chapels

This great basilica with a giant copper dome was built in honor of St. Joseph, the patron saint of Canada.

In this small Protestant lecture hall next to the cathedral, John Knox preached Reformation ideas (1556-59) and John Calvin founded a Christian academy (1559).

Odda's Chapel was built in 1056 by Odda, a relative of King Edward the Confessor, in honor of his brother Aelfric. The Saxon masonry was hidden under plaster until the 20th century.

Made of multicolored brick and lined with colorful mosaics, Keble's unique college chapel was built as part of the 19th-century Oxford Movement.

This 18th-century Baroque and Rococo church built by the Asam brothers leaves no surface undecorated.

Designed by Steven Holl, this Catholic chapel on the campus of Seattle University has won multiple awards for its unique modern architecture and masterful use of light.

The striking US Air Force Cadet Chapel, made of steel, aluminum and glass, has 17 pointy spires resembling fighter jets soaring up to the sky.

Founded in 1446 by King Henry VI, King's College Chapel is famed for its Late Gothic architecture, rare 16th-century stained glass, exquisite fan vaulting, Renaissance screen, and Rubens altarpiece.

When the Louvre was still a royal palace, this was its church. It accordingly drew an assortment of royalty, courtesans, men of art and law, and local artisans.

This world-famous chapel painted by Michelangelo is still used for papal elections.

Built in 1942, this historic chapel has hosted the weddings of Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton, Judy Garland, Dudley Moore, David Cassidy, Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford, among others.