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A courtyard at Westminster Abbey in London
For such a large building in a busy city, Westminster has spaces that have been carved out for reflection.
A door at Sagrada Familia
The architectural styles in this cathedral range from modern to abstract to traditional in a somehow cohesive and breathtaking fashion.
A hall at Westminster Abbey
The abbey at Westminster is full of markers honoring those that have come before. If you look closely, you'll see names of the dead carved into several of the dark tiles in this hallway.
A station of the cross on the island of Rhodes
When Italians occupied this island in the 1920s, they tried to improve the grounds at Filerimos. They built a walk to Calvary, with stations of the cross leading to a large cross overlooking the island. (If you look closely, you'll see that the text…
A statue on the roof at University Church of St. Mary the Virgin
The church has a narrow parapet where one can circle around the roof and see the city of Oxford below. Here, you see a Renaissance-era statue overlooking All Souls College in the background.
A window at Westminster Abbey
Gothic details are carved into a variety of spaces throughout Westminster Abbey, including this iron window covering overlooking a courtyard.
Inside Sagrada Familia by Gaudi
This still-unfinished building (as of 2015) was begun in the 1880s. Architect Antoni Gaudi died in 1926 without seeing its completion.
L’Església de Sant Bartomeu in Xàbia
This beautiful church dates back to the 14th century, but most of it was built in the 1500s.
Notre Dame in Paris
This photograph of the ancient cathedral was taken from the Seine below.
Pilgrims at Chartres Cathedral on Pentecost
These pilgrims had walked 63 miles from Paris to celebrate Pentecost at Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres in France.