travel world architecture religious

Good religious architecture takes design one step further and requires that it both shelter adequately and relay the essence of a faith.
While not a member of organized religion, where ever I travel I make a point to visit the local churches where I hope to get insight to the culture and the history of it's people.

The ratings shown on these projects are an expression of my own personal tastes and evaluations.
Was the project groundbreaking? Were the spaces inspirational? Was there order and consistently in the design?
How well were the details handled? How was art integrated into the structure? How was the overall experience?


Travel Fanatics Unlimited Ratings:
*****  excellent       ****  very good       ***  average/good       **  poor       *  terrible      


unless otherwise noted all images copyright d. holmes chamberlin jr architect llc

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asia

	world travel architecture religious awaji water temple awaji japan architect: tadao ando ****		world travel architecture religious entsuji temple kyoto japan architect: unidentified ****		world travel architecture religious fushimi inari taisha shrine tokyo japan architect: unidentified ****		world travel architecture religious ginkaku-ji temple kyoto japan founder: ashikaga yoshimasa ****
	world travel architecture religious hoi quan quang dong hoi an vietnam architect: unidentified ***1/2		world travel architecture religious jade emperor pagoda ho chi minh city vietnam architect: unidentified ***1/2		world travel architecture religious loc tho pagoda nha trang vietnam architect: unidentified ****		world travel architecture religious senso-ji buddhist temple tokyo japan founder: kaisho ****
	world travel architecture religious shisendoi temple kyoto japan architect: unidentified ****		world travel architecture religious temples and places of worship da nang vietnam architects: unidentified ***1/2		world travel architecture religious temples near phu my phy my vietnam architects: unidentified ***1/2

the caribbean

world travel architecture religious immaculate conception co-cathedral basseterre st kitts and nevis architect: unidentified ****

world travel architecture religious saint louis cathedral fort-de-france martinique architect: pierre-henri picq ***1/2

europe

	world travel architecture religious alexander nevsky cathedral tallinn, estonia architect: mikhail preobrazhensky ****		world travel architecture religious basilica dei santi giovanni e paolo venice italy architect: unidentified ***1/2		world travel architecture religious basilica san marco venice italy architect: unidentified *****		world travel architecture religious berliner dom berlin germany architects: bohme, boumann, schinkel, raschdorff ****
	world travel architecture religious chiesa di san giacomo di rialto venice italy architect: unidentified ****		world travel architecture religious christchurch cathedral dublin ireland architect: unidentified ***		world travel architecture religious church of san francesco della vigna venice italy architect: jacopo sansovino ***1/2		world travel architecture religious church of the XI appostles santi apostoli venice italy architect: unidentified ****
	world travel architecture religious ebenau parish church ebenau austria architect: unidentified ***		world travel architecture religious florence cathedral santa margarita del fiore florence italy architects: di cambio, brunelleschi, de fabris *****		world travel architecture religious hallstatt parish church hallstatt austria architect: unidentified ****		world travel architecture religious heiliger martin von tour st martin am tennengebirge austria architect: unidentified ****
	world travel architecture religious notre dame paris france ****1/2		world travel architecture religious notre dame du haut ronchamp france architect: corbusier *****		world travel architecture religious orthodox metropolitan cathedral thira santorini, greece architect: unidentified *****		world travel architecture religious the pantheon rome italy architect: unidentified ****
	world travel architecture religious piazza dei miracoli pisa italy architect: buscheto, rainaldo, diotisalvi, pisano *****		world travel architecture religious protestant church of reconciliation dachau germany architect: unidentified ***1/2		world travel europe architecture religious sacre-coeur basilica paris, france architect: paul abadie ****		world travel architecture religious sagrada familia barcelona spain architect: antoni gaudi *****
	world travel architecture religious ste chapelle paris france architect (pos): pierre of montreuil ****1/2		world travel architecture religious salzburger dom salzburg austria architect: santino solari ****		world travel architecture religious san francesco della vigna venice italy architect: unidentified ***1/2		world travel architecture religious sant andrea della valle rome italy architect: della porta, olivieri ****
	world travel architecture religious st carthage's parish church lismore ireland architect: unidentified ****		world travel architecture religious st george's church dinkelsbuhl germany architect: nikolaus eseler ****		world travel architecture religious st giles cathedral edinburgh scotland, uk architect: various ****1/2		world travel architecture religious st nicholas talllinn, estonia ***1/2
	world travel architecture religious stiftskirche st martin und st severus munstermaifeld germany architect: unidentified ***1/2		world travel architecture religious st jacobs rothenburg obt der tauber germany architect: unidentified ****		world travel architecture religious st magnus cathedral kirkwall scotland uk architect: unidentified ***1/2		world travel architecture religious st peter's basilica vatican city architect: bramante, michelangelo, et al ****
	world travel architecture religious siena cathedral siena italy architect: di agostino, pisano, crescentino ****		world travel architecture religious temppelioaukio church helsinki finland architects: timo & tuomo suomalainen *****

north america

	world travel architecture religious chapel of the holy cross sedona arizona, usa architect: marguerite brunswig staude ****		world travel architecture religious church of christ of the light oakland california, usa architect: craig w hartman *****		world travel architecture religious lds conference center salt lake city utah,usa architect: zgf architects llp ****		world travel architecture religious salt lake temple salt lake city utah, usa architect: truman o angell ****
	world travel architecture religious st george tabernacle st george utah, usa architect: miles romney ****		world travel architecture religious st george temple st george utah, usa architect: truman o angell ****		world travel architecture religious st marys cathedral san francisco california, usa architect: nervi, belluschi, et al ****		world travel architecture religious unitarian church madison wisconsin, usa architect: frank lloyd wright ****

south america

world travel architecture religious basilica y convento de santo domingo lima peru architects: francisco becerra, juan martinez de arrona, juan rher, matias maestro ***1/2

world travel architecture religious lima metropolitan cathedral lima peru architect: unidentified *****

world travel architecture religious popa monestery cartagena columbia architect: unidentified ***1/2

south pacific

world travel architecture religious churches of papeete papeete tahiti architects: unidentified ***

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