Rituals and Religion: Churches, Temples, Pagodas, and Mosques
摘要
Ancient religions and rituals have produced a whole suite of different types of buildings. These include the NeolithicNeolithic henges and causewayed enclosuresCausewayed enclosure of EnglandEngland, ziggurats of the Middle East, Egyptian, ZoroastrianZoroastrian and HinduHindu temples, churches, mosquesMosque, and BuddhistBuddhist pagodasPagoda. In some cases, such as Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, or the Cathedral in Siracusa (SicilySicily), they have been used by different religions during their long histories.