Such a world is faintly though fiercely figured in the coloured windows of Christian architecture.
Within its imposing walls, the juxtaposition of Moorish and Christian architecture is striking.
Schmid combined elements of Christian architecture with traditional local design to create a unique baroque-mestizo style.
He believed that Catalonia had been chosen by God to take forward Christian architecture.
This is also influenced by Orthodox faith traditions, the surrounding Christian architecture, the religious life and history of this city.
Whereas early Christian architecture has side isles, transepts, a narthex and an atrium.
He visited Rome in 1808 to study its early Christian architecture.
In 1840 he announced his intention of collecting into one large publication the monuments of Christian architecture, painting, and sculpture.
Their ruins, however, did not influence later Christian architecture, their pieces were only reused as building material.
In traditional Christian architecture, the church is often arranged in the shape of a cross.