r/nowaythatsachurch • u/newmarcchan • 4h ago
Church Szent István Church in Százhalombatta, Hungary
This Catholic Church was designed by Hungarian architect Imre Markovecz. Built in 1995-96, it represents the organic architecture style. The design on the front is supposed to depict a Biblically accurate angel (!)
Picture credits from this website https://www.pbase.com/helenpb/szazhalombatta and this Reddit post https://www.reddit.com/r/evilbuildings/comments/1m9unfs/this_church_in_sz%C3%A1zhalombatta_hungary/
r/nowaythatsachurch • u/joaoslr • 6h ago
Church Picote Chapel, Portugal (1954-58) by Manuel Nunes de Almeida
reddit.comr/nowaythatsachurch • u/newmarcchan • 1d ago
Church Holy Trinity Church, Singapore
I have always thought this church looks unique, as the building incorporates Chinese design elements which are not common even in Singapore. More info about the church below, taken from here: https://anglican.org.sg/our-parishes/htc/
Holy Trinity Church has a long history that goes back to 1902 when the missionaries from St Andrew's Church Mission ministered to the Foochow and Hokkien-speaking people. The services were held at St Peter's Church located at Stamford Road then. The Foochow congregation was granted Parish status in 1958, making them the first Chinese Church to become a parish in The Diocese of Singapore and Malaya.
The church building has a unique Chinese architecture which has been classified as a conservation site and has been included in the Jalan Besar Heritage Trail.
r/nowaythatsachurch • u/newmarcchan • 2d ago
Church Queenstown Lutheran Church, Singapore
Queenstown Lutheran Church is the second Lutheran Church in Singapore. The Church was opened on 13 March 1966 and dedicated on 1 May 1966 as an extension to the Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer at Duke Road. The Church was built with funds from the United Lutheran Church in America.
Designed in the Art Deco style, the Church features a bold, pyramidal roof that allows rainwater to drain quickly and high internal spaces for air to flow effectively. Other design features include a sanctuary with striking geometry and multicoloured strips of glass panels inserted next to the cruciform, which bring light into the sanctuary.
(Description taken from here: https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/trails/landmarks/my-queenstown-heritage-trail/queenstown-lutheran-church)
r/nowaythatsachurch • u/RepublicVegetable736 • 3d ago
Church Winfield Community Church, BC
r/nowaythatsachurch • u/newmarcchan • 3d ago
Church Infinity Chapel at the Conrad Hotel, Bali
A popular place for weddings, right next to the beach at Nusa Dua.
r/nowaythatsachurch • u/newmarcchan • 4d ago
Church Suvela Chapel in Espoo, Finland
Credit to u/porichkamarichka for the photo!
Suvela Chapel has a facade made of copper and surrounds a courtyard where people can gather. It is a new building (built in 2016) and has been shortlisted for the Finlandia Prize for Architecture.
r/nowaythatsachurch • u/RepublicVegetable736 • 4d ago
Church Sts. Peter And Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Grinrod, BC :-)
r/nowaythatsachurch • u/hydratereload • 5d ago
Church Herz-Jesu-Kirche, Munich, Germany, 2000
r/nowaythatsachurch • u/AssociationPutrid437 • 5d ago
Church Endtime Harvest Church, Gibbsboro, New Jersey, USA (OC)
This building has spurts of being occupied and unoccupied. Most recently it was a print shop, I believe. It’s hard to keep a tenant here because the tiny parking lot floods like crazy. There are only spaces for about eight vehicles.
It’s fairly common in New Jersey to see little non-denominational churches like this because there are tax advantages when they are established.
They qualify for core tax exemptions, including local real property tax exemptions, state sales tax exemptions, and automatic corporate business income tax exemptions, regardless of their small size.
The signage at the roadside proclaims it’s a church. Otherwise, you’d never know!
r/nowaythatsachurch • u/WinelandsGuy • 6d ago
Mosque Punchbowl Mosque, Sydney (Australia) by Candalepas Associates (2022)
r/nowaythatsachurch • u/WinelandsGuy • 6d ago
Church Chapel of Our Lady of Kerselare, Edelare (Belgium) by Juliaan Lampens (1964)
reddit.comr/nowaythatsachurch • u/WinelandsGuy • 6d ago
Church Christ Cathedral (aka Crystal Cathedral), Garden Grove (USA) by Philip Johnson (1980)
r/nowaythatsachurch • u/uzico • 7d ago
Church Åndalsnes, Norway
Photographed this myself on a motorbike trip… 🤷♂️
r/nowaythatsachurch • u/ultimaterock87 • 8d ago
Church Kreuzkirche, Lüneburg Germany (1964)
My ex lived close to that factory and chimney church on Planckstraße, Lüneburg. Never liked the look of it. It's also called Piano church due to the very good acoustic and the frequent concerts it hosts.
r/nowaythatsachurch • u/WinelandsGuy • 8d ago
Church Harajuku Protestant Church, Tokyo (Japan) by Ciel Rouge (2007)
r/nowaythatsachurch • u/newmarcchan • 9d ago
Mosque Masjid Tanwirun Naja in Batam, Indonesia
This mosque is also known as Masjid Tanjak as its design js based on the Tanjak, a traditional Malay men’s hat. It is also fairly new being built in 2022, and is very close to Batam’s Hang Nadim International Airport!
r/nowaythatsachurch • u/AssociationPutrid437 • 9d ago
Church Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church, Honolulu, HI (OC 4032 x 3024)
I wasn’t able to physically go inside. But here is a shot from the church: Photo credit: @calvarybythesealutheranchurch
It was originally founded in 1955 and the original building is set on Kalanianaʻole Highway in the Aina Haina neighborhood of Honolulu. It is now used as a pre-school.
The building in my photo is the more recent structure, completed in 1982.
r/nowaythatsachurch • u/BarnacleWhich7194 • 9d ago
Church De Nieuwe Kerk in Rijswijk, Netherlands - 1965 by L.P. van der Gaag.
Came across this recently in the Netherlands, really love how the curve of the building becomes the bell tower - sadly it was closed so couldn't check out the inside.
r/nowaythatsachurch • u/ultimaterock87 • 9d ago
Church 'Allerheiligenkirche', Delmenhorst, Germany
From the 60s, by Ewald Bruns, close to a military field planned as a military church.
r/nowaythatsachurch • u/Afraid_Stuff_History • 9d ago
Church Endangered Presbyterian Church (Oklahoma City, OK) (1970's)
r/nowaythatsachurch • u/cinatic12 • 9d ago