Religion involves some pretty grandiose ideas.
It should only make sense the structures that house those beliefs are equally magnificent.
Let's step inside.
Beautiful places of worship don't have to be ornate, as the Pagoda, in Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam, demonstrates. The stone slab was recently shortlisted at the World Architecture Festival as one of the year's best designed buildings.
More familiar are the towering palaces that loom over their surrounding landscapes, like the Hazrat Sultan Mosque, widely considered a jewel in Kazakhstan's capital city of Astana.
Others include the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ...
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