Sacred Architecture




The history of architecture is very much the history of sacred structures. The importance of religion in most historic cultures made the church or temple or mosque, etc, the most influential building in any community. Religious and sacred buildings are amongst the most impressive, expressive, and enduring ever created.

Sacred, religious and holy structures often evolved over centuries and were the largest buildings in the world, prior to the modern skyscraper. "Few people who worked on them expected to see them finished during their lifetimes. Being involved in the construction of a cathedral, even as the building patron, required a willingness to be part of a process that was larger than oneself."
(durhamworldheritagesite.com)


- Cathedral Nave - Amiens, France -






Cathedral at Night - Santiago de Compostela, Spain







Brunelleschi's Dome - Florence, Italy







The Grand Palace - Bangkok, Thailand







The Cathedral of Vilnius - Vilnius, Lithuania








The Church of The Holy Sepulchre - Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine







Angkor Wat - Siem Reap, Cambodia







Inside The Cathedral - Salamanca, Spain







Savior on the Spilled Blood - St Petersburg, Russia







St Giles' Facade - Edinburgh, Scotland







Greek Temple Ruins - Agrigento, Sicily, Italy







The Temple of Heaven - Beijing, China







Madrasa Wall - Marrakech, Morocco







Borgund Stavkyrkje - Borgund, Norway







Santa Maria de Montserrat - Montserrat, Spain








Boudhanath Stupa - Kathmandu, Nepal








St Mary le Strand - London, England







Religious Structures






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