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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 Church Architecture and Catholicism Article by Lewis Mumford in Commonweal, 1925 True and False Witness: Architecture and the Church Article by Robert McAffe Brown in Theology Today, 1967 Gothic Architecture Robert Branner, from his 1961 book Gothic Architecture 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 The Gothic Cathedral Courtesy Elizabeth A. Peterson Basilica Article in Wikiverse Renaissance and Baroque architecture The images included in this collection were scanned from slides taken by Professor C. W. Westfall and used in his survey course, Renaissance and Baroque Architecture (ARH 102), University of Virginia, School of Architecture, Department of Architectural History. They are organized according to his course syllabus Ecclesiastical Architecture Two charts giving the basics of classical church architecture Detailed Ecclesiastical Architecture Nine charts giving a more detailed view of classical church architecture 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 Treasured Churches of Cincinnati More than twenty Catholic churches in Cincinnati are included in this electronic book. Most churches include an architectural tour, history, photos of the art and architecture, and some a few will also include information on the artists and architects along with their sketches, drawings, and blueprints 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
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 of S. Maria di Collemaggio, L'Aquila, Italy Basilica di S. Bernardino, L'Aquila, Italy Cathedral, Pisa, Italy Cathedral of Notre Dame, Chartres, France 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 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 Holy Sites Photographs of Church of the Ascension, Dormition Abbey, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Church of the Visitation, and several monasteries 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, New Orleans, Louisiana Basilica of Esquipulas, Guatemala Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch, New Zealand St Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin, 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  Suggestions?
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