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What happens to a person after death? For some there are special memorials, with no identified dead persons. Military and political authorities have...

In this serious about religious buildings we have come to what happens after death, when it comes to taking care of human remains. Mummification...

What happens after death? Some burial sites are also World Heritage Sites. Rich people, like kings, emperors and nobles have for thousands of years...

What happens after death? We will have a look at cemeteries as final resting places. All religions and cultures have rites in dealing with death and...

What do we mean by houses for the deity or its premier representative on Earth? This chapter in the series about religious buildings is a rather...

In this serious of religious buildings we have to come to monasteries and educational institutions. They belong to different religions. In most...

Around the world we find several places of worship for extinct religions. This article is based it on my own photographed visits. There is a host of...

This chapter finishes the presentation of contemporary religions with a look at Shinto, Tao, Hindu and Jewish places of worship. Shintoism Shintoism...

Buddhist places of worship: Buddhism spread out of India from around the 4th to 6th century BC based on the thoughts and principles of the awakened...

Muslim places of worship: Some Muslim mosques are more important than others. The most important ones in Mecca and Medina are out of reach for...

Christian places of worship: Christianity is a religious faith that has triggered the building of some of the world's largest and most magnificent...

This is an introduction to a series of articles presenting religious buildings in a wide definition of the term. They are based on my own visits....

There are many varieties of rail transport; metro, cable car, cog track and tram to mention some. There are actually a lot more than you think of,...