Heavenly Churches

Are fancy churches a testament to God's glory, or Man's ego? Or both? Whatever the case, there is something about church building that seems to tap into an architect's sense of otherness.


Notre Dame du Haut – Le Corbusier
Photo: 黃毛


Church of Light - Tadao Ando
Photo: Chris He


Pilgrimage Church - Gottfried Böhm
Photo: seier+seier


Grundtvig Memorial Church - P. V. Jensen Klint
Photo: seier+seier


Bagsværd Church – Jørn Utzon
Photo: James Woodward


St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo - Tange Kenzo
Photo: Shinjuku1


Notre Dame du Haut – Le Corbusier
Photo: scarletgreen


Notre Dame du Haut – Le Corbusier
Photo: scarletgreen


Notre Dame du Haut – Le Corbusier
Photo: Rory Hyde


St. Mary's Cathedral, San Francisco - Pier Luigi Nervi
Photo: Thomas Hawk