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Religious Architecture encompasses the design and construction of buildings and spaces dedicated to worship and spiritual practices. It varies greatly across different faiths and cultures, reflecting religious beliefs, rituals, and symbolism. Common features include sacred geometry, decorative elements, and arrangements that facilitate congregational gatherings or individual meditation. These structures, such as churches, mosques, temples, synagogues, and shrines, serve as places of spiritual reflection, community gathering, and the expression of faith through architectural form and aesthetics.
The San Cataldo Metropolitan Cemetery, designed by Aldo Rossi, integrates a design built by the architect Cesare Costa between 1858 and 1876 with a very modern building designed by the…
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The Brion Cemetery (1968–1978) in San Vito d’Altivole near Treviso, Italy, is a masterpiece of modernist architecture. Designed by Carlo Scarpa, the project establishes a contrasting narrative. Subtly, the project reveals…
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The Great Mosque of Samarra and the Abu Dulaf Mosque were built in the 9th century, and they both testify to the architectural and artistic innovations developed in the region….
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For the last 30 years, architect Marek Jan Štěpán has been working around the idea of a church dedicated to beatified Marie Restituta. For its design, the sacred space uses…
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Completed in 2010 by Indian architecture studio Sameep Padora & Associates, the Shiv Temple in Wadeshwar was built by the villagers using a local basalt stone, which gives the temple…
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Completed in 2018, the Tejorling Radiance Temple by Karan Danda Architects is dedicated to Mahadeva (Shiva), one of the major gods in Hinduism. Located in Pune, India, the building takes…
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In 1997, Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki completed the Kaze-no-Oka Crematorium in Nakatsu, Japan. The building’s design emphasizes what the architect called “transitional spaces,” wherein the functional rooms are…
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Completed in 1955, the “Iglesia de la Medalla Milagrosa,” or Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, was designed by Felix Candela in a neighborhood of Mexico City surrounded primarily…
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Completed in 2014, the Social Charity Institution Padre Rubinos Headquarters designed by Elsa Urquijo Architects is a shelter for the life that transcends in it. The use of horizontal lines…
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In 1986, Mogno, a small Swiss village, was hit by an avalanche that destroyed its 17th-century church. In response, architect Mario Botta was commissioned to design a replacement, the San…
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In 1949, the Southwest Christian Seminary in Phoenix commissioned the renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, who was 82 years old at the time, to design a classical university encompassing various…
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In 2016, Bernardo Bader Architects undertook the ambitious task of transforming the 200-year-old Salgenreute Chapel in Krumbach, Austria, into a stunning minimalist sanctuary. Despite the need for renovation work, the…
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Le Corbusier designed the Sainte Marie de La Tourette Monastery in 1960 for a Dominican Order priory near Lyon, France. The Dominican Order convent sinks into the edge of a…
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Completed in 2010 by Fránek Architects, the ‘House of Prayers’ stands as an exemplar of architectural mastery where simplicity intersects with transcendence. The design approach delves into the core quintessence…
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