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The Role of Light In The Architecture of Religious Buildings

open access: yesDevotion Journal of Community Service, 2023
Light is one of the important factors in human life. Lighting especially in houses of worship is considered a very important part for symbolic and spiritual reasons. Light is the main focus in architecture, both in Islamic and Gothic architecture.
Iskandar Iskandar   +4 more
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Religious Hegemony and Vernacular Mosque Architecture: Investigating Authority Differentials, Intra group Dissonance and Acculturation among Chinese Muslims

open access: yesJournal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, 2023
This article engages with the role of sacred architecture as an embodiment of the conflicts, within a Chinese Muslim ethnic minority group, determined by the dispute upon religious hegemony.
Ayesha Qurrat ul Ain
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Sacred Landscapes in Galicia: Small Religious Architecture and Symbolism

open access: yesActa Horticulturae et Regiotecturae, 2019
Cultural landscapes are multi-layered entities that constantly endure changes and transformations, especially in Europe due to its ancient history and anthropized nature, which reveals itself not only in physical elements, but also through immaterial ...
Pedro Calaza‐Martínez   +2 more
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Outline and background of “merged temple”: Study on extension and construction surrounding existing Hindu temples in Varanasi Old City, India

open access: yesJapan Architectural Review, 2020
This paper discusses the outline and the conditions of the phenomenon known as the “merged temple,” a composite building consisting of the extension of a “sub‐building” covering or wrapping an existing Hindu temple, or “main temple.” These are frequently
Kiwamu Yanagisawa   +2 more
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Innovativeness of the Tradition of Religious Architecture

open access: yesIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2019
The innovativeness of the tradition of religious architecture - it sounds quite contradictory if we are to consider the accepted definitions of tradition - a sort of permanence or canonicity, and innovation (from the Latin innovatio - renewal) - a ...
Y. Kryvoruchko
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Exchange of values in contemporary religious architecture in poland symbol in the dialogue between east and west

open access: yesJournal of Architecture and Urbanism, 2009
Poland is situated in the area of cultural and religious borderland, in the sphere of Latin and Greek-Slavonic influence. The Author reviews the past and present examples of the exchange of values in the Christian Churches, i.e. the Eastern (Orthodox and
Jerzy Uścinowicz
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Phenomenon of Polish Religious Architecture of the End of the Twentieth Century

open access: yesIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2019
It is truly difficult to find another European country where over two thousand churches were built over the last thirty years. This boom in religious architecture in our country, which is compared to the times of the very dawn of Christianisation, or to ...
Ewa Węcławowicz-Gyurkovich
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ranostredoveké kláštory na Slovensku: torzálna architektúra – torzálne poznatky – torzálne hypotézy

open access: yesArchaeologia Historica, 2015
Príspevok sumarizuje poznatky o kláštoroch na území Slovenska približne do polovice 13. storočia. Jedná sa o kláštory benediktínskeho, cisterciánskeho a premonštrátskeho rádu.
Bibiana Pomfyová
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Adaptive Reuse of Russian-Influenced Religious Architecture in Harbin: Architectural Identity and Heritage Tourism

open access: yesThe Heritage
Adaptive reuse is a widely employed strategy for heritage conservation and management, especially within the context of heritage tourism. However, its application to religious architecture presents unique challenges that have not been thoroughly explored.
Se Yan   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Príspevok k datovaniu vzniku Rotundy sv. Juraja v Nitrianskej Blatnici

open access: yesArchaeologia Historica, 2015
Príspevok referuje o výsledku chronometrického výskumu predrománskeho muriva Rotundy sv. Juraja v katastri Nitrianskej Blatnice. Výskum bol realizovaný 14C meraním antropogénneho kalcitu primárnej maltoviny.
Martin Bóna, Peter Barta
doaj   +1 more source

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