The Bruder Klaus Field Chapel is a monument funded by local farmers in order to honor Bruder Klaus, a 15th century saint. The construction materials are largely similar to Peter Zumthor’s other works but the end result is not. While from the outside it looks like a stone book, the interior is a wigwam of 112 tree trunks. Inside is charred wood and a floor made of frozen lead.

The Bruder Klaus Chapel serves no purpose other than to exist. That being said, to walk through it would have to be an incredible experience. Its how I imagine a temple on an alien planet would look.