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Churches, Mosques and other religious buildings from around the world. |
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 | Nice looking mosque in Tarabulus, Libya. If anyone knows the name or any more info, please comment. |  | 10/19/2006 | 169 | 
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 | The Imperial Abbey of Lorsch (German: Reichsabtei Lorsch; Latin: Laureshamense Monasterium, called also Laurissa and Lauresham), in Lorsch, about 10 km (6 miles) east of Worms, was one of the most renowned monasteries of the Carolingian Empire. Even in its ruined state, its remains are among the most important pre-Romanesque buildings in Germany. Its chronicle, entered in the Lorscher Codex com... |  | 10/14/2006 | 115 |
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 | St Philip's Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral, in Colmore Row, Birmingham, England, dedicated to St Philip.
It was completed in 1715 as a parish church when St Martin's was insufficient for Birmingham's growing population, designed in the then-fashionable Baroque style by architect Thomas Archer. It was enlarged in the late 19th century by J.A. Chatwin. It gained cathedr... | | 10/08/2006 | 116 |
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 | The St. Marienkirche (Church of St. Mary) is a church in Berlin, capital of Germany. The church is located in Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse (formerly Kaiser-Wilhelm-Strasse) in central Berlin, near the Alexanderplatz. Its exact age is not known, but it was first mentioned in German chronicles in 1292. It is presumed to date from earlier in the 13th century. It was originally a Roman Catholic church b... |  | 10/05/2006 | 180 |
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 | This church was propable errected in the 14th. century and was the biggest in northern Jutland. But in the 16th century the sand began to move the area here the people had to dig their way to church untill it was impossible to use it as church, so in 1795 the church was closed after order by King Christian VII and the nave was ripped down and the stones used for other purposes. Only the tower w... | | 10/04/2006 | 130 |
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 | The Dom Tower of Utrecht is the tallest church tower in the Netherlands, at 112 metres in height.
The tower was part of the medieval cathedral of Utrecht and was built between 1321 and 1382. The building was hastily completed due to lack of money and so lacked the flying buttresses to support its walls. In 1674 a hurricane destroyed a large part of the middle section of Dom Churc... | | 09/17/2006 | 187 |
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 | Dharma Zen Center was founded by Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1974 as a place where monks and lay people from all countries can practice Zen together and find their true selves. We have formal meditation practice - bowing, chanting and sitting Zen - in the mornings and evenings for both our resident Zen students and outside members. During the day, our lay residents go out to their jobs or to schoo... | | 09/17/2006 | 79 |
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 | Diamond Way Buddhist Center New York is part of an international network of over 400 meditation centers in the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The centers were founded and are directed by Lama Ole Nydahl according to the wishes of H.H. 16th Karmapa. They are now under the spiritual guidance of H.H. 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Trinlay Thaye Dorje. | | 09/17/2006 | 91 |
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 | Fantoft stave church, one of Norways famous stave churches.
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 | The sites of Buddha's birth, enlightenment, first sermon, and death. Includes explanation, pictures and links. |  | 09/10/2006 | 277 |
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 | Or Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque in in Brunei is paid by the Sultan and famous for it's size, the pure gold domes and the golden boat made of stone in the lake. | | 09/10/2006 | 258 |
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 | An image of the Virgin Mary that appeared on the side of a former financial building from 1996 until it was destoryed by vandals in 2004. |  | 09/06/2006 | 193 |
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 | The Kapaleeswarar Temple in Mylapore, Chennai is a very ancient temple. The original temple was submerged under the sea & the current temple structure was a later construction. The Moolavar is Kapaleeswarar & Amman is Karpagambal. There are separate sannadhis for several deities such as Vinayagar, Annamalaiyar, Murugar, Saneeswara. There are several other deities such as Durgai, Dak... | | 09/05/2006 | 137 |
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 | Aebelholt Monastery on North-Zealand was build in the 12th. century and was a monastery untill the reformation. It was famous for it's medical knowledge and had it's own hospital.
During escavations they have found skeletons of a woman with a foetus and a man of 25 who was burried alive, the monks thaught he was dead but he wasn't. In the nearby museum you can see both. You can see how t... |  | 09/04/2006 | 119 |
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 | Prehistoric and antique city, Gafsa is a medium size city at desert limit, in Tunisia. Here you can see the large mosque | | 08/24/2006 | 3,325 |
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 | Famous and notorious site in Tokyo where war heroes as well as war criminals are remembered. | | 08/21/2006 | 119 |
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 | Royal burial site of the Royal Dutch family, Oranje-Nassau, from 1584. | | 08/21/2006 | 97 |
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 | The bigest Cathedral in Tunisia | | 08/16/2006 | 137 |
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 | The Bad Hersfeld church remains is the biggest in Germany. It was founded in 736 but burned down in 1761.
Today it's used for concerts and in may and june for catholic masses. | | 08/16/2006 | 123 |
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 | The temple of Wat Phra That Doi Suthep is certainly one of the most important temples in Chiang Mai, as well as one of the most revered among all Thais. The temple is a major pilgrimage destinations during the important Buddhist holidays of Makha Buja and Visak. Its importance, as well as its location, owes much to the legend of its founding.
According to this legend, a Buddha re... | | 08/16/2006 | 179 |
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 | Gravesite of famous musician Wolfgang A. Mozart, Cemetery St.Marx, Vienna, Austria | | 08/09/2006 | 168 |
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 | A gurudwara in Ahmedabad, a temple for the followers of Sikkhism | | 08/06/2006 | 91 |
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 | The largest mosque in Pakistan (capacity more than 100 thousand people) built by Moghul Emperor Aurang Zaib Alamgir | | 08/04/2006 | 181 |
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 | Church of the Holy Nativity in Bethlehem. The pilgers kiss the golden star that is the place Jesus possibly was born. |  | 07/23/2006 | 737 |
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 | Sanctuary of Truth, Prasat Sut Ja-Tum, Buddish temple in Pattaya, Thailand | | 07/21/2006 | 242 |
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