Church

Denizen Works recently completed an unorthodox but very well executed floating church in London, England. The project brings to mind an old pop-top VW bus and is defined by a novel roof that can be lowered or raised depending on requirements.

Following the fire that destroyed a much of France's beloved Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in 2019, the French government has decided what form its restoration will take. It will now be rebuilt exactly as it was before and to an ambitious deadline.

Visitors to the Wesleyan House Methodist International Church will now be able to get closer to the heavens thanks to a "skyscraper church" by Rocco Design Architects. The building rises to a height of 95.8 m (311 ft) in Hong Kong.

Following the fire that devastated France's iconic Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, several firms have stepped forward with ideas to restore it. Gensler has now unveiled its own design for a temporary church nearby that could be used during the painstaking restoration process.

​​Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a bigger and bigger role in the wellbeing of humans, but could that extend to the realm of spiritual guidance? A new robotic priest currently on show in Germany is designed to explore exactly that question.

Last February, a new Harley-Davidson owned by Pope Francis fetched EUR€241,500 (US$330,938) at auction - 25 times its showroom price due to its Holy alliance. Now it all looks set to happen again with an ex-Pope Benedict XVI Harley-Davidson FLSTC Heritage Softail Classic going to auction in Paris.

How do you top building the world's largest ice dome? Well, if you're the Eindhoven University of Technology, you build a 40-meter (131-ft)-high model of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica ... and you build it it out of "pykrete."

There's no denying that organized religion has provided the inspiration and budget for the construction of some mighty impressive buildings. Gizmag takes a look at five of the most interesting designs for houses of worship to have recently seen the light.

Designed by schmidt hammer lassen, the titanium-clad Cathedral of the Northern Lights has opened some 500 km (311 miles) within the Arcitc Circle.