Dear <<First Name>> <<Last Name>>,

With the coming of the New Year many cultures celebrate various feasts that often have a religious background. Through their places and houses of worship religions have been influencing the architecture and culture of building in the locations and countries where they are being practiced for thousands of years. Sacred architecture is still being built around the world as a sign and celebration of the faith which they are meant to represent. More than 6000 houses of worship from five thousand years of construction history around the world can be found in Structurae. I would like to present you with a small cross section of these often highly important structures.

Happy Holidays!
Nicolas Janberg
Chief Editor of Structurae

Sacred Architecture

Structurae contains houses of worship of many different religions including but not limited to churches, cathedrals and monasteries, mausoleums, mosques, pagodas, stupas, synagogues, temples and ziggurats. Here's a selection from the oldest structures in the database to more modern architecture: