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  2. Chancel flowers - Wikipedia

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    Chancel flowers (also known as altar flowers) are flowers that are placed in the chancel of a Christian church. [ 1] These chancel flowers are often paid for by members of a congregation as an offering of thanksgiving to God. [ 2] Chancel flowers are often placed upon or adjacent to the altar table, as well as near other church furniture in the ...

  3. Sicilian Baroque - Wikipedia

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    Illustration 2: University of Catania, designed by Vaccarini and completed by 1752, exemplifies typical Sicilian Baroque, with putti supporting the balcony, wrought iron balustrades, decorated rustication and two-tone lava masonry – a reversal of the more conventional rusticated walls and smooth pilasters Illustration 3: A Sicilian belfry crowns Rosario Gagliardi's Church of San Giuseppe in ...

  4. Ciborium (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    In ecclesiastical architecture, a ciborium ( Greek: κιβώριον; lit. 'ciborion') is a canopy or covering supported by columns, freestanding in the sanctuary, that stands over and covers the altar in a church. It may also be known by the more general term of baldachin, though ciborium is often considered more correct for examples in churches.

  5. Eastern Orthodox church architecture - Wikipedia

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    The altar (sanctuary) is situated in the eastern part of the church, regardless of its shape. A bell tower is attached to (or built separately by) the western part of the church. The church building has many symbolic meanings; perhaps the oldest and most prominent is the concept that the church is the Ark of Salvation (as in Noah's Ark ) in ...

  6. Architecture of cathedrals and great churches - Wikipedia

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    The sanctuary is often separated from the body of the church by railings and screens, and, in the case of Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches, by an iconostasis which forms a complete visual as well as physical barrier. The sanctuary is usually the most ornately decorated part of a church, creating a visual focus towards the altar.

  7. History of flower arrangement - Wikipedia

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    The earliest known flower arranging dates back to ancient Egypt. Egyptians were decorating with flowers as early as 2,500 BCE. They regularly placed cut flowers in vases, [1] and highly stylized arrangements were used during burials, for processions, and simply as table decorations. Illustrations of arranged flowers have been found on Egyptian ...

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