London churches buildings: architecture

Commonwealth Church London building

London church buildings – new photos: including Commonwealth Church, south east of Regent’s Park area, St Marylebone Parish Church and St George’s Hanover Square in Mayfair.

Capela de São João Batista, Vila Nova de Paiva, Portugal

Capela de São João Batista Vila Nova de Paiva

Designed by José Morgado the Capela de São João Batista project, Portugal, was born out of the desire and generosity of the people of the small village to build a temple dedicated to St John the Baptist. Its monolithic form of exposed concrete, torn by stereotomy and subtracted from the stylised form of the “house” shape, is intended to be the home of St John the Baptist

St Mary-le-Strand Church London: James Gibbs

St Mary-le-Strand London Church building UK

St Mary le Strand invites people to sponsor flowers on its famous ceiling as part of a fundraising drive to raise money for restoration and conservation work for this 18th Century London building design by James Gibbs architect, completed in 1717.

St Pauls Cathedral London Building: Architecture

St Pauls Cathedral London building

St Paul’s Cathedral building from 1675-1710, designed by architect Sir Christopher Wren: exhibition to mark the 300th anniversary of the death of the mathematician, astronomer, physicist, anatomist, and one of Britain’s greatest architects