Religious Buildings

What happens when a monotheistic, foreign religion needs a space in which to worship in China, a civilisation with a building tradition that has be...

Experiencing the resonant acoustics of the church of Hagia Sophia allowed the Byzantine participants in its liturgical rituals to be filled with th...

A practical primer to looking at architecture and all the elements that are included in buildings. How to Read Buildings is a practical introducti...

Dr. Sr. Yahaya Ahmad and Mauroof Mohamed Jameel have completed a painstaking graphic survey of the now endangered ancient stone mosques of the Mal...

From its days as the largest city in England after London and, until the Industrial Revolution, capital of the most populous county in the country,...

The haunted history of Englands churches and chapels is brought vividly to life in this comprehensive and beautifully illustrated modern guide. Her...

'Inspired . . . encourages us to take a fresh look at the familiar' - The TimesEngland's cathedrals are the nation's glory. They tower over its lan...

The role of architecture within the French Reformed tradition has been of recent scholarly interest, seen in the work of Hélène Guicharnaud, Cathar...

Through well-researched text, as well as drawings and color photography, this book captures the magnificence of European cathedrals and the brillia...

In St. Augustine, Florida, stands the replicated Mission Nombre de Dios, with a 208-foot stainless steel cross marking the site of the first kno...

'Exquisite ... A wonderment of an essay about a wonderment of a building' Paul Preston Its scaffolding-cloaked spires reach up to the heavens, dom...

A ring of spectacular cemeteries, developed at the edges of London in the decade from 1832, have long been referred to as The Magnificent Seven. At...