Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. It is located in Lambeth,…
Morgan Dix (born November 1, 1827 in New York City; died April 29, 1908) was an American priest, "divine"…
Trinity Church, at 79 Broadway in New York City, is a historic full service parish church in the Episcopal…
Trinity School is a private, preparatory, co-educational day school for grades K-12 located in New York…
The Parthenon is a temple of the Greek goddess Athena, built in the 5th century BC on the Athenian Acropolis.…
A drawing of Virginia Convention in 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, when Patrick Henry…
John Bell Hood (June 1 or June 29, 1831 - August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American…
A drawing of the old church from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving.
Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu, Cardinal-Duc de Richelieu (September 9, 1585 – December 4, 1642),…
A jester, joker, jokester, fool, wit-cracker, prankster, or buffoon is a member of a profession that…
"St. John's Church, Richmond, VA. Where the famous orator Patrick Henry made is great speech." -Gordy,…
The Battle of the Alamo was fought in February and March 1836 in San Antonio, Texas. The conflict, a…
Thomas Truxtun (February 17, 1755 – May 5, 1822) was an American naval officer who rose to the rank…
This is the Lutheran Church in Barren Hill where Lafayette took post and occupied his headquarters.
Stephen Van Rensselaer III (November 1, 1765 – January 26, 1839) was Lieutenant Governor of New York…
An illustration of a monumental brass erected in honor of Sir Roger de Trumpington located at St. Mary…
The saxhorn is a brass instrument with: a, mouthpiece; b, valves; c, keys; d, bell; e, crook.
The tower is the only remaining piece of the Earls Barton Church in Northamptonshire, England. It is…
Hvalsey (Greenlandic Qaqortukukooq) is a location near Qaqortoq, Greenland and the site of a number…
St. John's Episcopal Church is the oldest church in Richmond, built in 1741 and giving its name to the…
In some churches, pews were installed at the expense of the congregants, and were their personal property;…
Joseph Webb House is a historic Georgian-style house in Wethersfield, Connecticut that was the site…
Her Majesty's Royal Chapel of the Mohawks, the oldest church in Ontario, is one of six Royal chapels…
During the reign of Queen Anne a valuable communion set was presented by her Majesty to the Mohawk chapel…
Pohick was the first permanent church in the colony to be established north of the Occoquan River, sometime…
John Wesley (28 June [O.S. 17 June] 1703 – 2 March 1791) was an Anglican cleric and Christian…
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original…
"Lady Chapel of Gloucester Cathedral, England, looking toward the nave." -Whitney, 1911
The Most Reverend William White (April 4, 1748 N.S. – July 17, 1836) was the first and fourth…
George Whitefield (December 16, 1714 – September 30, 1770), was a preacher in the Church of England…
John Winthrop (12 January 1588 – 26 March 1649) led a group of English Puritans to the New World,…
Van Cortlandt's Sugar House was a famous (or infamous) prison of the Revolution. It stood on the northwest…
The Lutheran Church in Philadelphia that Congress met at to "return thanks to the Almighty God for crowning…
Brigham Young (June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement.…
Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, Imperial Count of Zinzendorf and Pottendorf, (May 26,…
The sedilia in Southwell Minster, England. In church architecture, a sedile is a seat near the altar…
Christian architecture is Syria diverged from Roman traditions. The abundance of hard stone, the total…
Circular and polygonal plans appear in a number of Syrian examples of the early sixth century. Their…
Hagia Sophia is a former patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Famous…
Hagia Sophia is a former patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Famous…
The Fatih Mosque (Mosque of Mehmet II, Mosque of Mehmet the Conqueror) was constructed by order of Fatih…
"It was in Central France, and mainly along the Loire, that the systematic development of vaulted church…
"It was in Central France, and mainly along the Loire, that the systematic development of vaulted church…
A bay is a module in classical or Gothic architecture, the distance between two supports of a vault…
The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St. Cuthbert of Durham, commonly referred…
The transept is the area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform ("cross-shaped") building in Romanesque…
Very few examples remain of important Norman façades in their original form, nearly all of these…
Constructive system of a Gothic church illustrating the principles of isolated supports and buttressing.
A Rose window (or Catherine window) is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window, but…
The facade of a large church or cathedral, often referred to as the West Front, is generally designed…
A bay is a module in classical or Gothic architecture, the distance between two supports of a vault…
Lichfield Cathedral is situated in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It is the only medieval English…
The Elisabeth Church in Marburg was built by the Order of the Teutonic Knights in honor of Elisabeth…
The Cathedral of St Martin (Italian Duomo) is a church in Lucca, Italy. It was begun in 1063 by Bishop…
The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral church (Duomo) of Florence, Italy, begun in 1296…