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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.
www.chass.utoronto.ca/~hsonne/bsi
- 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).
barbados.org/churches.htm
- 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.
www.bostonavenue.org
- Cathedrals and Churches in France - Collection of photographs taken by Vic Freund of Centralia College, Centralia, WA, US.
www.centralia.ctc.edu/~vfreund/FrenchResources/Frenchslides/frenchcathedrals.html
- 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.
www.unilib.neva.ru/city/churches/churches.html
- 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.
www.historytoday.com/article/article.cfm?article_id=307
- Churches - A collection of photographs by Simon Meeds of churches, mainly in the United Kingdom.
www.rosma.btinternet.co.uk/Genealogy/Churches
- 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.
www.3dphoto.net/stereo/world/topics/churches/churches.html
- Churches and Cathedrals in Germany - Collection of photographs taken by Vic Freund of Centralia College, Centralia, WA, US.
www.centralia.ctc.edu/~vfreund/GermanResources/Germanslides/Germany/churchescathedrals.html
- Churches in Florence - Guide to the many medieval churches the city from Your Way to Florence: brief histories, some with photographs.
www.arca.net/tourism/florence/churches.htm
- Churches of Italy - Bill Thayer's tour: thumbnail images lead to pages or sites on churches in Rome, Milan, the Marche and Umbria.
www.ukans.edu/history/index/europe/ancient_rome/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/.Topics/churches/home.html
- 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.
www.christusrex.org/www2/baram
- 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.
mediateka.f.bg.ac.yu/files/KOTOR
- Coptic Churches in Old Cairo - Article on the lengthy history of churches in Cairo, beginning in the Early Christian era, from Copt-Net.
pharos.bu.edu/cn/articles/OldCairoCopticChurches.txt
- 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.
www.heritage.nf.ca/society/church.html
- 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.
www.uvm.edu/~histpres/HPJ/NR/orwell/Orwellhist.html
- 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.
www.margaretvisser.com
- 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.
dizzy.library.arizona.edu/images/swf/mission.shtml
- 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'.
www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Contrib/manx/parishes/index.htm
- 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.
www.patrimoine-religieux.qc.ca/index.htm
- 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.
www.gargano.it/sanmichele/english
- 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.
www.st-brigid.org/index.html
- 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.
www.melkite.org/VTOUR.htm
- 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.
www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~simmins/Dawes.html
- The Built Environment of American Religion - Bibliography of American churches by Peter W. Williams from the Material History of American Religion Project.
www.materialreligion.org/journal/archbiblio.html
- 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.
www.stavar.i.se/churches/mapindexeng.html
- 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.
home.online.no/~cnyborg
- 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.
www.touregypt.net/hangingchurch.htm
- The Many Mansions of Gods 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.
www.materialreligion.org/journal/mansions/mansions.html
- 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.
njchurchscape.com
- Treasured Churches of Cincinnati - A visual tour of the many Catholic churches of Cincinnati built since 1840, with their histories.
www.aquinas-multimedia.com/church
- 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.
www.unitytemple.org
- 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.
www.oprf.com/unity
- 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.
www.angelfire.com/retro/wodanspeaks
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