Posted on 02/11/2018 7:45:40 AM PST by SMGFan
From coast to coast, places of worship span nearly every architectural style, whether its a futuristic church in rural Indiana designed by one of Finlands greatest architects (Eero Saarinen) or the recently restored Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Unity Temple in suburban Chicago. Mormon temples spires soar into the skyline and some Jewish temples are shapely in style, whether its a modern box or in perfect pitch with Feng Shuis curvy chi. And no matter how many decades its been since their construction, a tiny steeple in the woods will never slip out of vogue.
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I figured every one would be a mosque.
No doubt they wanted them to be. I figure they threw in the cathlic ones for credibility
In Colorado, just about anything west of the foothills.
I disagree about the National Cathedral in Washington DC. I would have given it to Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Ive been to both and while the Cathedral is impressive, I dont think it compares to the Basilica.
I disagree about the National Cathedral in Washington DC. I would have given it to Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Ive been to both and while the Cathedral is impressive, I dont think it compares to the Basilica.
Old Congregational Church
Reputed to be the most photographed church in the US.
Photo by Matt Wills
Lunenburg, Vermont
I shared this on FB. Not through the MSN link, but directly from the Architecture Digest web site.
Wow. Amazing.
It would be interesting, if making a round-the-country road trip, to include this list of sites as possible places to visit.
Check again, St Patrick’s is there for NY.
Probably the whole point of the article.
Thanks! I thought that I had finished all of the slides!
The cathedral on the Notre Dame campus should have been the Indiana selection.
Fort Myer Chapel for Virginia? What were these folks smoking? Lee Chapel at VMI is ten times better, but you’ll never see that on here. St Johns in Richmond where Patrick Henry gave the “Give me liberty or give me death” speech is nicer than Fort Myer.
The one on the rock in Sedona would be better than the one they chose.
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