Sentences with phrase «in religious architecture»

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But he does not forget (except for the Seventh - day Adventists) the churches and temples of smaller and more marginal religious communities, buildings typically overlooked in standard surveys of American architecture.

In the Abbasid period Muslim culture became society - oriented, with emphasis on such subjects as the sciences and engineering and architecture; but no contradiction was felt between these fields and religion, for all scholars combined religious knowledge with mastery of other fields of learning.

Religious art illustrating each mystery is reproduced in colour to accompany the opening page of each section, and the argument is frequently developed with references to literature, art or architecture.

But the traditionalist view again lost the day, with the result that the new religious orientation included the separation of church and state (Jefferson and Madison), a democratic faith in the common person (Jacksonian democracy), and acceptance of a new romanticism which brought about a flourishing of the first truly national literature, art, and architecture.

Taking up the question of architecture, music, sculpture, painting, literature, philosophy, and the artistic life, Christian next refers to George Weigel's book, The Cube and the Cathedral, which uses Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris (representing religious art) and La Grande Arche de la Defense (representing secular art) to ask, Which culture would better protect human rights and the moral foundations of democracy?

If beauty — not a particular beauty, but any beautiful thing — is a metaphor of the sacred, then there is no such thing as a uniquely «religious» or ecclesiastical idiom in architecture or in the other arts.

Here in a single decision is exemplified the paradox confronting American courts because they are in a religiously plural society — a paradox that hands to them the erstwhile religious task of articulating a moral architecture.

And, in their midst, it makes small jabs at modernity's consequences: the «Modern Churchman» who «draws the full salary of a beneficed clergyman and need not commit himself to any religious belief,» the enlightened prison warden — «I came to the conclusion many years ago that almost all crime is due to the repressed desire for aesthetic expression,» and avant - garde architecture — «india - rubber fungi in the recessed conservatory,» a floor that is «a large kaleidoscope, set in motion by an electric button.»

In addition to the analysis of the religious architecture and Maya dwellings, he carried out three archaeological surveys in the area of Espiritu Santo Bay in MexicIn addition to the analysis of the religious architecture and Maya dwellings, he carried out three archaeological surveys in the area of Espiritu Santo Bay in Mexicin the area of Espiritu Santo Bay in Mexicin Mexico.

Nowhere better can the village's culture and atmosphere be better experienced than at the colourful market, whilst the Mararikulam Sree Madadeva Temple, dedicated to the supreme Hindu deity Shiva, is one of the most famous religious sites in the state of Kerala and is renowned for its beautiful architecture.

People from across the globe travel to Siem Reap just to see the temple's ancient architecture and religious markings that were made in the 12th century.

There are two scenic churches that exemplify religious symbolism and historic architecture in Ponta Delgada, as well as providing a prime opportunity for some photography.

There's the narrow, bustling cobbled streets and ancient architecture of the Jewish Quarter in Seville; the harmonious blend of two thousand years of Christian and Muslim religious history in the stunning Mezquita in Cordoba; the world - famous Alhambra set against the snow - covered peaks of Sierra Nevada in Granada, and the golden dome of Cádiz cathedral shimmering high over the white - tipped waves of the blue Atlantic ocean.

Attractions in Spain vary from exhibits of some of Europe's finest art, spectacular religious architecture and ancient relics from the Roman era.

In addition to the catacombs, tour the church and monastery to see some fantastic artwork, architecture, the beautiful wooden stairs, learn about the religious history, and see some subtle ways Christianity was spread throughout Peru, such as with a painting of the local Peruvian dish of guinea pig «cuy» served for the famous Last Supper before Jesus.

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The shape of either end of this pipeline resembles the tapered arches visible in Gothic cathedrals and Islamic architecture, hinting at the religious connotation of entering the darkness then stepping into the light.

Modernism, in general, includes the activities and creations of those who felt the traditional forms of art, architecture, literature, religious faith, philosophy, social organization, activities of daily life, and even the sciences, were becoming ill - fitted to their tasks and outdated in the new economic, social, and political environment of an emerging fully industrialized world.

Casebere's exhibition is comprised of new images inspired by both secular and religious architecture from the geographical area of the Levant in the Middle East.

Having a vivid interest in color, structure and volumetric line drawing, the artist's iconography is drawn from modernist architecture, Christian religious fervor, and the adolescent imagination that glamorizes one's own beliefs.

Last year's prize was won by Elizabeth Prize for her video installation The Woolworths Choir of 1979, a multilayered film which weaved together the story of a fire in Manchester with religious architecture and pop music performances.

He captures this belief in his work, which presents traditional subjects, such as classical and religious architecture, alongside modern ones.

According to the curators of this year's show, the work of Nathan Coley, who was born in Glasgow in 1967, «explores the ways in which architecture and public space can symbolise systems of social and political value, as well as religious belief».

Specially conceived with the Sant «Antonin space in mind, S.A.C.R.E.D will also function as a dialogue between the artist and the existing Baroque architecture and its religious artifacts, offering an immediate sense of the drama of an event that underlines the contradictory development of China.

In his upcoming exhibition at Galerie Forsblom Kolehmainen has for the first time used historical architecture as his works» starting point, photographing Istanbul's Byzantine and Medieval Ottoman religious structures of 500 - 600 A.D..

Physically they represent buildings but emotionally they are religious architecture and in equal measure baffle and enlighten people.