February 13, 2006 Cathedral, Segovia, Spain Cathedral, Astorga, Spain Cathedral of Saint Ansgar, Copenhagen, Denmark Cathedral of SS Johns, Torun, Poland Cathedral of St. Basil, Moscow, Russia Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey Christian Sanctuaries of the Holy Land Includes Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre and Basilica of the Agony in Jerusalem Jerusalem Features the Chapel of the Ascension, Church of All Nations, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Church of the Visitation, and several others Basilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth, Israel Basilica of St. John the Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland Saint Patrick's Basilica, Ottawa, Ontario St. Patrick's Basilica, Montreal, Quebec Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston, Massachusetts Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark, New Jersey Basilica of Saint Mary, St. Paul/Minneapolis Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Cleveland, Ohio Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains, Cincinnati, Ohio Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana Basilica of Esquipulas, Guatemala Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch, New Zealand St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia St Carthage's Cathedral, Lismore, NSW, Australia St. Thomas Cathedral, Irinjalakuda, India
Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert, France The Abbey of Conque, France The Abbey of Montecassino, Italy San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy Santo Spirito, Florence, Italy The Benedictine Abbey of Einsiedeln, Switzerland KarlsKirche, Vienna, Austria Maulbronn Monastery, Baden-Württemberg, Germany WiesKirche, Wies, Germany Vera Cruz, Segovia, Spain Saint Esteban, Segovia, Spain St Mary of the Angels, Worthing, West Sussex, England St. Augustine's Church, Ramsgate, Kent, England St. Giles', Cheadle, England The Church in Thorn, Netherlands Archabbey of Pannonhalma, Hungary Premonstratensian Monastery, Strahov, Prague, Czech Republic Franciscan Church, Plzen, Czech Republic St. Bartholomew's Church, Plzen, Czech Republic St. Nicholas, Prague, Czech Republic St. Catherine's Monastery, Egypt Saint Luke, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania St. John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota St. Benedict's Monastery, St. Joseph, Minnesota St. Mary of the Visitation, Huntsville, Alabama St. Procopius Abbey, Lisle, Illinois St. Thomas the Apostle, Chicago, Illinois |
