A selection of the most unusual temples around the world (18 photos)

It would seem that when it comes to places for worship, then we imagine quite typical churches, mosques or synagogues, that are in every city. And if we are asked to remember some masterpieces of architecture, then such great buildings will immediately come to mind, like Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the Gothic St. Peter's Cathedral in Cologne, St. Basil's Church in Moscow, Sagrada Familia in Barcelona and other incredible buildings. And in this collection, we will show the most unusual temples that stand out from the rest. They really surprise with futurism, brightness and unusual shapes.

Cathedral of Our Lady of Glory, Maringa, Brazil





The building is an example of a futuristic church. Such structures were especially popular in Brazil in the 1950s and 70s.

Northern Lights Cathedral, Alta, Norway



The building is specially lined with titanium panels. Thanks to them the temple is able to change its color depending on the light falling on them. It looks especially beautiful when the northern lights come.

Kamppi Chapel of Silence, Finland





Church of the Assumption of the Virgin, Slovenia



Green Church, Argentina



Transparent Church, Borglone, Belgium



The unusual temple was built from 100 layers of Corten steel. Folded sheets on top of each other, form an illusion, which, depending on the angle vision seems to be a full-fledged building or a weightless structure, which almost completely soluble in the environment.

Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, California, USA



The temple is entirely made of glass. ten thousand mirror glass panels are mounted on a frame made of light metal structures.

Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida, Brazil



Lotus Temple, Delhi, India



Harmandir Sahib or Golden Temple, India



Milan Cathedral, Italy



White Temple Wat Rong Khun, Thailand



Hanging Monastery of Xuankong-si in China



Yang Nawa Temple, Thailand



Jetavana Ramaya, Sri Lanka



The Buddhist stupa Jetavana Ramaya is the largest in the world. The construction was built under King Mahasen in the 3rd century. On the construction of such an unusual temple took almost 100 million burnt bricks. The height of the building is 122 meters, and its diameter reaches almost 100 meters.

Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar



Church of Saint Monica, Madrid, Spain



Church of St. Joseph the Betrothed, Chicago, USA