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Baptisteria Sacra
An ambitious project by the University of Toronto aiming to create an iconographic index of baptismal fonts from the early Christian period to the 17th century. You are invited to contribute information.
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/bsi/
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Barbados: Religion and Spiritual Retreats
The Barbados Tourism Authority provides an interactive map of historic churches, leading to a photograph and outline history for each. The oldest is St George's (1784).
http://barbados.org/churches.htm
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Boston Avenue United Methodist Church
The official site of this towering Art Deco church in Tulsa, designed in the 1920s by Adah Robinson, gives a history and illustrated description, with commentary on its religious symbolism.
http://www.bostonavenue.org/
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Cathedrals and Churches in France
Collection of photographs taken by Vic Freund of Centralia College, Centralia, WA, US.
http://www.centralia.ctc.edu/~vfreund/FrenchResources/Frenchslides/frenchcathedrals.html
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Cathedrals and Churches of St. Petersburg
Fine photographs by Boris Kuznetsov with descriptions from 'Orthodox St.Petersburg', ed. Maria Lyzhenkova (1996). Hosted by St Petersburg State Technical University.
http://www.unilib.neva.ru/city/churches/churches.html
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Churches
A collection of photographs by Simon Meeds of churches, mainly in the United Kingdom.
http://www.rosma.btinternet.co.uk/Genealogy/Churches/
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Churches and Cathedrals in 3D
A collection of hundreds of 3D and 2D images of churches and cathedrals around the world by Jeffrey L. Cooper. Includes viewing instructions and map-based navigation.
http://www.3dphoto.net/stereo/world/topics/churches/churches.html
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Churches and Cathedrals in Germany
Collection of photographs taken by Vic Freund of Centralia College, Centralia, WA, US.
http://www.centralia.ctc.edu/~vfreund/GermanResources/Germanslides/Germany/churchescathedrals.html
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Churches in Florence
Guide to the many medieval churches the city from Your Way to Florence: brief histories, some with photographs.
http://www.arca.net/tourism/florence/churches.htm
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Churches of Italy
Bill Thayer's tour: thumbnail images lead to pages or sites on churches in Rome, Milan, the Marche and Umbria.
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/_Topics/churches/home.html
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Churches of Jerusalem
Outline and beautiful sample pictures from the book 'Beyond the Walls: Churches of Jerusalem' by Aviva Bar-Am, former Jerusalem Post correspondent. Book may be ordered from this page.
http://www.christusrex.org/www2/baram/
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Divergent Paths: The Development of Newfoundland Church Architecture
An illustrated essay by Prof Shane O'Dea from Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage, describing the distinctive architecture of churches in Newfoundland.
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/church.html
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First Congregational Church, Orwell, Vermont
Photographs, 19th-century painting and history of this fine example of the Greek Revival style, built in 1842 by Frederick Bostwick and Fobes. Hosted by the University of Vermont.
http://www.uvm.edu/~histpres/HPJ/NR/orwell/Orwellhist.html
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Mission Churches of the Sonoran Desert
The University of Arizona Library describes the major mission sites established by Spanish missionaries in the Sonoran Desert. Includes map and photographs.
http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/images/swf/mission.shtml
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Parishes of the Isle of Man and their Churches
Frances Coakley provides histories of Manx parish churches illustrated with images, both modern and archival. Part of 'A Manx Notebook'.
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Contrib/manx/parishes/index.htm
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Quebec Religious Heritage Foundation
Dedicated to the conservation of churches and other religious buildings in Quebec. Illustrated introduction and detailed, scholarly dissertations and monographs on specific buildings and topics.
http://www.patrimoine-religieux.qc.ca/index.htm
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Shrine of St. Michael, Italy
History and tour via sensitive cutaway drawing of the shrine in Monte Sant'Angelo on the Gargano peninsula. The shrine in a natural cavern lies at the heart of a complex of medieval buildings.
http://www.gargano.it/sanmichele/english/
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St. Brigid Catholic Church, San Francisco
Noted for its Irish stained-glass windows, 19th-century Romanesque architecture, and its Ruffatti organ. History, description, expandable photographs.
http://www.st-brigid.org/index.html
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St. George's Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A virtual tour of the Byzantine Revival church designed in 1916 by Erhard Brielmaier for the Melkite Greek Catholic community.
http://www.melkite.org/VTOUR.htm
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The Alberta Temple
Academic study with sources by Cheryl Dawes of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints, Cardston, Alberta, designed in 1912 by American architects Hyrum Pope and Harold Burton.
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~simmins/Dawes.html
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The Built Environment of American Religion
Bibliography of American churches by Peter W. Williams from the Material History of American Religion Project.
http://www.materialreligion.org/journal/archbiblio.html
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The Churches of Gotland
Descriptions and pictures from the book by Dr. Bengt G Söderberg on the 92 medieval churches in Gotland still in use. Access by sensitive map or list.
http://www.stavar.i.se/churches/mapindexeng.html
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The Hanging Church, Cairo
Illustrated description from Tour Egypt of the Coptic Church of St Mary, rebuilt in the 11th century. Its fascinating mixture of styles includes Corinthian capitals and Arabic-inspired ornament.
http://www.touregypt.net/hangingchurch.htm
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The New Jersey Churchscape
Frank Greenagel records the 18th and 19th century churches of New Jersey. Provides a database and photographic inventory, features, events list.
http://njchurchscape.com
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Treasured Churches of Cincinnati
A visual tour of the many Catholic churches of Cincinnati built since 1840, with their histories.
http://www.aquinas-multimedia.com/church/
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Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois
Oak Park Tourist provides an online tour with plan, photographs and history of the remarkable cubist concrete church designed in 1905 by Frank Lloyd Wright.
http://www.oprf.com/unity/
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Windows in Church Architecture
A history of the use and form of windows in Christian houses of worship from the Catholic Encyclopedia.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15653b.htm
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