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2. Church architecture - Wikipedia

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   Church architecture. Church architecture refers to the architecture of Christian buildings, such as churches, chapels, convents, seminaries, etc. It has evolved over the two thousand years of the Christian religion, partly by innovation and partly by borrowing other architectural styles as well as responding to changing beliefs, practices and ...

3. Architecture of cathedrals and great churches - Wikipedia

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   A building that is designated as a basilica might be a cathedral, a collegiate or monastic church, a parish church, or a shrine. The four so-called "Major Basilicas" are four churches of Rome of 4th century foundation, St John Lateran , Santa Maria Maggiore , St Peter's Basilica , and the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls . [ 9 ]

4. Eastern Orthodox church architecture - Wikipedia

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   e. Eastern Orthodox church architecture constitutes a distinct, recognizable family of styles among church architectures. These styles share a cluster of fundamental similarities, having been influenced by the common legacy of Byzantine architecture from the Eastern Roman Empire. Some of the styles have become associated with the particular ...

5. Sacral architecture - Wikipedia

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   Sacral architecture. Ornate details on the entrance tower of Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple, Singapore. Sacral architecture (also known as sacred architecture or religious architecture) is a religious architectural practice concerned with the design and construction of places of worship or sacred or intentional space, such as churches, mosques ...

6. Orientation of churches - Wikipedia

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   Within church architecture, orientation is an arrangement by which the point of main interest in the interior is towards the east ( Latin: oriens ). The east end is where the altar is placed, often within an apse. The façade and main entrance are accordingly at the west end. The opposite arrangement, in which the church is entered from the ...

7. Church (building) - Wikipedia

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   A village church in South Sudan. A church, church building, or church house is a building used for Christian worship services and other Christian religious activities. The earliest identified Christian church is a house church founded between 233 and 256. Sometimes, the word church is used by analogy and simplicity for the buildings of other ...