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" Notre Dame, the Parthenon, the Hagia Sophia\u2014the history of architecture is studded with groundbreaking structures erected in the name of religion. Proof that today&amp;#039;s sacred buildings are no less innovative and inspiring, a new book catalogs nearly one hundred 21st-century creations. It&amp;#039;s a diverse lot, including a tiny Vermont meditation chapel, an imposing steel-clad church in Vienna, and a portable Finnish sanctuary shaped like a triangle. And inside a baroque Czech Republic church, there are even Verner Panton chairs, customized with crosses and reimagined as pews. Here&amp;#039;s a look inside.  Closer to God: Religious Architecture and Sacred Spaces, edited by Robert Klanten and Lukas Feireiss, Gestalten, $69; amazon.com. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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