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If you had to design a space for worship, how would you do it?
  Aztec pyramids, a Quaker Meeting House, Stonehenge, a medieval cathedral… photographs of places of worship from religious traditions can be found at:
     Web Link build.tripod.com/imagebrowser/photos/Architecture/World_Religion/

Look at the various images and at related images from other similar pages at the same site. You can also get free photographs of churches at:
     Web Link http://www.freefoto.com/pictures/church/building/index.asp

Can you work out details of worship and belief from evidence in the pictures? For example:
     · Is the building designed for communal or private prayer?
     · Is the building divided into different areas for God/people,
       priests/people, men/women etc?
     · Does the shape of the building have a meaning?
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For those unfamiliar with basic Christian architects, lots of information and activities can be found at:
     Web Link http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/cathedral/index.shtml

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