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  2. Architecture of cathedrals and great churches - Wikipedia

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    Architecture of cathedrals and great churches. Etchmiadzin Cathedral in Armenia, considered the first cathedral, traditionally believed to be constructed in 301 AD (current structure mostly from 483 AD) Salisbury Cathedral from the East 1220ā€“1380. An essay in Early English Gothic with the tallest spire in England.

  3. Japanese architecture - Wikipedia

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    Japanese architecture (ę—„ęœ¬å»ŗēƉ, Nihon kenchiku) has been typified by wooden structures, elevated slightly off the ground, with tiled or thatched roofs. Sliding doors ( fusuma) and other traditional partitions were used in place of walls, allowing the internal configuration of a space to be customized for different occasions.

  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. Church architecture - Wikipedia

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    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 local traditions.

  6. List of architectural styles - Wikipedia

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    Temporary structures ā€“ Quonset hut, Nissen hut, prefabricated home. Underground ā€“ Underground living, rock-cut architecture, monolithic church, pit-house. Modern low-energy systems ā€“ Straw-bale construction, earthbag construction, rice-hull bagwall construction, earthship, earth house. Various styles ā€“ Longhouse.

  7. Byzantine architecture - Wikipedia

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    Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire, or Eastern Roman Empire, usually dated from 330 AD, when Constantine the Great established a new Roman capital in Byzantium, which became Constantinople, until the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453. There was initially no hard line between the Byzantine and Roman Empires ...

  8. Baroque architecture - Wikipedia

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    Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the early 17th century and gradually spread across Europe. It was originally introduced by the Catholic Church, particularly by the Jesuits, as a means to combat the Reformation and the Protestant church with a new architecture that inspired surprise and ...

  9. Indigenous architecture - Wikipedia

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    The traditional or vernacular architecture of Indigenous Australians, including Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders, varied to meet the lifestyle, social organisation, family size, cultural and climatic needs and resources available to each community. [ 1] Walter Roth: Studies of Aboriginal ethnoarchitectural forms, Queensland, 1897.

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