Temples and monasteries

Temples. Monasteries.
The world of temples and monasteries are completely special and incomparable. In it, a person is able to squeeze the eternal thirst for reunion with the sacred. This is a kind of visible image of a different dimension of the human existence, which, according to Andrei White, makes it possible to warm up in "gave other existence".
Over the course of centuries, temples and monasteries are created as standards of beauty and proportionality, images of divine glory and creation, model of the universe. They are built in the most beautiful and unique corners of the Earth, they are design, they build and decorate the best architects, sculptors and artists. Temples and monasteries appear not only as a collection of unique masterpieces of world art, but also as the keepers of religious shrines. Monumental and miniature, majestic and simple, they essentially embody the peace, peace and purity, serve as a refuge from the bustle and chaos. It is here that God meets man and man returns to himself.
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