Ethiopia’s Churches In The Sky
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 19, 2017
The ancient Kingdom of Axum, now a part of Ethiopia, was one of the first nations in the world to adopt Christianity. The religion took stro...
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The International Church of Cannabis
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 18, 2017
The psychedelic interior of this 113-year-old converted Lutheran church in Denver’s Washington Park neighborhood is appropriate, for it’s th...
The Bullet-Scarred ‘Operation Anthropoid’ Church in Prague
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 12, 2017
The Saints Cyril and Methodius Church on Resslova Street, in Prague, may look like any other Baroque church in the Czech capital, but turn r...
Wooden Churches of Maramures
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 21, 2017
In the Maramureș region of northern Romania are a group of almost one hundred Orthodox churches built between the 17th and the 19th centurie...
The Ruined Churches of Ani
Kaushik Patowary
May 20, 2016
Up on a plateau in the remote highlands of northeast Turkey, 45 km away from the Turkish border city of Kars, lies the crumbling ruins of so...
The Tombstone Covered Floor of St. John's Co-Cathedral of Malta
Kaushik Patowary
May 18, 2016
Commissioned in 1572 by Grand Master Jean de la Cassière as the Conventual Church of St. John, the St. John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta, ...
The Gilded Churches of Quito, Ecuador
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 20, 2016
The historic city of Quito, Ecuador, is remarkable for its many beautiful churches, especially the 17th Jesuit church la Compañía, and the 1...
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 24, 2016
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at Breitscheidplatz is one of Berlin's most famous landmarks. The church was originally built between 189...
The Stave Churches of Norway
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 21, 2016
During the Middle Ages, a new type of wooden construction technique became popular all over northwestern Europe, especially in Norway, where...
The Rio de Janeiro Cathedral
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 15, 2016
One of Rio de Janeiro’s most visible attraction is the Rio de Janeiro Cathedral or the Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro. This cone s...
The Bombed-Out St Dunstan in The East Church of London
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 6, 2016
One of London’s best kept secret is a small derelict church, or what remains of it, half way between London Bridge and the Tower of London, ...
The Chapel of The Holy Cross in Sedona
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 18, 2015
Jutting out of the red sandstone walls in the Arizona desert, the Chapel of the Holy Cross near the town of Sedona, is a marvel of modern ar...
The Cathedral of Salamanca's Astronaut
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 10, 2015
The ancient Spanish city of Salamanca, situated on the banks of the River Tormes, is one of the oldest university towns in Europe with a ric...
The Sand Covered Church of Skagen
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 6, 2014
About 2 km southwest of the town center of Skagen, in Denmark, is a brick church half buried in sand. Known as Old Skagen Church or The Buri...
The Last Turf Church of Hof, Iceland
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 24, 2014
Hof, in Öræfi, is a small village in southeast Iceland, approximately 30 kilometers east of Vatnajökull, and 20 kilometers south of the Skaf...
The Rock Churches of Lalibela
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 24, 2014
In the remote town of Lalibela, perched on the mountains in the heart of Ethiopia, some 645 km from Addis Ababa, are eleven medieval monolit...
Gergeti Trinity Church in Georgia
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 20, 2013
Near the village of Gergeti, outside the town of Stephantsminda, in Georgia, lies the isolated Gergeti Trinity Church. Also called the Holy ...
The Cave Church of the Zabbaleen in Cairo
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 10, 2013
The Monastery of Saint Simon, also known as the Cave Church, is located in the Mokattam mountain in southeastern Cairo, Egypt, in an area th...
10 Spectacular Wooden Churches of Russia
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 6, 2013
Wood is a distinctive part of Russia's architectural heritage, especially in traditional villages in the North of Russia. For over a tho...
The Beautiful Wooden Churches of North Russia
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 20, 2010
These beautiful but depleted, centuries old wooden churches were captured through the lenses by Richard Davies . Richard was inspired by the...
