But i respect all the people, without any distinction based on religion.
And i appreciate religion for at least one thing: churches, architecture and art.
Art has been heavily powered by religion, in every era of the human history.
With this thread i would like to celebrate best religion, and religious related architecture.
I will start with the magnificent Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey: The Sultan Ahmed Mosque or Sultan Ahmet Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii) is a historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. A popular tourist site, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque continues to function as a mosque today; men still kneel in prayer on the mosque’s lush red carpet after the call to prayer. The Blue Mosque, as it is popularly known, was constructed between 1609 and 1616 during the rule of Ahmed I. Its Külliye contains Ahmed’s tomb, a madrasah and a hospice. Hand-painted blue tiles adorn the mosque’s interior walls, and at night the mosque is bathed in blue as lights frame the mosque’s five main domes, six minarets and eight secondary domes.[2] It sits next to the Hagia Sophia, another popular tourist site. (Wikipedia)
Basilica di San Clemente, Roma - Three levels Basilica, unique in the world: The Basilica of Saint Clement (Italian: Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano) is a Roman Catholicminor basilica dedicated to Pope Clement I located in Rome, Italy. Archaeologically speaking, the structure is a three-tiered complex of buildings: (1) the present basilica built just before the year 1100 during the height of the Middle Ages; (2) beneath the present basilica is a 4th-century basilica that had been converted out of the home of a Roman nobleman, part of which had in the 1st century briefly served as an early church, and the basement of which had in the 2nd century briefly served as a mithraeum; (3) the home of the Roman nobleman had been built on the foundations of republican era villa and warehouse that had been destroyed in the Great Fire of 64 AD. (Wikipedia)
Pantheon - Rome: The Pantheon (/ˈpænθiən/ or US/ˈpænθiɒn/;[1]Latin: Pantheon,[nb 1] from GreekΠάνθειον Pantheion meaning “[temple] of every god”) is a former Roman temple, now a church, in Rome, Italy, on the site of an earlier temple commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus (27 BC – 14 AD). The present building was completed by the emperor Hadrian and probably dedicated about 126 AD. He retained Agrippa’s original inscription, which has confused its date of construction as the original Pantheon burnt down so it is not certain when the present one was built. (Wikipedia)
These are wonderful pictures, @LucioV . Yes, all the mosques, temples, churches from ancient period carry the symbol of art, architectural marvels and of course a little history behind the structures. Even though I am a Muslim, I always try to see all the religious spots everywhere I go. I loved seeing the churches in Vatican City, the Michelangelo painting on the domes in the cathedral and the exterior structures of the temples in Jagdish Temple in Udaipur, Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca and the list goes on.
Thanks for starting this post. Through you, we can see a lot of architectural marvels from around the world and get to know little histories behind it.
Morocco is a beautiful country. It’s so rich in culture and heritage. I particularly liked Marrakech, Fez and Meknes/ Volubilis. I missed visiting Chefchauen and Tangier. On my next trip I will try to cover those. If you go to Morocco don’t rush to come back. Take your time to explore the cities. If you are a history person, you will find a lot of material to meet your hunger. And I highly recommend to take the hot air balloon tour over the sahara from Marrakech (of course, if you don’t have the height phobia), and don’t skip visiting Marrakech. The souks in Old Medina will whisper a lot of stories in your ears, you will love it. Harera, lamb/ chicken tagine (if you are not a vegetarian) or veg tagine, couscous, b’stilla (again, if you are a non-veg) and the traditional mint tea are the highly recommended food. Oh, I am obsessed with Morocco, it seems.
I think you can change it to ‘Places of Worship- around the world’, if you want to. Or else, just keep it as it is.
I understand why @khammami has raised this. The believers might get confused seeing mosques or temples photos in your post. As we know churches are the place of worshiping for Christians only.
