Description

A church building, often simply called achurch, is a building used for religious activities, particularlyworship services. The term in its architectural sense is most oftenused by Christians to refer to their religious buildings but can beused by other religions. In traditional Christian architecture, thechurch is often arranged in the shape of a Christian cross. Whenviewed from plan view the longest part of a cross is represented bythe aisle and the junction of the cross is located at the altararea. Towers or domes are often added with the intention ofdirecting the eye of the viewer towards the heavens and inspiringchurch visitors. Modern church buildings have a variety ofarchitectural styles and layouts; many buildings that were designedfor other purposes have now been converted for church use; and,similarly, many original church buildings have been put to otheruses.