3 articles tagged with religious architecture
When I first arrived in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire's political capital, I stood slack-jawed before the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace—a structure so magnificently incongruous it seemed to have been plucked from Vatican City and dropped into the West African...
Standing barefoot on the cool stone steps of Triveni Ghat as the Ganges flowed past, I was reminded of a similar moment months earlier—watching pilgrims ascend the monumental Baroque stairway of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga on their knees....
The first light of dawn breaks over Mekelle's rugged landscape, painting the sandstone cliffs in hues of amber and gold. I adjust my camera settings, knowing these fleeting moments won't wait. Two weeks ago, I was debugging code in my...