Goa
Chapel of St. Catherine: the small chapel that was briefly the cathedral of Portuguese Asia
A Old Goa, in India, la Cappella di Santa Caterina fu fatta costruire nel 1510 da Afonso de…
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Midlothian
Rosslyn Chapel: the unfinished medieval church whose carvings inspired a global conspiracy legend
A Roslin, nel Midlothian scozzese, la Rosslyn Chapel fu fondata da William Sinclair, primo conte di Caithness, con…
Lombardy
San Bernardino alle Ossa: skulls and bones on the walls, a Sebastiano Ricci fresco of flying angels above
A Milano, un ospedale legato alla Basilica di Santo Stefano Maggiore esisteva in questa zona della città dal…
New York
St. Paul’s Chapel: the little chapel that survived 9/11 across the street from the World Trade Center
Nella Lower Manhattan di New York, St. Paul's Chapel è la più antica chiesa ancora in piedi dell'isola,…
Lviv Oblast
The Boim Chapel: a merchant family’s private mausoleum, carved in some of the finest Mannerist stonework in Eastern Europe
A Leopoli (Lviv), in Ucraina, la Cappella Boim fu costruita tra il 1609 e il 1615, su iniziativa…
Alentejo
The Chapel of Bones: where an estimated 5,000 skeletons line the walls to remind visitors that death comes for everyone
Ad Évora, in Portogallo, la Capela dos Ossos, la "Cappella delle Ossa", è annessa alla ben più antica…
Lesser Poland
The Chapel of St. Kinga: an entire church carved from salt, 101 metres beneath the Polish countryside
Nella miniera di sale di Wieliczka, vicino a Cracovia, la Cappella di Santa Kinga prende il nome dalla…
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