ST PETERS BASILICA

Roman Catholic Church

Peter's Basilica, present basilica of St. Peter in Vatican City (an enclave in Rome), begun by Pope
Julius II in 1506 and completed in 1615 under Paul V. It is designed as a three-aisled Latin cross
with a dome at the crossing, directly above the high altar, which covers the shrine of St. Peter
the Apostle.
Where St. Peter's now stands was once a chariot racing stadium, built in the time of the
Emperor Caligula, Claudius and Nero (40-65). That was the first century of our era. Nero was the
Emperor who began the first great persecution of Christians in Rome. Under his rule of terror,
many Christians were imprisoned and put to death here in the newly completed stadium
("Circus"in Latin).
COLOGNE CATHEDRAL

Cologne Cathedral, German Kölner Dom, Roman Catholic cathedral church, located in the city of
Cologne, Germany. It is the largest Gothic church in northern Europe and features immense twin towers
that stand 515 feet (157 metres) tall.
The site of Cologne Cathedral has been occupied by Christian churches since about the 4th century. An
older cathedral was destroyed by fire in 1248, and immediately thereafter work began on the present
cathedral, which was designed in the Gothic style in emulation of French church architecture.
Borgund Stave Church, Norway

Borgund Stave Church is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Lærdal Municipality in
Vestland county, Norway. The old stave church is located in the village of Borgund. It was the church for
the Lærdal parish until 1868 when it was closed and turned into a museum.
Borgund itself was built in the Lærdal valley along one of the main trade routes between western and
eastern Norway. It is believed to have built sometime around the years 1180-1200, although the exact
date isn't known.
Ananda Temple

Buddhist temple
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ANANDA TEMPLE
The most uplifting of Pagan temples, the Ananda was built by King Kyanzittha in the mid-eleventh
century. The Ananda Temple represents the maturity of the early period style at Pagan. Based on a
single story elevation, it is a balanced and harmonious design with its central spire rising from a square
base and terraces. The true effect is best seen from the west side, where nineteenth-century donors did
not add covered walkways. The plan is a Greek cross: a two hundred-foot central square with four
prayer halls that project out at the cardinal points. Facing these prayer halls, the four cardinal shrines
are set in giant arched niches cut into the block. These contain colossal standing buddhas. Only the
south image is original early period; the others are Konbaung replacements from the late eighteenth
and early nineteenth centuries, as are the splendid carved wood doors at the entrance to the outer
ambulatory.
TEMPLE OF HAEPHESTOS

Greek Othodox Church

Athens Hephaestus temple. The Temple of Hephaestus in Athens, Attica: The Temple of Hephaestus is
the best preserved ancient temple in Greece. It was dedicated to Hephaestus, the ancient god of fire
and Athena, goddess of pottery and crafts.
The Temple of Hephaestus is the best preserved ancient temple in Greece. It was dedicated to
Hephaestus, the ancient god of fire and Athena, goddess of pottery and crafts. According to the
archeologists, the temple was built around 450 B.C. at the western edge of the city, on top of Agoreos
Koronos hill, and it is a classic example of Dorian architecture. The temple was designed by Iktinus, one
of the talented architects who also worked on Parthenon, However, many other craftsmen worked at
this fantastic temple.
Lotus Temple

The Lotus Temple is also known as Baha'i House of Worship. Baha'i faith believes that their centers of
worship are for all religions. Thus, visitors of any religion are allowed at the Lotus Temple.
The Lotus Temple was consecrated and opened to the public in December 1986. It was designed by
Iranian architect Fariborz Sahba, who won acclaim for the project even before the temple was
completed. It subsequently received several awards. The Lotus Temple derives its name from its design.
WAT ARUN

Renowned as one of the most stunning landmarks in Bangkok, Wat Arun is a Buddhist temple,
commonly known as Temple of Dawn. Sitting majestically on the western shores of the Chao Phraya
River, Wat Arun is a spectacular monument rising 70 metres above the ground.
Wat Arun is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. It was built by Taksin of the short-lived Thonburi
Kingdom (1768-1782), and named the Temple of Dawn to commemorate his passage by the site years
earlier.
JOKHANG
Jokhang Temple is a Tibetan Buddhist temple located in the center of old Lhasa city. It was originally
built in 647 AD. The name Jokhangmeans House of Buddha.
Jokhang Temple is the spiritual center of Tibet and is one of the holiest destinations for Buddhist
pilgrims. During the day and night, lots of pilgrims pray in front of the temple.
Jokhang Temple was first built in the 7th century when Tibet was ruled by a wise and able king called
Songtsen Gampo. The site of Jokhang Temple was chosen by his wife, Princess Wencheng from the Tang
Dynasty in Central China.

Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque

Shia Islam
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (Persian: ‫ )مسجد شیخ لطف هللا‬is one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture
that was built during the Safavid Empire, standing on the eastern side of Naqsh-i Jahan Square, Esfahan,
Iran. Construction of the mosque started in 1603 and was finished in 1619.
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is one of the architectural masterpieces of Safavid Iranian architecture,
standing on the eastern side of Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Isfahan, Iran. Construction of the mosque started
in 1603 and was finished in 1619.

Al Aqsa Mosque
Islam
Al-Aqsa is the name of the silver-domed mosque inside a 35-acre compound referred to as al-Haram al-
Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary, by Muslims, and as the Temple Mount by Jews
The mosque is the second oldest in the world, after the Kaaba in Mecca. Although Muslim tradition
dates Al-Aqsa back to Isaac's son, Jacob, the mosque was first built at its present location by the
Ummayad Caliph Abd al-Malik and his son al-Walid, and completed in 705 CE.

Sagrada Família
The Sagrada Familia is a monumental Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Spain. It was designed by the
architect Antoni Gaudi. Construction work has been ongoing, intermittently, since 1882, and it is
perhaps the most famous incomplete building in the world.
This monumental basilica is known in Spanish as "el Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia", which
literally translates to the "Expiatory Temple of the Sacred Family". Although the official starting date of
work on the basilica is March 19, 1882, construction truly began over a year later on August 25, 1883.

Hagia, Sofia
Hagia Sophia, the most beautiful Christian Church in the World from Byzantine Times. Today Hagia
Sophia is a museum, honoring both the Christian and Muslim religions. The Hagia Sophia was
constructed in five years, from 532 to 537, at the orders of Emperor Justinian I and designed by Isidore
of Miletus.
It served as a center of religious, political, and artistic life for the Byzantine world and has provided us
with many useful scholarly insights into the period. It was also an important site of Muslim worship after
Sultan Mehmed II conquered Constantinople in 1453 and designated the structure a mosque.

Seville Cathedral
Seville Cathedral is one of the famous Roman Catholic cathedrals in Spain. It is situated in Seville state. It
is the third largest cathedral in the word and the largest Gothic style cathedral. It was consecrated in
1507.
Gothic cathedral (1434–1506, 1511–1517)
Seville Cathedral was built to demonstrate the city's wealth, as it had become a major trading center in
the years after the Reconquista in 1248. In July 1401, city leaders decided to build a new cathedral to
replace the grand mosque that served as the cathedral until then.

St. Stephen Basilica

Budapests neoclassical cathedral is the most sacred Catholic church in all of Hungary and contains its
most revered relic: the mummified right hand of the churchs patron, King St Stephen. It was built over
half a century to 1905. Much of the interruption during construction had to do with a fiasco in 1868
when the dome collapsed during a storm, and the structure had to be demolished and then rebuilt from
the ground up.
Stephen's Basilica (Hungarian: Szent István-bazilika, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsɛnt ˈiʃtvaːn ˈbɒzilikɒ]) is
a Roman Catholic basilica in Budapest, Hungary. It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of
Hungary (c 975–1038), whose right hand is housed in the reliquary.

St. Mark Basilica

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San Marco Basilica
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Alternative Titles: Basilica di San Marco, Saint Marks Basilica
San Marco Basilica, Italian Basilica di San Marco, English Saint Marks Basilica, church in Venice that was
begun in its original form in 829 (consecrated in 832) as an ecclesiastical structure to house and honour
the remains of St. Mark that had been brought from Alexandria. St. Mark thereupon replaced St.
Theodore as the patron saint of Venice, and his attribute of a winged lion later became the official
symbol of the Venetian Republic. San Marco Basilica, built beside the Palazzo Ducale, or DogesPalace,
also served as the doges chapel. It did not become the cathedral church of Venice until 1807.
It was founded in the 9th century to house the corpse of St Mark after wily Venetian merchants
smuggled it out of Egypt in a barrel of pork fat. When the original building burnt down, Venice rebuilt
the basilica in its own cosmopolitan image St Mark's Campanile (bell tower).