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Religious transformations in modern societies are not merely a discursive or demographic phenomenon, they also relate to religious architecture in urban space and affect the built environment at its core.
Kim de Wildt +4 more
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The Role and Meaning of Religious Architecture in the Umayyad State: Secondary Mosques
Historiography and archaeological research have traditionally defined mosques mainly as religious spaces or places to pray, without further specifications.
Carmen González Gutiérrez
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Ephemeral Religious Architecture—The Visits of the Pope to Madrid
On the occasion of mass religious events, liturgical ceremonies leave the temple and occupy public space. That is the case of the visits of the Pope or World Youth Days. How does architecture approach the ephemeral construction of this space?
Ignacio Vicens Hualde +2 more
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Les voyageurs germaniques et l’architecture française au xviie siècle
Although many Germans visited France between the 15th and 17th centuries, some particularly appreciated its ancient, medieval and modern buildings, as revealed by their travel journals and accounts.
Frédérique Lemerle
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Mosques and Churches That Didn’t Exist Today and Used For Different Functions in Uşak
Uşak, which is located in the Central West Anatolian part of the Aegean Region and was a district of the Kütahya province until 1953, when it became a province; In the process from ancient times to the present, it has remained in the settlement area of ...
Aysim Börekcioğlu Dülgeroğlu +1 more
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This research is part of the European project F-ATLAS – Franciscan Landscapes the Observance between Italy, Portugal and Spain, which aim is to study the Franciscan Observance network and to find effective strategies for the conservation, protection and ...
Maria Soler Sala +2 more
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The Topography of the Sacred. Rovigo: Between Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy
Published in 1704, the suggestive view by Pierre Mortier of the small city of Rovigo on the border between the Papal States and the Republic of Venice shows the ordinary appearance of a centuries old rural-urban plain in the Po Basin as a crystallised ...
Andreina Milan
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Borrowing from a range of theories on spacemaking and material religion, and with contributions from anthropologists working in the United Kingdom, Mali, Brazil, Spain, and Italy, this fascinating and comprehensive study develops an anthropological perspective on modern religious architecture including mosques, churches, and synagogues.
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Le temple-mémorial de Château-Thierry : approche monographique
The American memorial church of Château-Thierry, dedicated in 1924 has been built by two architects, Paul-Philippe Cret and Achille-Henri Chauquet. The church is adorned by a stained glass church window showing La Fayette welcoming Pershing and by some ...
Aline Magnien
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La capilla de la nación florentina en Sevilla (1588-1765)
The large community of Tuscan merchants that had settled in Seville between the 16th and 17th centuries erected a place of common social representation: the chapel of the Florentine nation.
Rafael Japón
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