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Access Link to Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral’s crypt in Liverpool, United Kingdom
The Access Link to Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral’s crypt designed by Nightingale Associates is located in Liverpool, United Kingdom. The Crypt Link, a design sympathetic to both Gibberd’s Cathedral and Lutyen’s crypt, allows improved public access to the crypt and the museum it contains, opening this hidden crypt up to the a wider audience and encouraging its use as an exhibition space and...
Masjid al-Haram Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Designed by Editorial, Masjid al-Haram Mosque is located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the most ancient and religious places in the world and the holiest city in Islam so it’s no surprise that the architects rumoured to be ‘redesigning’ the sacred ground are remaining shy about confirming their involvement. But shy is not a word commonly associated with Zaha Hadid, or Lord Norman Foster....
Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, United States
Located in Oakland, United States, Cathedral of Christ the Light was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. As its name suggests, the Cathedral draws on the tradition of light as a sacred phenomenon. Through its poetic introduction, indirect daylight ennobles modest materials—primarily wood, glass and concrete. With the exception of evening activities, the Cathedral is lit entirely by daylight...
Baitun Nur mosque, largest mosque in Calgary, Canada
The Baitun Nur mosque, largest mosque designed by Naseer Ahmad is located in Calgary, Canada. Canada is celebrating the addition of its largest mosque built in Calgary. Calgary in Canada is now the home of one of North America’s largest mosques, declared by Prime Minister Stephen Harper as an “architectural treasure”. Baitun Nur mosque features a huge steel dome and a 97 foot steel-capped...
Russian Orthodox Church in Paris, France
The Russian Orthodox Church designed by Editorial is located in Paris, France. Home of classic movies, fine art, ornate architecture and old romantics, the city of Paris is to become home to a new contemporary structure in the form of a Russian Orthodox cathedral and cultural centre, with officials suggesting that construction work may commence as early as next year. Besides the religious heart of...
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