Architectural Styles of Architectural Styles of World ReligionsWorld Religions

Culture - Religion

ChristianityChristianity

First Church of ChristFirst Church of Christ ConnecticutConnecticut

St. Patrick's Cathedral is the largest gothic-style Catholic Cathedral in North America.

St. Patrick's CathedralSt. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC, NYC

Basilica of St. FrancisBasilica of St. Francis, Assisi, Italy, Assisi, Italy

Notre Dame Notre Dame CathedralCathedral

Paris, France

Ideal Gothic Ideal Gothic ChurchChurch

Cathedral of Cathedral of St. BasilSt. Basilthe Blessedthe Blessed

Russian Orthodox,

Moscow

Cartageña CathedralCartageña Cathedral Colombia

La Compania CathedralLa Compania Cathedral Cuzco, Peru

IslamIslam

Dome of the RockDome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel

Not a mosque, but a shrineNot a mosque, but a shrine..

Grand MosqueGrand Mosque Mecca, Saudi Arabia

SINAN, SINAN, Mosque of Mosque of Selim IISelim II, , Edirne, TurkeyEdirne, Turkey

Taj MajalTaj Majal, India

Medina MosqueMedina Mosque Sousse, Tunisia

Golden TempleGolden Temple, Amritsar, India

HinduismHinduism

Gopura at the Gopura at the Minakshi-Sundareshvara Minakshi-Sundareshvara TempleTemple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, South

India

Vishvanatha Vishvanatha TempleTemple Khajuraho, India

BuddhismBuddhism

The Great StupaThe Great Stupa Sanchi, India

Swayabhunath StupaSwayabhunath Stupa Kathmandu, Nepal

That Phanom Shrine That Phanom Shrine Thailand

Buddha StatueBuddha Statue, Borobudur, Java

ShintoismShintoism

This Shinto shrine is quite famous. It is dedicated to the sun goddess. - It is visited by pilgrims each year.

Inner shrine, Ise, Inner shrine, Ise, 1st century CE, rebuilt 1993

Senjokaku ShrineSenjokaku Shrine Miyajima, Japan

Kamowakeikazuchi-jinjaKamowakeikazuchi-jinja (Kamigamo Shrine)

Kyoto, Japan

JudaismJudaism

The Sofia SynagogueThe Sofia Synagogue (Bulgarian: Софийска синагога, Sofiyska sinagoga)

Sofia, Bulgaria

Wailing WallWailing Wall, Jerusalem, Israel