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Churches (11)

Parish Church
A parish church with a long nave
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Orthodox Church
An Eastern Orthodox church with icons and a golden iconostasis
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Protestant Chapel
A simple Protestant chapel centred on the Word
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Coptic Church
A whitewashed church with a row of small domes and crosses
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Armenian Church
A stone church with a conical dome and carved cross-stones
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Onion-dome Church
White walls under five domes, a bell tower and snow
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Baroque Mission Church
An ornate facade between two bell towers, a plaza and palms
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Stone Baroque Church
Thick walls, buttresses and a separate belfry
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Village Church
A plain brick church under a tin roof, with a big tree and benches
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Stave Church
A dark timber church with tiered roofs and dragon heads
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Anglican Village Church
A stone tower, a grey roof and a lych-gate
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Cathedrals (1)

Cathedral Square
A stone cathedral and a quiet square
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Grottoes (1)

Our Lady’s Grotto
An outdoor grotto of Our Lady, with candles at dusk
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Chapels (4)

Adoration Chapel
A small dark chapel for silent prayer
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Island Chapel
A whitewashed chapel with a blue dome above the sea
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Alpine Chapel
A small chapel with an onion spire in a meadow
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Ecumenical Prayer Hall
A bare hall with low seats, icons and many candles
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At home (1)

Home Prayer Room
A family prayer corner, to pray together from far away
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Stations (1)

Way of the Cross
The fourteen Stations of the Cross, along a path
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Cloisters (1)

Cloister Garden
A quiet monastery cloister and garden for a walking retreat
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Pilgrimage (8)

Great Pilgrimage Square
A grand square with colonnades, an obelisk and a domed basilica
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Marian Sanctuary
A white esplanade, a tall-towered basilica and a small open chapel
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Our Lady’s Pavilion Shrine
A tiled pavilion over a statue of Our Lady, among tropical trees
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Eastern-style Stone Cathedral
A stone cathedral in the style of an Eastern temple
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Empty Tomb Rotunda
A round hall around the tomb of Christ
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Rock-hewn Church
A church cut down into the rock, seen from the rim of its pit
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Monasteries on the Rocks
Monasteries on top of tall pillars of rock
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Pilgrim Road
A road through fields, waymarks, a stone cross and a hostel
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Classrooms (1)

Catechism Room
A classroom for faith lessons and Bible study groups
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Memorial walls (1)

Wall of Candles
A wall where everyone’s candles keep burning
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These places are sample scenes: simplified, original, and not replicas of real places. Each needs review by people of that tradition before it is shown as the real thing.

Parish Church

A parish church like the ones in towns and villages everywhere. Pews line both sides of a long centre aisle, leading to a raised sanctuary with the altar and a large crucifix. Statues of Our Lady and a saint stand among votive candles, the Stations of the Cross hang on the walls, and stained glass glows above. Visitors stay in the nave.

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Orthodox Church

A church in the Eastern Orthodox tradition: a domed hall with a screen of icons (the iconostasis), candles before the icons and a hanging chandelier. People stand to pray. This place keeps its own tradition and words.

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Protestant Chapel

A plain, bright chapel in the Protestant tradition: wooden pews, a pulpit with an open Bible, a simple cross and tall windows. The focus is on Scripture, preaching and hymns. This place keeps its own tradition and words.

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Coptic Church

A church in the Coptic style of Egypt: a whitewashed hall with a row of small domes topped with crosses, a domed bell tower, a courtyard and date palms.

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Armenian Church

A church in the Armenian style: a stone hall under a conical dome, with a row of carved cross-stones (khachkars) in the courtyard and snow mountains behind.

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Onion-dome Church

A church in the Russian style: white walls under a gold onion dome and four coloured ones, a tall bell tower, and fresh snow.

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Baroque Mission Church

A church in the Latin American baroque style: an ornate facade between two bell towers, and a plaza with a fountain and palms.

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Stone Baroque Church

A church in the Philippine baroque style: thick stone walls with sloping buttresses, a stepped belfry standing apart, and old trees on the plaza.

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Village Church

A simple village church in East Africa: a brick hall under a tin roof with a cross, a great shade tree, and low benches in the open air.

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Stave Church

A church in the Norwegian stave style: dark timber walls, steep tiered roofs, small dragon-head finials and a tall spire, among pines.

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Anglican Village Church

An Anglican church in the English village style: a stone nave under a grey roof, a square battlemented tower, a timber lych-gate and old yew trees. This place keeps its own tradition and words.

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Cathedral Square

A Gothic cathedral with twin bell towers and a rose window, set on a cobbled square with a fountain and benches. A place to pray together, or simply to walk side by side.

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Our Lady’s Grotto

A rock grotto holds a statue of Our Lady in white and blue, with flowers at her feet and a rack of votive candles beside her. Benches and kneelers sit under the trees. Come to pray the Rosary, or to light a candle in the evening.

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Adoration Chapel

A small, dim chapel lit by candlelight, with a monstrance on the altar, a red sanctuary lamp and a few kneelers.

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Island Chapel

A tiny whitewashed chapel in the Greek island style: a blue dome with a cross, a small belfry, white steps and the sea below.

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Alpine Chapel

A little chapel in an alpine meadow: a white hall with a red roof, a tower with a blue onion spire, a wayside cross and snow peaks behind.

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Ecumenical Prayer Hall

A plain prayer hall for singing and silence: low seats, a wall of icons and a cross, and a field of small candles on the floor.

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Home Prayer Room

A warm living room with a small home altar: a crucifix, a statue of Our Lady, candles, a Bible and a rosary, and a family table.

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Way of the Cross

An outdoor path climbs a hill past fourteen stations, each marked by a numbered plaque, and ends at a large cross. Walk from station to station; the name of the one you are at appears on screen.

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Cloister Garden

A square cloister: a covered walk of round arches around a lawn, with a fountain, flower beds, trees, benches, and a statue of Our Lady in a niche. Made for slow walking, silent prayer and reading in the garden. The light follows the time where you are.

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Great Pilgrimage Square

A simplified model of a great pilgrimage square: an oval of colonnades, an obelisk, two fountains and a basilica with a dome. A place to gather and pray with people from many countries. It does not replace a pilgrimage.

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Marian Sanctuary

A simplified model of a sanctuary of Our Lady: a wide white esplanade, a basilica with a tall tower and colonnades, and a small open chapel where people light candles and pray the Rosary.

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Our Lady’s Pavilion Shrine

A simplified model of a tropical Marian shrine: a pavilion with a curved tiled roof over a statue of Our Lady, a stone plaza, candle shelters and tropical trees.

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Eastern-style Stone Cathedral

A simplified model of a stone cathedral built in the style of an Eastern temple: a tiered tower with curved roofs, a stone front, a lake and lanterns.

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Empty Tomb Rotunda

A simplified model of a round pilgrimage church: a stone hall under a dome, with a small shrine over the tomb of Jesus in the middle and a stone of anointing near the entrance.

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Rock-hewn Church

A simplified model of a church carved from a single block of rock below ground level. You stand on the rim of the pit and look down at a cross-shaped roof with carved windows.

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Monasteries on the Rocks

A simplified model of monasteries built on the tops of tall rock pillars: white halls with red roofs and small domes, seen from a viewing terrace.

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Pilgrim Road

A pilgrim road through fields and hills, with waymark posts, a roadside stone cross, a pilgrims’ hostel and walkers on their way. A simplified scene, not a real route.

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Catechism Room

A bright classroom with long tables, a board, a bookshelf and a crucifix. A place for a catechist, a parish group or a family to learn and study the Bible together.

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Wall of Candles

A tall stone wall with hundreds of small niches. Every candle lit here stays on the wall for everyone to see, and the intention written with it is anonymous. Walk along the wall and read what others are praying for.

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