The Sacred Building and the City: Decoding the Formal Interface between Public Space and Community

The reflection on sacred places continues to assume significant relevance today in urban space production. The public value of sacred buildings has consolidated over time an aggregating sense of community, representing spaces for meeting and sharing. Their historical relevance as spaces for meditati...

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Authors: Silva Leite, João (Author) ; Fernandes, Sérgio (Author) ; Dias Coelho, Carlos (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2024
In: Religions
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 2
Further subjects:B urban architecture
B Public Space
B Lisbon
B interface space
B passages
B sacred building
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