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Originally the body of St. John was in a Church near modern-day Suez, Egypt, but his disciples moved it to the monastery in 515 AD. Monastery of Saint Moses the Strong: Wadi El Natrun: Egypt: 4th century Coptic Orthodox: Built by Saint Moses the Strong, who is called the Apostle of Peace. St. Moses was an Outlaw who repented and became a Monk ...
The structure is 72 m long, 25 m wide and over 8 m high. [6] [7] The oldest known building in Eurasia. Porta Nigra: Germany: Europe: 180 CE Roman city gate It is today the largest Roman city gate north of the Alps. [129] Knossos: Greece: Europe: 2000–1300 BCE Palace Minoan structure on a Neolithic site. [97] Dholavira: India: Asia: 3500 BCE ...
Built in 999 in Toledo, this building is a rarity in that it is in much the same state as it was when it was originally built. [131] Originally a square structure with nine domed bays, a semi-circular apse was added in 1187, after it had been converted into a church. [132] Mosque of las Tornerías: Toledo, Castile-La Mancha
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, stupas, synagogues, and temples.
Some great churches of the Middle Ages, such as Westminster Abbey, are former abbeys; others like Ripon Cathedral and Bath Abbey were built as monastic churches and became cathedrals or parish churches in recent centuries; others again were built as parish churches and subsequently raised to cathedrals, like Southwark Cathedral. Some ...
2600s – Ancient city of Mohenjo-daro is built in modern day Pakistan. Great Pyramid of Giza and Pyramid of Djoser built in Egypt. 2700s – 2800s – 2900s – (2900 – 1600 BC) the Longshan culture in China. Examples in Shandong, Henan, and southern Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces.
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.
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1500 (1 C, 6 P) Religious buildings and structures completed in 1501 (1 C, 2 P) Religious buildings and structures completed in 1502 (1 C, 3 P)