Something Beautiful

New cathedrals & churches site

The Gotik-Romanik.de site is brand new to me. I've only just begun exploring it, but so far it looks amazing.

Sainte Chapelle, Paris

Here's a 360-degree view of the Sainte Chapelle. So beautiful!

Note: Be sure to use the full-screen version. And don't forget that you can zoom into specific details.

Duomo, Firenze

Here is a marvelous page on the Cathedral of Florence, Italy. Full of information and explanations and extraordinary photos.

Church of Christ the Saviour

This is just tremendous -- the Church of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, at Arounder.com. (Be sure to use the Full-screen version!)

Chapels and more

Here's a remarkable page with photos of beautiful chapels, and a few churches, in both Europe and North America. You'll probably notice, as I did, that as you move down the page, it just gets better and better.

Here's a list of the houses of worship listed:

France

Palatine Chapel, Aachen / Aix
Sainte Chappelle, Paris
Chapelle de Rosaire de Vence (Matisse Chapel) 

Great Britain

King's College chapel, Cambridge
Queen's Chapel, London
St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Slipper Chapel

Roslyn Chapel, Scotland
St. Salvator's Chapel, St. Andrew's University
Llandaff Oratory

Italy

Brancacci Chapel, Florence
Magi Chapel, Florence
Medici Chapels, Florence
Sassetti Chapel [Florence?
Monza Cathedral, near Milan
Cappella Palatina, Palermo
Contravelli Chapel, Rome
Niccoline Chapel
Sistine Chapel, Rome

United States

Belvidere Chapel, Belvidere, Illinois
Duke Chapel, North Carolina
Heinz Memorial Chapel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lee Chapel
Naval Academy Chapel, Anapolis, Maryland
Rothko Chapel, Houston, Texas
St. Joan of Arc Chapel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Thorncrown Chapel, Arkansas

Antarctica 

St. Ivan Rilski Chapel

Como Cathedral

I can't seem to get enough of the these Arounder panoramas of European cathedrals and churches. Here's one of the cathedral in Como, Italy.

St. Mary's Church, Milan

If you have a moment, and are prepared to be blown away, have a look at this -- the Santa Maria della Passione, in Milan, Italy. Simply stunning.

St. Michael's Church, Munich

It being Sunday, we should perhaps betake ourselves to church. I recommend St. Michael's in Munich, Germany. Be sure to see the photo of the High Altar, on the right - quite wonderful.

England's most beautiful cathedral?

There's a website where you can vote on the most beautiful cathedral in England.  What's great about it is that the site provides a map showing you the location of all 28 churches (mostly cathedrals but not all) eligible for your vote.  It provides photos and links to the cathedrals' official webpages.  All in all, a delicious site. 

Laon Cathedral

Here's a set of fifty achingly beautiful photos of Laon Cathedral.

And here's a single picture of the Cathedral's interior from above.