Category: Temple

  • The Latest Findings of Maya Cities and Temples

    Maya peoples are known for their high intelligence, profound knowledge of astronomy, agriculture, and arts, and sophisticated culture. Due to the latest explorations in jungles in northern Guatemala, multiple structures, buildings, roads, irrigation systems, and artifacts were found. The findings in Guatemala tell people about the high level of Maya development, their diversity, environmental consciousness,…

  • Reverend Jim Jones as Peoples Temple’s Founder

    The People’s Temple, also known as the Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ, was a religious movement of the 1950s. However, the movement is known primarily for the mass suicide, which its members committed on November 18, 1978, in Guyana (Moore 47). The doctrine of the movement was based on the Marxist principles, which…

  • The Temple Cleansing in the Synoptic Gospels

    The temple cleansing is described differently in the three gospels, Mathew, Mark, and Luke. The different event versions show how the three apostles perceived the incident. Despite Mark being considered the shorted gospel, his description of the event is longer than Mathew and Luke’s description. In addition, mark extensively elaborates on the activities undertaken during…

  • Visiting Temple Israel of Greater Miami

    I am a practicing Christian, and I have never visited a temple of another religion before. For this assignment, I decided to visit Temple Israel of Greater Miami. Its peculiar facade always caught my eye, so it was an easy choice. In this paper, I will describe my visit, the building itself, and the sermon…

  • Visiting Temple Israel of Greater Miami

    I am a practicing Christian, and I have never visited a temple of another religion before. For this assignment, I decided to visit Temple Israel of Greater Miami. Its peculiar facade always caught my eye, so it was an easy choice. In this paper, I will describe my visit, the building itself, and the sermon…

  • The Nature and Kinds of Shrines in African Religious Symbolization

    The nature of African shrines serves as places whereby the spirits and gods live or manifest themselves, or their holy objects, symbols, statues, and relics, are consecrated. In addition, they are more than places of worship or spiritual vessels (Microsoft Bing, 2022). Therefore, African shrines are physical manifestations of presence and ownership, influential symbols of…

  • Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Ceiling

    Table of Contents Introduction The Commission Design and Technique Story of Genesis Conclusion References Introduction The Pope commissioned Michelangelo 1475-1564 CE, a famed Florentine painter and sculptor, to paint pictures on the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel ceiling in 1508. Some of the finest Renaissance artists had already adorned the chapel’s walls. Michelangelo, on the other hand,…

  • Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in History and Art

    Historical influences and inspirations of the grand mosque The mosque is named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first president of the United Arab Emirates. Born in 1918, Sheikh Zayed was the Emir of Abu Dhabi and is known for his contributions towards the social and economic development in the UAE (Torstrick &…

  • Ionic Order Column From the Temple of Artemis

    Table of Contents Marble Column from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis Linking Ancient Greece and Contemporary Architecture Conclusion References The Metropolitan Museum of Art (n.d.) presents multiple examples of the architecture of Ancient Greece, including the marble column from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis. The column is a representative of the Ionic order,…

  • Comparing the Pyramid of Menkaure and Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

    The Pyramid of Menkaure and the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut are two significant buildings from ancient Egyptian heritage. The Pyramid of Menkaure is located on the Giza Plateau and was built during the Old Kingdom period around 2500 BC. Ordered by the Egyptian pharaoh Menkaure, the pyramid was assumed to become his tomb. The Temple…