Virtual Tour of

Temples
JUAN PABLO VILLASEÑOR TEJEDA
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BELIEF SYSTEMS & GLOBALIZATION
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03 Catholic Cathedral - Saint Peter's
Basilica
05 Protestant Church - St. George's
United Methodist Church
07 Synagogue - Grand Choral
Synagogue
09 Mosque - Sabancı Merkez Camii
11 Conclusion
13 References

Index
 CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

Saint Peter's
Basilica
Name: Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the
Vatican
Place: Vatican City
Date of Construction: April 18th, 1506
Total Capacity: 60k worshipers

Relevant Elements:
1. The dome on the middle is really big, after doing research, I
found out it is the tallest dome that currently exists.
2. There are a lot of statues inside and outside the building. At
least 80 inside, and 140 on the plaza.

Interesting Fact:
1. About 59 popes have been buried under the building.

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 Gian Lorenzo
View of the dome Pietà, marble
Bernini's baldachin,
inside St. Peter's sculpture by
interior of St.
Basilica Michelangelo, 1499
Peter's Basilica
 METHODIST CATHEDRAL

St. George's
United Methodist
Church
Name: St. George's United Methodist Church
Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of Construction: 1763
Total Capacity: Under 500 worshipers

Relevant Elements:
1. It looks like any building that was constructed at the time,
there's almost nothing to differentiate it from other buildings.
2. African-american worshippers were able to assist masses,
however, they had to assist on a different schedule (5 a.m.),
due to racial issues at the times.

Interesting Fact:
1. It is the oldest house of Methodist worship in America.

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View of the inside of Commemorative Outside look of St.
St. George's Plaque outside the George's Methodist
Methodist Church. building. Church.
 SYNAGOGUE

Grand Choral
Synagogue
Name: Grand Choral Synagogue of Saint
Petersburg
Place: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date of Construction: 1893
Total Capacity: 1,200 worshipers

Relevant Elements:
1. The colorful facade of the building is very reminiscent of other
russian buildings, like the Cathedral of San Basil.
2. The Grand Choral Synagogue represents an imporant era in
russian jewish history; one of the hardest places for judaism to
properly grow.

Interesting Fact:

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1. The project took nearly 30 years to build, it was supposed to
start on 1869; but had a lot of set-backs.
Entrance of the Grand Prayer Hall Big Wedding Hall of
Grand Choral inside Grand Choral Grand Choral
Synagogue Synagogue Synagogue
 MOSQUE

Sabancı
Merkez Camii
Name: Sabancı Merkez Cami
Place: Adana, Turkey
Date of Construction: 1998
Total Capacity: 28.5k worshipers

Relevant Elements:
1. It is located on the banjs of the Seyhan River.
2. The main dome is 54 meters tall, and there are 8 minarets,
each being 75 meters high.

Interesting Fact:
1. It is the biggest mosque in Turkey. It can serve 28.5k people. It
is one of the biggest mosques in Europe.

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 Mihrab inside A door to the
Interior of Sabancı
Sabancı Merkez Mosque at Sabancı
Merkez Camii
Camii Merkez Camii
 CONCLUSION

Which temple
did you like the
most?
Personally, I really enjoyed Saint Peter's Basilica. It might be a
based opinion however, as I've been there before.

It was a really good experience however, and it is definitely a really

beautiful place, and I would recommend for anyone to go there if
you have the opportunity.

It's an experience you'll only live if you visit it, there's no other
place in Earth that can replicate it.

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 CONCLUSION

Similarities and
Differences
I think the biggest difference out there is with the St. George's
United Methodist Church, since it stands out physically from the
other buildings. However, the history behind all of the buildings is
very important and relevant, in all four cases.

There are similarities and differences in the facade's of all of the

buildings. For example, during my research, I found out that many
of the important buildings were made out of white-tinted
materiales, such as marble. However, the Grand Choral Synagogue,
and, once again, the St. George's United Methodist Church", are
not the case.

Many of the buildings I researched too, had domes and pillars.

Such is the case for every building presented this project, but St.
George's United Methodist Church.
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REFERENCES
History of Saint Peter's Basilica. 2022. Grand Choral Synagogue. 2016.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saint-Peters-Basilica https://www.wmf.org/project/grand-choral-synagogue
Explore the Ancient Statues at St. Peter's Basilica. 2022. Mosques, Temples, Churches and Synagogues. 2022.
https://www.st-peters-basilica-tickets.com/st-peters- https://www.thecoolist.com/amazing-mosques-
basilica-statues/ temples-churches-synagogues/
The Unique Architecture of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican Sabancı Merkez Camii.
City. 2022. https://www.st-peters-basilica- https://infopediapk.weebly.com/sabanc305-merkez-
tickets.com/st-peters-basilica-architecture/ camii.html
Cathedral Church of American Methodism. 2016.
https://www.umc.org/en/content/cathedral-church-of-
american-methodism
Seven sites every United Methodist should see. 2016.
https://www.umc.org/en/content/seven-sites-every-
united-methodist-should-see