E. Fay Jones, Thorncrown Chapel (1980) This is not a still from Game of Thrones, but the story of this unique chapel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, is just as fantastical. Jim Reed hired Frank Lloyd Wright associate E. Fay Jones to build the chapel as a waystation of sorts for visitors on his land, who passed through seeking the magnificent views of the Ozark hills. From the pine cut thin so it could be easily carried inconspicuously through the woods to the constantly shifting shadows created by the grid of cross trusses, Thorncrown is a place, as Jones said, “to think your best thoughts.” Photo courtesy David Holmes, Creative Commons Photo 6 of 10 in 10 Inspiring Modern Churches

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Arkansas native Jim Reed hired Frank Lloyd Wright protégé Fay Jones to build this 1980 Eureka Springs chapel as a waystation of sorts for visitors on his land, who passed through seeking the magnificent views of the Ozarks. The 48-foot-tall wood-and-glass chapel won Jones the American Institute of Architects’ Design of the Year Award for 1981.