Churches and Houses of Worship

Stained glass

2008-10-21T12:56:00.001-07:00

Stained glass
Originally uploaded by qxster1

Rosef Shalom Synagogue

Featured Photographer

2008-07-02T01:58:00.001-07:00

Annakirche
Originally uploaded by earthmagnified

Annakirche

Vienna, Austria

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June Theme Winner

2008-07-02T01:38:00.001-07:00

Notre Dame Basilica, Montreal
Originally uploaded by Yair Yehuda

Notre Dame Basilica, Montreal

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Featured Photographer

2008-06-19T13:31:00.001-07:00

Halfway Creek Church
Originally uploaded by Robert Donovan

Halfway Creek Church

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Featured Photographer

2008-06-03T09:51:00.001-07:00

Karlskirche
Originally uploaded by Flip Barrientos

Karlskirche

The Karlskirche (German for St. Charles's Church) is a church situated on the south side of Karlsplatz, Vienna. It is located on the edge of the 1st district, 200 metres outside the Ringstraße. It is one of the most outstanding baroque church structures north of the Alps and boasts a dome in the form of an elongated ellipsoid.

Ever since Karlsplatz was restored as an ensemble in the late 1980s, the Karlskirche has garnered fame due to its dome and its two flanking columns of bas-reliefs, as well as by its role as an architectural counterweight to the buildings of the Musikverein and of the Vienna University of Technology.

The church is cared for by a religious order and has long been the parish church as well as the seat of the Catholic student ministry of the Vienna University of Technology.

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MAY THEME WINNER

2008-06-03T09:46:00.001-07:00

DSC_5522
Originally uploaded by Greying_Geezer

Baptismal font in St. Peter's Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church, 817 Mt. Pleasant Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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I do and I do

2008-05-19T04:45:00.001-07:00

I do and I do
Originally uploaded by Heavenly Light Photography

Karrina and Adam York

Step-daughter's Wedding

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shadows of the mosque bw 2

2008-04-30T21:27:00.001-07:00

shadows of the mosque bw 2
Originally uploaded by tomgt.graham

Taken at the central mosque in Damascus at midday.

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Our Lady of Furness statue

2008-04-30T21:21:00.001-07:00

Our Lady of Furness statue
Originally uploaded by seant_25@btinternet.com

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Hereford Cathedral

2008-04-24T14:21:00.001-07:00

Hereford Cathedral
Originally uploaded by kev747

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san pietro dome and baldocchino

2008-04-14T23:25:00.001-07:00

san pietro dome and baldocchino
Originally uploaded by nelson estrada

vatican

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Cross & Daffs

2008-04-01T12:38:00.001-07:00

Cross & Daffs
Originally uploaded by markescapes

St Giles Churchyard, Mountnessing, Essex, UK

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Lighting Candles - Duomo, Milan

2008-04-01T12:33:00.001-07:00

Lighting Candles - Duomo, Milan
Originally uploaded by dianedundee

It's a question of faith.......

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Suntan!

2008-03-26T12:52:00.001-07:00

Suntan!
Originally uploaded by minty mentos

Everyone needs a lil sun at times! :)

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San Pietro

2008-03-16T05:27:00.001-07:00

San Pietro
Originally uploaded by YoYo Hick

Vatican City

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Rowsley Methodist Church

2008-03-08T02:01:00.001-08:00

Rowsley Methodist Church
Originally uploaded by nomad831

Rowsley Methodist Church near Chatsworth, Derbyshire

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Notre Dame

2008-03-02T21:26:00.001-08:00

Notre Dame
Originally uploaded by ruben_farao

Paris, France

Blogged from: CATHEDRALS,
A CHURCHES & HOUSES OF WORSHIP Thread :)

Islamic Place

2008-02-29T15:45:00.001-08:00

Islamic Place
Originally uploaded by Yasin Hassan ~Proud to A Pakistani~

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Spilt rainbow

2008-02-29T13:32:00.001-08:00

Spilt rainbow
Originally uploaded by Lawrence OP

Fragments of medieval glass in a window in Oxford Cathedral's tower cast their coloured light on the wall, making it look like someone had spilt coloured paint all over it... or perhaps a child had gone wild with a box of crayons... or a rainbow had been spilt...

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St Gabriel

2008-02-02T04:43:00.001-08:00

St Gabriel
Originally uploaded by Simon_K

St Mary, Bildeston, Suffolk

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Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore

2008-02-02T04:00:00.001-08:00

Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore
Originally uploaded by aliciab1970

Sri Mariamman Temple, Hindu, Singapore

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IR

2008-01-22T13:12:00.001-08:00

IR
Originally uploaded by jmb_germany

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2008-01-14T16:11:00.001-08:00

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Originally uploaded by Dane Van

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Bath

2007-12-31T04:11:00.001-08:00

Bath
Originally uploaded by angelmph

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Seven Domes

2007-12-31T04:08:00.001-08:00

Seven Domes
Originally uploaded by smalltownSK

St. Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church is one of the most unusual Ukrainian country churches in Saskatchewan. The seven domes set it apart from others. This is a view of the back of the church which is located east of Wakaw near Lepine.

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Ángel y sombra

2007-11-27T13:01:00.001-08:00

Ángel y sombra
Originally uploaded by geoorgesf

Esta foto participó en el juego www.flickr.com/groups/enunlugardeflickr

El Ángel de la Catedral de Santa Tecla (¿o Santa María?/ siglos XII-XIV-XVI) de Tarragona, capital de la provincia de Tarragona, Cataluña, España.

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Symmetry In Stone

2007-11-05T17:14:00.001-08:00

Symmetry In Stone
Originally uploaded by peterkelly

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Thailand - Dan Sai

2007-11-05T17:09:00.001-08:00

Thailand - Dan Sai
Originally uploaded by vtveen

Isaan - Dan Sai - Wat Neramit Wipattasana.
See for more info: members.virtualtourist.com/m/7c27b/797/

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Little church on a hill

2007-10-23T12:05:00.001-07:00

Little church on a hill
Originally uploaded by Jay364

I love the solitude of this shot.

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Window Church of Annunciation

2007-10-12T14:26:00.001-07:00

Window Church of Annunciation
Originally uploaded by frontpage251

Colourful stained glass window inside the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth.

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Statue in church

2007-10-03T11:47:00.001-07:00

Statue in church
Originally uploaded by rudy.roth

San Giovanni - Laterano
for only 5 min in strong direct sun-light - it is not a B&W picture

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Via Sacra

2007-10-03T11:39:00.001-07:00

Via Sacra
Originally uploaded by moacirdsp

(Life Size Sculpture)
Bom Jesus do Monte Braga Portugal 2007

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Candles - 20070805_DSC_7215

2007-09-26T08:28:00.001-07:00

20070805_DSC_7215
Originally uploaded by Schaffner

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Basilica di San Marco

2007-09-17T15:26:00.001-07:00

Basilica di San Marco
Originally uploaded by richardr

See where this picture was taken.
http://loc.alize.us/#/flickr:1398010852

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Before the Storm - Flickr

2007-09-12T12:34:00.001-07:00

Before the Storm - Flickr
Originally uploaded by claudio.marcio2

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Igreja de São Francisco de Assis (Templo Monumento) em São João del-Rei (MG) - Capital Brasileira da Cultura 2007. Barroco

The Hamar Cathedral

2007-09-06T21:23:00.001-07:00

The Hamar Cathedral
Originally uploaded by Arnt-Erik

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This is a medieval church (from about 1200) that was destroyed by the swedes in 1567. The hard Norwegian winters threatended to finish off the work the swedes didn't manage to do, so someone had the rather brilliant idea of protecting the remaining ruins with a hi-tec glass construction,and this is what it looks like inside. The outside can be seen elsewhere on my photostream. For more, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamar_Cathedral

I would have taken many more pictures, but there had just been a wedding so I snuck in to take some pictures, but was instantly thrown out after taking my 3 bracketed exposures. Don't know what gave me away, could it have been the red T-shirt and shorts?

Turmruine St. Georg / ruin of a steeple

2007-09-04T11:47:00.001-07:00

Turmruine St. Georg / ruin of a steeple
Originally uploaded by bas:il

Nahe des Schlosses Blumenthal steht mitten in einem Waldstück eine Turmruine der ehemaligen St. Georgskapelle. Seit 1596 wurde dort jeden Freitag eine Messe gelesen, bevor man die Kapelle zu Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts abbrach. Glücklicherweise blieb der heute nahezu vergessene Turm stehen.

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Star of David, Neue Synagogue

2007-08-27T23:24:00.001-07:00

Star of David, Neue Synagogue
Originally uploaded by Will Palmer

Ruins

2007-08-19T21:25:00.001-07:00

Originally uploaded by john w counts

South Carolina, June 2006.

Weichenberg St. Ulrich

2007-08-05T22:24:00.001-07:00

Weichenberg St. Ulrich
Originally uploaded by bas:il

Auf dem Burgplatz von Weichenberg steht die wunderschöne romanische Kapelle "St. Ulrich".

Strassbourg night 1

2007-07-31T23:53:00.001-07:00

Strassbourg night 1
Originally uploaded by sharpyeagle

Lake Bled

2007-07-23T10:56:00.001-07:00

Lake Bled
Originally uploaded by canong2fan

Slovenia's only island with its beautiful church.

Respect & Love :: Golden Temple, Amritsar

2007-07-15T17:40:00.001-07:00

Respect & Love :: Golden Temple, Amritsar
Originally uploaded by theurbannexus

Crowds pour in and out of the inner part of the Golden Temple, or Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, Punjab.

Dedicated to Raminder Pal Singh, whose inspiring work of the Golden Temple (along with Captain Suresh Sharma's work) inspired me to see one of the lands my ancestors came from - The Punjab.

Linkage:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raminder/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildhiss/

More Information...
The Harmandar Sahib (originally called the Hari Mandir, or 'temple of God') is also known as the Golden Temple. It is the holiest of Sikh Gurudwaras (or places of worship) and many thousands of Sikh and non Sikh devotees and tourists visit every year to witness this fantastic sight and spiritual haven.

Located in the older part of Amritsar city, this temple was originally the site of a small lake in a forest. In 1574, the Mughal Emporor, Akbar visited the third Sikh Guru, Guru Amar Das in a nearby village. He was so impressed by what he saw there, that he gifted a sum of money to the Guru's daughter (who later married a man who became the fourth Guru, Guru Ram Das). This money was used to enlarge the lake and build a small township.

Under the fifth Guru, Guru Arjan Dev, that the temple was built. A great Sufi (Muslim mystic, popular in this time in South Asia) friend of the guru from Lahore (former capital of undivided Punjab, now the capital of Pakistan's Punjab state) visited and laid the foundation stone in 1588. It was completed in 1601. Later it would be attacked by the Afghans, requiring rebuilding in the 1760s.

The temple has four enterances, which signifies the importance of acceptance and openness. All may enter the Harimandir Sahib, regardless of who they are - though they must abstain from meat, drinking alcohol, entering intoxicated, smoking or use drugs while inside (as with all Sikh temples).

The temple was also the site of Operation Blue Star, in 1984, which resulted in a very sorrowful time in the history of the people of Punjab and Delhi, regardless of race or religion, though it was the Sikhs who suffered more.

It was at this time that Sikhs in Delhi were at high risk. My maternal Grandfather took a neighbouring Sikh family into his house to help ensure their safety, and they remain friends since.

Links:
http://www.harmandirsahib.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Blue_Star

La Major, Marseille

2007-07-10T04:40:00.001-07:00

La Major, Marseille
Originally uploaded by Pancakepanny

Cathédrale de la Major

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St.Sebastian - Salzburg

2007-07-01T00:03:00.001-07:00

St.Sebastian - Salzburg
Originally uploaded by joiseyshowaa

Climbed up Kupinzer mountain in Salzburg early one morning. This was Mozart's church - built about 500 years ago.

Caterina sobra minerva

2007-06-26T01:31:00.001-07:00

Caterina sobra minerva
Originally uploaded by Ingorrr

Todi Cathedral HDR 3xp

2007-06-19T01:06:00.001-07:00

Todi Cathedral HDR 3xp
Originally uploaded by Rickydavid

[...] for our sister, mother earth, who sustains us and governs, and produces various fruits with colored flowers and green plants [...] for those who forgive [...] and endure infirmity and tribulation [...] for our sister, bodily death, whom no man living can escape [...] May Thou be praised, my Lord

[...] per sora nostra matre Terra, la quale ne sustenta et governa, et produce diversi fructi con coloriti fior et herba [...] per quelli che perdonano [...] et sostengono infermitate et tribulatione [...] per sora nostra Morte corporale, da la quale nullu homo vivente pò scappare [...] Laudato si' mi Signore

-- Excerpts from The Praises of the Creatures (Il cantico delle creature), San Francesco d'Assisi (1226)

Todi, Italy (May, 2007)

Carrying the Lord

2007-06-11T21:11:00.003-07:00

Carrying the Lord
Originally uploaded by Lawrence OP

On Sunday 10 June, the Feast of Corpus Christi, Catholics of Oxford took part in a Eucharistic Procession from the Oxford Oratory to the Catholic Chaplaincy, pausing at Blackfriars Priory for a sermon given by Bishop William Kenney CP, auxiliary of Birmingham.

Blue Mosque at night (HDR) - Istanbul, Turkey

2007-06-11T21:11:00.001-07:00

Blue Mosque at night (HDR) - Istanbul, Turkey
Originally uploaded by demccain

Flower of light

2007-06-11T21:10:00.003-07:00

Flower of light
Originally uploaded by Macaco Jops

Window in the chapel at Colonia Guell.

Frankfurt Cathedral Clock

2007-06-11T21:10:00.001-07:00

Frankfurt Cathedral Clock
Originally uploaded by Buecherwurm

statues

2007-06-11T21:09:00.003-07:00

statues
Originally uploaded by pamelaadam

detail on the chapel

The Cathedral

2007-06-11T21:09:00.001-07:00

The Cathedral
Originally uploaded by richardr

Igreja Dom Bosco

2007-06-11T21:08:00.003-07:00

Igreja Dom Bosco
Originally uploaded by Graça Vargas

Brasilia - DF - Brasil

Dom Bosco Church

Projected by Carlos Alberto Naves. They are 80 16m-high columns in Brise-Soleil closing in Gothic style, with stained-glass windows in 12 shades of blue, symbolizing a starry sky. On the roof, drawings by Carlos Alberto Naves, the central luster by Alvimar Moreira contains 7.400 Murano glasses and 180 lamps weighing 2.600 kg.

Igreja Dom Bosco

Projetado por Carlos Alberto Naves. São 80 colunas em Brise-Soleil com 16 m de altura fechando em estilo gótico, com vitrais em 12 tonalidades de azul, simbolizando um céu estrelado. No teto, desenhos de Carlos Alberto Naves, o lustre central de Alvimar Moreira contém 7.400 copos de vidro Murano e 180 lâmpadas pesando 2.600 kg.

Vigil light

2007-06-11T21:08:00.001-07:00

Vigil light
Originally uploaded by Lawrence OP

"A flame divided yet undimmed..." as the Exsultet, the hymn in praise of the Paschal candle says.

In subsequent photos, Br Romero, the thurifer, disappears in the cloud of incense which he is producing!

The Dominican priory church in Oxford is lit by the light of the Easter fire after the darkness of Good Friday.

cathedral in Rio de Janeiro

2007-06-11T21:07:00.003-07:00

cathedral in Rio de Janeiro
Originally uploaded by jbwendover

Badshahi Mosque, Lahore

2007-06-11T21:07:00.001-07:00

Badshahi Mosque, Lahore
Originally uploaded by Naeem Rashid

To find out more about Badshahi Mosque, visit the following link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badshahi_Masjid

Santuário da Sra. dos Remédios - Lamego - Portugal

2007-06-11T21:06:00.005-07:00

Santuário da Sra. dos Remédios - Lamego - Portugal
Originally uploaded by Portuguese_eyes

Allo scadere di un giorno

2007-06-11T21:06:00.003-07:00

Allo scadere di un giorno
Originally uploaded by FotoRita [Allstar maniac]

Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Roma (i)

2007-06-11T21:06:00.001-07:00

Originally uploaded by egstillman

Magdalen Tower from the Park

2007-06-11T21:05:00.003-07:00

Magdalen Tower from the Park
Originally uploaded by Lawrence OP

The beautiful and majestic Magdalen College's medieval Tower (144ft high, built 1492-1509) is seen from the College's expansive deer park and water meadow.