Church architecture
Church architecture refers to the architecture of buildings of Christian churches. It has evolved over the two thousand years of the Christian religion, partly by innovation and partly by imitating other architectural styles as well as responding to changing beliefs, practices and local traditions. From the birth of Christianity to the present, the most significant objects of transformation for Christian architecture and design were the great churches of Byzantium, the Romanesque abbey churches, Gothic cathedrals and Renaissance basilicas with its emphasis on harmony. These large, often ornate and architecturally prestigious buildings were dominant features of the towns and countryside in which they stood. But far more numerous were the parish churches scattered across the Christian world,
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Church architecture
Church architecture refers to the architecture of buildings of Christian churches. It has evolved over the two thousand years of the Christian religion, partly by innovation and partly by imitating other architectural styles as well as responding to changing beliefs, practices and local traditions. From the birth of Christianity to the present, the most significant objects of transformation for Christian architecture and design were the great churches of Byzantium, the Romanesque abbey churches, Gothic cathedrals and Renaissance basilicas with its emphasis on harmony. These large, often ornate and architecturally prestigious buildings were dominant features of the towns and countryside in which they stood. But far more numerous were the parish churches scattered across the Christian world,
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Church architecture refers to ...... group with different purposes.
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L'architecture ecclésiastique ...... e constructions emblématiques.
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تمركزت الحياة الروحية والفكرية ...... ون وديكورات الهندسة المعمارية.
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Byzantine: Chora Church, Istan ...... modified cross-in-square plan.
Early Christian: House Church ...... a meeting place and baptistry.
Romanesque: Eschau Church, Fra ...... est portal, and side entrance.
The "bema" of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Rome
The Dura-Europos house church, built ca. 232 AD, with a chapel area on right
The Mausoleum of Santa Costanz ...... as the tomb of his daughter.
The atrium at the Basilica di San Clemente, Rome, with reused ancient Roman columns
The interior of the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe
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An Early Christian house church and 4th-century basilica
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Church architecture refers to ...... ed across the Christian world,
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L'architecture ecclésiastique ...... se. Au XXe siècle l'utilisatio
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تمركزت الحياة الروحية والفكرية ...... ون وديكورات الهندسة المعمارية.
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Architecture ecclésiastique
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Church architecture
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عمارة كنسية
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