Background Increasingly across the Western world, traditional religious buildings are being converted for secular use, like housing, restaurants, or performance halls. At the same time, congregations ...

ATHENS, Greece — The Parthenon is a part of you, even when you haven’t seen it in person. It’s the quintessential Greek temple. Think how much this famed 2,500-year-old building, the ruins of which ...

The excitement and frenetic activity of Istanbul during the height of the Ottoman Empire five centuries ago must have been similar to that which took place only a few years ago just east of the city ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Stained glass windows are both permanent and ever-changing. They can’t be easily moved from their frame or rearranged, but shifting sunbeams affect what each new admirer sees.

After years of looking up and around at renowned architect Irving Gill’s work, the Rev. Mark Hargreaves of St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in La Jolla has written his first book, a detailed look ...

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“In the 20th century, you get lots of secular buildings with stained glass: subway stations, schools and shopping malls,” Raguin said. Utah Valley University joins this secular stained glass movement, ...

“In the 20th century, you get lots of secular buildings with stained glass: subway stations, schools and shopping malls,” Raguin said. Utah Valley University joins this secular stained glass movement, ...