Architectural Styles of World Religions Culture - Religion

Christianity

First Church of Christ Connecticut

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

Basilica of St. Francis, Assisi, Italy

Notre Dame Cathedral Paris, France

Ideal Gothic Church

Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed Russian Orthodox, Moscow

Cartageña Cathedral Cartageña Cathedral Colombia

La Compania Cathedral Cuzco, Peru

Islam

Dome of the Rock Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel Not a mosque, but a shrine. Not a mosque, but a shrine.

Grand Mosque Mecca, Saudi Arabia

SINAN, Mosque of Selim II, Edirne, Turkey

Taj Majal Taj Majal, India

Medina Mosque Sousse, Tunisia

Golden Temple Golden Temple, Amritsar, India

Hinduism

Gopura at the Minakshi-Sundareshvara Temple Gopura at the Minakshi-Sundareshvara Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, South India

Vishvanatha Temple Vishvanatha Temple Khajuraho, India

Buddhism

The Great Stupa The Great Stupa Sanchi, India

Swayabhunath Stupa Swayabhunath Stupa Kathmandu, Nepal

That Phanom Shrine Thailand

Buddha Statue Buddha Statue, Borobudur, Java

Shintoism

This Shinto shrine is quite famous. It is dedicated to the sun goddess. - It is visited by pilgrims each year. Inner shrine, Ise, 1st century CE, rebuilt 1993

Senjokaku Shrine Senjokaku Shrine Miyajima, Japan

Kamowakeikazuchi-jinja Kamowakeikazuchi-jinja (Kamigamo Shrine) Kyoto, Japan

Judaism

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

Wailing Wall Wailing Wall, Jerusalem, Israel