Tuesday, 20 March 2012

10 Incredibly Unusual Churches.

1.LEGO Church (Netherlands)

                       It's built not out of LEGO bricks, but concrete blocks made to look like LEGO bricks.

2.Organic Church (Italy)

                                                  A cathedral made only of trees. 

3.Bone Church (Czech Republic)

As you enter the Sedlec Ossuary though, you will soon realize why it is one of the most amazing and unique churches in the world: it is artistically decorated by more than 40,000 human skeletons. Thus, it is also known as the Church of Bones, or as the Bone Church.

4.Snow Church (Germany)


The snow church of Mitterfirmiansreut cost around €100,000 to build, using 1,400 cubic meters (49,000 cubic feet) of snow and slabs of ice.

5.Tank Church (Netherlands)

  This Church Tank by artist Chris Kuksi sort of sends a mixed message. Unless it's some sort of modern update on the Crusades, the church is generally a place of peace these days. But I guess that's exactly his point.            

6.Inflatable Church (Netherlands)

Capable of holding about 30 people, the church now tours the Netherlands, popping up at festivals, company events and in private settings. However, no traditional sermons are offered in the church; rather, an open format is presented, with an emphasis on philosophy and discussion of life's important questions.

7.See-through Church (Belgium)

                                   It's made up of 100 stacked layers and 2000 columns of steel plates, and the church can 
                                   Look totally solid, or seem to disappear entirely, depending on your viewpoint. 

8.World's Tiniest Church (New York, US)

                                 Cross Island Chapel, "The World's Smallest Church," sits on a wooden platform in the                                          center of a pond. A billboard near the road details everything you need to know. we read a                                       newspaper account of a wedding held at this chapel, with only room to accommodate the                                      minister, bride and groom. The rest of the wedding party was anchored nearby in small                                          boats.


9.Train Church (Russia)

                         It looks a bit crazy, but it seems that there is a widespread idea in Russia to organize,Orthodox Christian churches in old railway cars.  

10.Cliff Church

Located in the country of Georgia, this unique church on Katskhi pillar sits on top of a rock formation which towers 130 ft high. Not unusual enough for you? How about this, a Georgian monk has been living in it for nearly 20 years. Still want a higher dose of weirdness than the fact that the rusty creaking ladder used to go to this church is called the "stairway to heaven?






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