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| + | [[Image:Olney_church.jpg|thumb|The church building in the village in [[Olney]].]] | ||
| − | + | A church building (or simply church) is a building used in Christian worship. Although the Church (the people that belong to Jesus) can meet anywhere, they have since early times built buildings specifically for worshipping God in. There are many well known church buildings around the world such as [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]]. A common architecture for churches is a building in the shape of a cross, often with a dome or other large vaulted space in the interior to represent or draw attention to the heavens. | |
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| + | A church building (or simply church) is a building used in [[Christian]] [[worship]]. Although the [[Church]] (the people that belong to [[Jesus]]) can meet anywhere, they have since early times built buildings specifically for worshipping [[God]] in. There are many well known church buildings around the world such as [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]]. A common architecture for churches is a building in the shape of a cross, often with a dome or other large vaulted space in the interior to represent or draw attention to the heavens. | ||
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| + | ===Photos of churches=== | ||
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| + | Image:DCP 4427.jpg|The main church in [[Echmiadzin]], the physical centre of the [[Armenian Orthodox Church]] | ||
| + | Image:Wittenburg church door gg.jpg|The door of the famous church in [[Wittenburg]] where [[Martin Luther]] is thought to have nailed his [[95 Theses]] to the door | ||
| + | Image:Olney church.jpg|The church in [[Olney]] where [[John Newton]], author of the hymn [[Amazing Grace (song)|Amazing Grace]] worked | ||
| + | Image:Stanfordmemorialchurch.jpg|Stanford Memorial Church in [[California]] | ||
| + | Image:Trinity baptist colonel light gardens.jpg|A small local church, [[Trinity Baptist Church (Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia)|Trinity Baptist Church]] in [[Adelaide]], [[Australia]], once known as the "City of Churches" | ||
| + | Image:Église Collégiale Sainte Marthe (Tarascon).jpg|The Église Collégiale Sainte Marthe in [[Tarascon]], [[France]] | ||
| + | </gallery></center> | ||
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Revision as of 11:46, 21 June 2007
Synopsis
A church building (or simply church) is a building used in Christian worship. Although the Church (the people that belong to Jesus) can meet anywhere, they have since early times built buildings specifically for worshipping God in. There are many well known church buildings around the world such as St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. A common architecture for churches is a building in the shape of a cross, often with a dome or other large vaulted space in the interior to represent or draw attention to the heavens.
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Main article
A church building (or simply church) is a building used in Christian worship. Although the Church (the people that belong to Jesus) can meet anywhere, they have since early times built buildings specifically for worshipping God in. There are many well known church buildings around the world such as St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. A common architecture for churches is a building in the shape of a cross, often with a dome or other large vaulted space in the interior to represent or draw attention to the heavens.
Photos of churches
The main church in Echmiadzin, the physical centre of the Armenian Orthodox Church
The door of the famous church in Wittenburg where Martin Luther is thought to have nailed his 95 Theses to the door
The church in Olney where John Newton, author of the hymn Amazing Grace worked
Stanford Memorial Church in California
A small local church, Trinity Baptist Church in Adelaide, Australia, once known as the "City of Churches"
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