Alpine chapel designed by Joaquim Portela Arquitetos as a giant light funnel
This proposal for a concrete chapel by Joaquim Portela Arquitetos is designed to reach up towards the sky from its site in the Swiss Alps (+ slideshow). More
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Le Corbusier's Ronchamp chapel is one of the 20th century's most important buildings
World Heritage Corb: next up in our series on the 17 buildings by Le Corbusier that have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List is the architect's Chapelle Notre Dame du Haut, the small chapel in Ronchamp, France, that has become one of his most iconic designs. More
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Worship the best chapels on Dezeen with our new Pinterest board
A concrete chapel raised above the tide of a Chinese beach was popular this week, so we've pinned dozens of picturesque chapels from our archive to a new Pinterest board.
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Tidal waters wash underneath Seashore Chapel by Vector Architects
Beijing studio Vector Architects has built a concrete chapel on a Chinese beach, but raised it up above the sands so that seawater can wash underneath (+ slideshow). More
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Seattle chapel by Hennebery Eddy features walls of rough sandstone and concrete
American firm Hennebery Eddy Architects used wood, concrete, glass and battered stone to create this chapel on a Jesuit high school campus in Seattle (+ slideshow). More
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Site Specific Arquitectura converts Portuguese warehouse into monastery chapel
Portuguese studio Site Specific Arquitectura has transformed a warehouse at a Lisbon monastery into a minimalist chapel featuring simple furnishings and a lime-green confession booth (+ slideshow). More
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Estudio ALA completes terracotta chapel at a Mexican tequila factory
Estudio ALA created this open-air chapel with a tall brick tower for staff at a tequila factory in the Mexican countryside (+ slideshow). More
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Greek Orthodox chapel in Cyprus by Michail Georgiou features a two-humped profile
Architect Michail Georgiou merged two forms typical in Byzantine church architecture to create the unusual curved shape of this chapel in Cyprus (+ slideshow). More
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White concrete chapel by Gerhard Sacher features glazed walls that allow views right through
This small family chapel in rural Austria has a white concrete shell and glass gable walls, allowing views right through the building to the rolling countryside beyond (+ slideshow). More
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L.Art Architectural Office adds white funeral chapel to Hungarian cemetery
A cross made from two steel I-beams frames the entrance to this bright white funeral chapel in Hungary, by local firm L.Art Architectural Office (+ slideshow). More
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Rainbow hues are cast onto the walls of Kubo Tshushima's Tokyo wedding chapel
Japanese studio Kubo Tsushima Architects has renovated a wedding chapel in Tokyo's Ebisu district – painting each windowsill in colours of the rainbow to "impart faint hues" as light filters through (+ slideshow). More
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Small chapel by Estudio Cella stands alone in the heart of an Argentinian forest
The expansive landscape of Argentina's Parque de la Cruz is the setting for this small chapel by Estudio Cella, which is elevated above the tree canopy in a forest clearing (+ slideshow). More
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Rainbow Chapel by Coordination Asia is a multi-coloured wedding venue in Shanghai
Couples with a love of stained glass can now get married in a kaleidoscopic wedding chapel next to a Shanghai glass museum (+ slideshow). More
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Slate-clad chapel by Eriko Kasahara boasts a veil-inspired ceiling structure
Japanese designer Eriko Kasahara has completed a riverside wedding chapel featuring a multi-hued slate skin and a bright white interior that takes it cues from a bridal veil. More
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LAND Arquitectos rebuilds school devastated by Chilean earthquake
A school that was destroyed during the 2010 Chile earthquake has been rebuilt by Santiago studio LAND Arquitectos using simple white-painted pine (+ slideshow). More
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Intertwining staircases spiral around the glazed core of Hiroshi Nakamura's Ribbon Chapel
Two curving staircases encircle the exterior of this wedding chapel by Tokyo-based architect Hiroshi Nakamura, meeting at a rooftop platform that overlooks the Hiroshima coastline (+ slideshow). More
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Lakeside hotel by Ryuichi Ashizawa adjoins a wedding chapel with a musical facade
Harp strings fixed across the facade turn this hotel chapel on a lakeside site in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, into a huge musical instrument when the wind blows (+ slideshow). More
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University chapel by Dynerman Architects hides its true form behind a square wall
A square wall with a bell in one corner fronts this chapel for a spiritual retreat in Virginia by Dynerman Architects, concealing the building's true gabled form behind (+ slideshow). More
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11 of the most heavenly chapels on Dezeen
Following the popularity of two recently published chapels, we've collected together 11 stunning structures designed as places for reflection, prayer and worship (+ slideshow). More
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Skewed concrete chapel by EMC Arquitectura balances over a mountainside in El Salvador
This asymmetric concrete chapel by EMC Arquitectura teeters on the edge of a mountain in El Salvador (+ slideshow). More
