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Glowes - When looking at the houses of worship of the east compared to the cathedrals of the west, one cannot help but see the ornate and spiritual difference.
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Karla Fuentes-Rivera HUM 1, Final Glowes Part A) When looking at the houses of worship of the east compared to the cathedrals of the west, one cannot help but see the ornate and spiritual difference. Just by viewing the exteriors one immediately notices that it is a different kind of worship, with intrinsically different values. In China temples consisted of rectangular wooden halls that featured an elaborate and beautiful arrangement of timber beams in the ceiling. Walls did not support the roof but served simply as screens for privacy and for protection against the weather. The roof support came from posts connected to the ceiling beams by wooden brackets, many of which were carved, painted red, and coated with gold. The Chinese covered many of the roofs with blue, green, or yellow glazed tiles. The edges of the roofs curved gracefully upward. Japanese architecture has been strongly influenced by Chinese architecture. Thus,...
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