{"id":1375,"date":"2019-09-21T22:01:05","date_gmt":"2019-09-21T19:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/panamarm.gr\/?p=1375"},"modified":"2019-09-21T22:03:36","modified_gmt":"2019-09-21T19:03:36","slug":"%ce%bc%ce%ac%cf%81%ce%bc%ce%b1%cf%81%ce%bf-%cf%84%ce%ad%cf%87%ce%bd%ce%b7-%ce%b8%cf%81%ce%b7%cf%83%ce%ba%ce%b5%cf%85%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ae-%ce%ba%ce%b1%cf%84%ce%b1%cf%83%ce%ba%ce%b5%cf%85%ce%ae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panamarm.gr\/en_US\/%ce%bc%ce%ac%cf%81%ce%bc%ce%b1%cf%81%ce%bf-%cf%84%ce%ad%cf%87%ce%bd%ce%b7-%ce%b8%cf%81%ce%b7%cf%83%ce%ba%ce%b5%cf%85%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ae-%ce%ba%ce%b1%cf%84%ce%b1%cf%83%ce%ba%ce%b5%cf%85%ce%ae\/","title":{"rendered":"Marble in the art of religious construction"},"content":{"rendered":"

By the term of religious art<\/em> we mean all of the objects and artifacts (both material and intangible) that are used in- and outside the places of religious worship. Common expressions of religious\/ecclesiastical art are temple architecture, iconography (or hagiography), hymnology etc.<\/p>\n

Marble in religious – ecclesiastical architecture<\/h2>\n

Marble, due to its immense strength, has been used in religious art since ancient antiquity. Whenever man wanted to express his gratitude to his God, he built monuments, churches, temples and other special places of worship, regardless of religion. Marble was the most appropriate material for this purpose. \u00a0Its unique features, color, texture, durability and other physical and chemical properties make it one of the most popular materials in religious architecture to date. Even since antiquity (ancient Egypt, ancient Greece) and later on, from Byzantium to the present day, specific architectural rhythms and constructions have been developed. These are being expressed through columns, statues, tombstones, elaborate ornamentation, both in the interior and the exterior of the places of worship. In these areas, limestone rock formations (marble, limestone, granite, sandstone, etc.) are the main constituent material of their artistic constructions.<\/p>\n

The use of marble inside the places of worship<\/h2>\n

In Europe, America, Asia, Africa, Oceania, among the holy symbols of all cultures and their places, we witness the use of marble as the most common material in the expression of religious art. In the Christian Churches (both Orthodox and Catholic), in the mosques of the East, the Pyramids of Egypt, as well as in most places of prayer all over the world, marble is applied in constructions in many forms, such as:<\/p>\n