The history of church architecture divides itself into periods, and into countries or regions and by religious affiliation. In the 20th century, the use of new materials, such as steel and concrete, has had an effect upon the design of churches.
While a few are counted as sublime works of architecture to equal the great cathedrals and churches, the majority developed along simpler lines, showing great regional diversity and often demonstrating local vernacular technology and decoration.īuildings were at first from those originally intended for other purposes but, with the rise of distinctively ecclesiastical architecture, church buildings came to influence secular ones which have often imitated religious architecture. However, far more numerous were the parish churches in Christendom, the focus of Christian devotion in every town and village. These large, often ornate and architecturally prestigious buildings were dominant features of the towns and countryside in which they stood.
From the birth of Christianity to the present, the most significant objects of transformation for Christian architecture and design were the great churches of Byzantium, the Romanesque abbey churches, Gothic cathedrals and Renaissance basilicas with its emphasis on harmony. It has evolved over the two thousand years of the Christian religion, partly by innovation and partly by borrowing other architectural styles as well as responding to changing beliefs, practices and local traditions. The 800-year-old Ursuskerk of Termunten in the north of the NetherlandsĬhurch architecture refers to the architecture of buildings of churches, convents, seminaries etc. Top: Arches of the Hagia Sophia sketch Centre: Saint Peter's Basilica Bottom: Saint Paul's Cathedral nave
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