2-Art-Architecture-Buildings-Church

abbey

monastery building {abbey}.

baptistery

Domed round or polygonal buildings {baptistery} are for baptizing.

basilica

Churches can have long halls {basilica}|.

central plan church

Early Renaissance churches {central plan church} had polygon shapes.

chapel

Domed round or polygonal buildings {chapel}| are for funerals.

cloister

monastery, convent, or covered columned walkway {cloister}.

convent

nuns' building {convent}.

madrasah

Mosques {madrasah} can have open squares with four rectangular, vaulted side halls. Domes can be over open squares.

megalith stones

Late New Stone Age peoples built large stone monuments {megalith}, using tall massive stones, with stones {cromlech} across tops, arranged in concentric rings.

minster

cathedral or monastery church {minster}.

monastery

monks' building {monastery}.

nunnery

nuns' building {nunnery}.

pagoda

Buddhist temple or tower {pagoda}.

parsonage

parson's home {parsonage}.

priory

monastery or convent {priory}.

rectory

school-headmaster or parish-priest home {rectory}.

sacristy

Church rooms {sacristy} can be for ceremonial utensils and clothes.

sanctuary

church {sanctuary}.

tabernacle

large temple or Eucharist-items holder {tabernacle}.

Wailing Wall

Jerusalem wall remnant {Wailing Wall} can be old-temple remains.

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