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Ever since St Peter preached his first sermon in the Catacombs as well as in the wilds of Galilee, and then in small rooms of worship, the word church has become associated with a gathering place where all devout Christians and believers go to worship God and his power. The architecture of the church can range from the magnificent architectural glory from St Peters in Rome, to a small village church, where everybody gathers every Sunday to offer prayers wholeheartedly and devoutly.  The idea of a church immediately brings into the mind lofty spires and steeples.  Nevertheless, the original architecture of the Church in the Byzantine era as seen in the shape of Hagia Sophia was a mixture of the Regal and the religious.  This church was built in 360 AD originally up on a site where a pagan temple stood. 

Building and rebuilding it for another 200 years produced a magnificent church during the rule of Justinian.  Apart from beautiful icons and paintings, it also had portraits of the Byzantine emperors in the church.  This church was the focus of eastern orthodox religious ceremonies for about 1000 years, until it was taken over by the Turks in the 15th century.  This church was not in a very good condition at that time, because it had suffered a lot from earthquakes.  The sultan ordered an immediate renovation and cleanup of this church and turned it into a place of worship again, but in the shape of a mosque.

Today Hagia Sofia is a museum.  Church buildings have passed through many architectural forms, in the shape of Gothic arches, and two point arches.  All these architectural differences can be seen in churches throughout the world.

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