Christian architecture - Christian architecture

Japanese: キリスト教建築 - キリストきょうけんちく（英語表記）Christian architecture

In Christianity, cathedrals are buildings dedicated to various functions such as performing liturgical ceremonies, educating candidates for Christianity, baptism, storing ceremonial implements and donations, and housing clergy. In addition to cathedrals, they also include memorial halls for martyrs, tombs, baptistery halls, and monasteries. Since the Roman Empire officially recognized Christianity in 313, many have been built around the country as important public buildings. Their architectural style has also changed over the years, but representative cathedrals as Christian architecture include the basilica cathedral that developed around the 4th century, the centralized plan cathedrals of the Byzantine Empire, and the development of the Romanesque and Gothic basilica cathedrals from the 9th to 15th centuries. Since the 19th century, cathedrals have been built in various styles using various materials and the latest technology in an effort to express religious architecture appropriate to modern times.

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Japanese:

キリスト教における典礼式の執行，信徒志願者の教育，授洗，儀式用祭具や施物の保管，聖職者の定住などの諸機能を果す専用の建築物で，聖堂のほかに，殉教者をまつる記念堂，墓廟，洗礼堂，修道院などがある。 313年ローマ帝国によるキリスト教公認以来，重要な公共建築の一つとして各地に多数建設された。その建築様式も時代の推移とともに変遷したが，キリスト教建築としての代表的な聖堂についていえば，4世紀頃発展したバシリカ式聖堂，ビザンチン帝国時代の集中式平面の聖堂，9～15世紀にいたるロマネスク，ゴシック様式によるバシリカ式聖堂の発展などがみられる。 19世紀以降各種材料と最新の技術を用い，現代にふさわしい宗教建築の表現を求めて，さまざまな形式による聖堂が造られている。

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