Tag: church

October 11, 2017 at 4:13 pm

An Ongoing Photo Series Dedicated to the Beautiful Designs of Organ Pipes

An Ongoing Photo Series Dedicated to the Beautiful Designs of Organ Pipes

Munich-based photographer Robert Götzfried documents the beautiful and diverse designs of organ pipes

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March 18, 2016 at 2:54 pm

Picture of the Day: The Ceiling Fresco at Seitenstetten Abbey, Austria

Picture of the Day: The Ceiling Fresco at Seitenstetten Abbey, Austria

It was painted in 1735 by artist Paul Troger

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March 17, 2016 at 4:02 pm

Picture of the Day: Overlooking Eixample from the Top of Sagrada Familia

Picture of the Day: Overlooking Eixample from the Top of Sagrada Familia

Eixample is characterized by long straight streets, a strict grid pattern crossed by wide avenues, and square blocks with chamfered corners

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October 13, 2015 at 3:55 pm

Amazing Vertical Panoramas of Church Ceilings Around the World

Amazing Vertical Panoramas of Church Ceilings Around the World

Richard Silver’s ‘vertical panoramas’ are made by stitching 6-10 separate photos into one super long composite!

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September 21, 2015 at 11:41 am

Beautiful Church Conversion with Soaring Fireplace and Climbing Wall

Beautiful Church Conversion with Soaring Fireplace and Climbing Wall

Linc Thelen Design and Scrafano Architects recently completed this stunning church conversion in Chicago. The 5,500 sq ft space was transformed into a 7 bedroom, 6 bathroom, single family home for a family of 5.

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September 3, 2015 at 7:24 pm

This Triple Nave Stave Church in Borgund, Norway Looks Awesome

This Triple Nave Stave Church in Borgund, Norway Looks Awesome

A stave church is a medieval wooden Christian church building style once common in northwestern Europe. In Norway there are 28 extant stave churches still standing today and this particular one in Borgund features a triple nave and is said to be the best preserved of them all.

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April 6, 2015 at 6:00 pm

Picture of the Day: Cologne Cathedral from the Top of a Spire

Picture of the Day: Cologne Cathedral from the Top of a Spire

Photograph by Vadim Makhorov | On the Roofs In this dizzying night time photo we see what Cologne Cathedral looks like from the top of one of the two massive spires. The photo was taken by Vadim Makhorov, one half of the rooftopping duo On the Roofs. Cologne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral…

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December 3, 2014 at 7:19 pm

Picture of the Day: The Vaulted Ceilings of St Aubin

Picture of the Day: The Vaulted Ceilings of St Aubin

Photograph by Luc Viatour | http://www.Lucnix.be Seen here are the amazing vaulted ceilings and dome of St Aubin’s Cathedral in Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. St Aubin’s is the only cathedral in Belgium in the Late Baroque style and was built between 1751 and 1767. Inside, all colour is avoided, replaced by architectural enrichments and the…

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April 1, 2014 at 6:50 pm

Picture of the Day: Saint Basil’s Cathedral, Red Square

Picture of the Day: Saint Basil's Cathedral, Red Square

SAINT BASIL’S CATHEDRAL RED SQUARE, MOSCOW Photograph by iwillbehomesoon Website | Flickr | Google+ | 500px | Instagram In this fantastic night-time capture by iwillbehomesoon, we see the iconic Saint Basil’s Cathedral in the Red Square, Moscow, Russia. The former church, which is now a museum, was built from 1555–61 on orders…

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December 18, 2013 at 5:32 pm

Picture of the Day: The Flying Cathedral

Picture of the Day: The Flying Cathedral

THE FLYING CATHEDRAL Photograph by Böhringer Friedrich Seen here is the amazing “Flying Cathedral” by Jan Kaeser and Matin Zimmermann. The hot air balloon is a replica of the Abbey of Saint Gall, a Roman Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in present-day Switzerland. The Abbey has existed since…

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