Religious Architecture
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A thread of religious architectural wonders that most people haven't heard of... 🧵 1. Church of the Transfiguration: an entirely wooden, 22-dome church built without a single nail...
🔴 BENGALI TEMPLE HERITAGE LOST TO TIME: A CONCISE LIST 🛕 🔶BANKURA DISTRICT 🔹LOKPURA ▪️Bears witness to the conversion of the ancient Venugopala temple into a Mazar of Ghazi Ismai...
10 Upcoming Grand Hindu Mandirs currently under construction 1. ISKCON Chandrodaya Mandir in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. Once completed, the 700 feet tall Temple will be the tallest...
These are two symbolic entrances to heaven, both from the 14th century. One is an Italian cathedral and the other is a Persian mosque In the thread below we explore these two bea...
This is misconception that Jaaliw were contribution of Islam. Here are Jaalis in Hindu Mandirs way before Islam was born. 1) Parvati Mandir, Nachna Complex, 5th century https:/...
I am often asked as to whether all ancient temples had a shikhara. As per Hindu temple architecture a shikhara is an important part of the structure. In its shape it leads the de...
“Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers” - Kahlil Gibran As winter is upon us, a thread on beautiful mosques from around the world, in the snow… https://t.co/ya...
Ler us look at the differences between Mandir & Masjid: 1. Mandir is representation of Human Body (Vimanam Purushakaram - Silparatnakosa-6) where as a masjid is just a shelter to...
While Brihat samhita mentions 20 types of temples, Samarangana 64, highest 101 is mentioned in Vishnudharmottara Purana but nowhere came across such type. 1/n @ReclaimTemples @pun...