Modern Religious Architecture

Some of the most striking churches and religious buildings are those that completely depart from traditional forms and incorporate the new, creative, and sometimes downright odd elements of modern architecture. Below is an illustrated index of the 40 Modern Religious Architecture profiled on Sacred Destinations so far. For photo credits, please see corresponding articles.

Featured Modern Religious Architecture

Church of the Loaves and Fishes Tabgha, Galilee, Israel This church commemorates the Feeding of the Five Thousand and includes a portion of rock where the miraculous meal was laid. The Byzantine-style church preserves splendid 5th-century mosaics. La Sagrada Família Barcelona, Spain The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família is a magnificent basilica designed by celebrated Art Nouveau architect Antoni Gaudi. It remains unfinished, with estimated completion in 2026. Jewish Museum Berlin Berlin, Germany Opened in 2001, Berlin's Jüdisches Museum is housed in a striking modern building with bizarre angles and open voids evoking the Holocaust. It is the largest Jewish museum in Europe.

All Modern Religious Architecture (by Country) Monument to Jewish Martyrs Brussels, Belgium Cochabamba Bolivia Temple Cochabamba, Bolivia Medjugorje Medjugorje, Herzegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina Christ the Redeemer Rio de Janeiro, Southeast Brazil, Brazil Santuario Dom Bosco Brasilia, Central-West Brazil, Brazil Bibliotheca Alexandrina Alexandria, Egypt Regent's Park Mosque London, England Temppeliaukio Kirkko (Rock Church) Helsinki, Finland Museum of Ancient Arles Arles, Provence, France Caen Memorial Caen, Normandy, France Mosquée de Lyon Lyon, France Jewish Museum Berlin Berlin, Germany Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe Berlin, Germany Pergamon Museum Berlin, Germany Hallgrimskirkja Reykjavik, Iceland Kópavogskirkja Kópavogur, Iceland Knock Shrine Knock, County Mayo, Ireland Israel Museum Jerusalem, Israel House of St. Peter Capernaum, Galilee, Israel Church of the Loaves and Fishes Tabgha, Galilee, Israel Shrine of Padre Pio San Giovanni Rotondo, Puglia, Italy Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe Mexico City, Mexico Sacre-Coeur Cathedral Casablanca, Morocco Faisal Mosque Islamabad, Pakistan Museum of Scotland Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland La Sagrada Família Barcelona, Spain Reformation Wall Geneva, Canton Geneva, Switzerland Cathedral of Christ the Light Oakland, California, USA Crystal Cathedral Garden Grove, California, USA Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Los Angeles, California, USA Cadet Chapel Colorado, USA Church of Scientology Los Angeles, California, USA Unity Temple Chicago, Illinois, USA Asian Art Museum Seattle, Washington, USA Chapel of St. Ignatius Seattle, Washington, USA Temple De Hirsch Sinai Seattle, Washington, USA Chapel of the Holy Cross Sedona, Arizona, USA Museum of Jewish Heritage New York City, New York, USA Nauvoo Illinois Temple Illinois, USA Holy Wisdom Monastery Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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