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What are the characteristics of religious architecture?
Christianity: Cathedral. Christian churches have crosses, and Jesus was crucified as the savior. Milan Cathedral and St Petersburg Cathedral are among them.

Buddhism: Buddhist temple. In the early days when Buddhism was introduced into China, the temple buildings were modeled after Indian Buddhist temples. The temple is centered on the tower and surrounded by the hall. And the general buildings, such as Zhaitang and Monk's House, are all built with reference to the format of our country's civil houses. Generally speaking, Buddhist temples in China basically adopt courtyard-style architectural layout, and larger temples can be composed of several courtyards, mostly using wooden structures.

Islam: Mosque. Mosques in different areas have combined the architectural traditions of this area, but most mosques are built in the form of a main hall with a circular vault and a minaret, that is, a light tower. The dome can be said to be the symbol of the mosque in the whole Muslim world.