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Designed by Jørn Utzon in the 70s, the Bagsvaerd Church is a masterpiece of contemporary religious architecture. It is characterized by a white concrete ceiling straddled with softly rounded vaulting that modulates the bright interior lighting. Surrounded by birch trees,…
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For the last 30 years, architect Marek Jan Štěpán has been working around the idea of a church dedicated to beatified Marie Restituta. For its design, the sacred space uses a circular floor plan, an age-long symbol of heaven and…
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Completed in 1955, the “Iglesia de la Medalla Milagrosa,” or Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, was designed by Felix Candela in a neighborhood of Mexico City surrounded primarily by low residential buildings. The monks who had commissioned the…
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Completed in 2014, the Social Charity Institution Padre Rubinos Headquarters designed by Elsa Urquijo Architects is a shelter for the life that transcends in it. The use of horizontal lines arises from the search for peace and relaxation creating a…
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In 1986, an avalanche hit the small Swiss village of Mogno, flattening the hamlet’s seventeenth-century church. Architect Mario Botta was commissioned to design the new San Giovanni Battista church on the site. Although the new sacred space preserves the relatively…
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The Parish Church in Pueblo Serena designed by Moneo Brock derives from traditional church plans. The design presents recognizable architectural features taken from early Christian temple prototypes.
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In 1940 Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint completed the Grundtvig’s Church located in the Bispebjerg district of Copenhagen. With an unusual appearance, it is a rare example of Expressionist architecture.
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In 2014 Japanese Architect firm Takeshi Hosaka completed The Shonan Christ Church. The structure stands in a rich green residential area, which is 10-minutes away from Shonan beach on foot. The chapel of the 50-year old church became too small,…
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In the project “A church without God” by Mexican Architect Israel López Balan Opposing qualities are explored through visualizations of desolation and progress, death and continuation, noise and silence, nature and culture. The word ‘precept’ has been used here as…
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Borgund Stave Church is a stave church located in the village of Borgund in the municipality of Lærdal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is classified as a triple nave stave church of the so-called Sogn-type. It is also the…
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Built-in 1946 by Japanese Architect Togo Murano, the World Peace Memorial Cathedral is a Catholic Catholic Church constructed in remembrance of A-bomb and war victims, and also to pray for world peace. The building was designated an important cultural property…
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