An architect’s reading of the Zamzam Well in Mecca: a hand-cut shaft beside the Kaaba, its layered domes and pools, and a water tradition centuries deep.
Galtaji: A Descent to Sacred Water in the Aravalli Hills
Galtaji near Jaipur threads temples into a hillside crevice, where a spring fills seven sacred kunds and pilgrims bathe in waters believed to purify.
Kilgeever Abbey: Mayo’s Ruined Church and Its Holy Well
Kilgeever Abbey near Louisburgh, County Mayo: a multi-period ruined church with a medieval doorway, an Early Christian graveyard and the holy well Toberrendoney.
Manakamana Temple: The Wish-Fulfilling Hilltop Pagoda
Manakamana Temple in Gorkha, Nepal honours the wish-granting goddess Bhagwati. A reflection on its ridgetop pagoda, the cable-car procession, vows and offerings.
Llangelynnin Church & Holy Well, Conwy: A Welsh Upland Shrine
Llangelynnin, one of Wales’ remotest churches, shelters Ffynnon Gelynin, a holy well once believed to reveal whether a sick child would live or die.
Trevi Fountain: Nicola Salvi’s Baroque Wish Machine in Rome
An architect’s reading of the Trevi Fountain in Rome: the Palazzo Poli backdrop, Oceanus and his Tritons, travertine scogli, the Acqua Vergine aqueduct, and the coin-throwing ritual.