Wooden "forest" forms an inner sanctuary inside Imaculada Chapel in Braga
This raised wooden structure, designed by Cerejeira Fontes Architects, creates a secluded inner chapel inside an old church in Braga, Portugal. More
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Michael Jantzen's imaginary Chapel For New Mexico is open to all religions
US artist and designer Michael Jantzen has envisioned a non-denominational chapel in New Mexico, featuring a series of gabled frames that stretch up to the sky to represent its "openness to all". More
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MAPA assembles "simple and austere" Sacromonte Chapel in Uruguay over one day
Architecture studio MAPA has designed this simple prefabricated wooden chapel for a vineyard in Maldonado, Uruguay, puncturing a black box through one of its slanted walls to provide a shrine for the patron saint of winemakers. More
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Álvaro Siza builds Capela do Monte chapel for off-grid retreat in the Algarve
Architect Álvaro Siza Viera has completed a simple countryside chapel in the south of Portugal, designed to function without electricity, heat or running water. More
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Vatican City presents woodland chapels built by architects including Foster, Souto de Moura and Flores & Prats
The Vatican City seeks to question the meaning of the chapel in the 21st century with its debut at the Venice Architecture Biennale, a series of woodland structures by famous architects from around the world. More
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10 wedding chapels that are extraordinary
As Prince Harry and Meghan Markle prepare to marry in St George's Chapel, Windsor, this weekend, Dezeen looks back at 10 weird and wonderful wedding chapels. More
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Sloping concrete volumes form open-air chapel in Slovenian village
Rows of seats supported on simple stalks project from slanted concrete volumes to create a grandstand at this open-air chapel designed by Enota, in the Slovenian village of Skorba. More
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Vatican City's first Venice Biennale pavilion to feature chapels by Foster, Souto de Moura and more
The Vatican City will make its debut at the Venice Architecture Biennale this year, by building a series of chapels by architects including Norman Foster, Eduardo Souto de Moura and Teronobu Fujimori. More
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Rainbow windows pattern Ellsworth Kelly's minimal Austin pavilion
A pavilion with colourful geometric windows by late American artist Ellsworth Kelly has been built at the University of Texas in Austin. More
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Open-air chapel designed by Plano Humano Arquitectos to resemble Scout's tent
This tent-like chapel, for a Scout campground in Portugal's rural Idanha-a-Nova region, features a folded zinc-clad roof that opens up towards the surrounding landscape. More
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Klaarchitectuur inserts new architecture studio inside dilapidated Belgian chapel
A white box bursts through the roof of this old chapel in Limburg, Belgium, to form the new studio for architecture office Klaarchitectuur. More
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Innauer-Matt Architekten's tiny Alpine chapel features a steep shingle-clad roof
Five years after an avalanche destroyed a chapel belonging to a group of farmers in the Austrian alps, local firm Innauer-Matt Architekten has completed a replacement featuring a steeply pitched roof and concrete walls inset with flat stones. More
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Glowing gold extension added to Winchester university chapel by Design Engine
The gothic-revival chapel at the University of Winchester, England, has been "returned to its former glory", following a renovation and extension by local architecture studio Design Engine. More
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Neri&Hu's Suzhou Chapel combines textured brick base with ethereal white cube
Perforated metal surfaces form a white "veil" around the main hall of this chapel designed by Neri&Hu for a hotel complex near the Chinese city of Suzhou. More
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Tour chapels all around the globe with Dezeen's updated Pinterest board
On Easter Sunday, see chapels from all around the world with our updated Pinterest board. Examples includes a bright white chapel in the mountains near Cape Town and a tiny shingle-clad worship space in the Austrian countryside. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Bernardo Bader completes tiny wooden chapel with pointy wooden roof in western Austria
The steeply pitched roof of this shingled chapel by Bernardo Bader Architects provides a dramatic worship space, which narrows towards a small window facing a grassy hillside in western Austria. More
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Steyn Studio's chapel frames dramatic views of South African countryside below its sinuous roof
A bright white canopy undulates above the glazed walls of this chapel outside Cape Town, framing views right through it to scenic mountains, vineyards and pomegranate orchards. More
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Frank Lloyd Wright's unbuilt Trinity Chapel brought to life in images by David Romero
An unbuilt chapel by Frank Lloyd Wright has been realised in these colour visualisations by architect David Romero, featuring red walkways, a green shingle spire and stained-glass windows. More
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Copper covers walls and roof of Finnish chapel by OOPEAA
Shimmering, multi-tonal copper clads the entire exterior of this chapel in Finland, designed by architecture firm OOPEAA. More
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Belarusian Memorial Chapel by Spheron Architects is dedicated to Chernobyl victims
Spheron Architects has completed a small wooden chapel for the Belarusian community of north London to commemorate victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. More