خلاصة:
The main sources of all natural light are the sun, the moon and the stars. In
other words, the principle source of illumination is the light as mediated by
atmosphere. According to some philosophers, spiritual or holy light includes not
only material and quantified aspect, but being non-physical properties it treats
as a spiritual connector between god and man. The light is the main part of
existence which not only contacts to the surface of objects, but also helps them
form. In other words, light is the key of finding space fundamental in making
holy places meaningful.
The present paper tries to make a comparative analysis of lighting in some of
the most famous sacred buildings around the world. As such, the methodology
preferred in this piece of research is descriptive, analytic and comparative.
ملخص الجهاز:
Spiritual Manifestation of Natural Light in Sacred Buildings: A Comparative Study from Greece to Baroque Neda Ziabakhsh1*, Seyed Mostafa Mokhtabad Amrei 2 Received: 2010/5/9 Accepted: 2011/10/10 Abstract The main sources of all natural light are the sun, the moon and the stars.
Keywords: Natural Light, Sacred Buildings, Architectural Features, Comparative Study.
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Lighting during Byzantine Period In the Byzantine Empire, Christian faith was the focal point in day-to-day life, church was considered the space to celebrate this divinity as heaven on earth (James, 2008:43).
According to Procopius, as an important source of the time, the dome of this church was standing upon the interior circle as if it suspended from the heaven together with the beauty and the light it was providing (Mar, 1996:120).
J. Humanities (2013) Vol. 20(1) Visitors are amazed with the light of Hagia Sophia to the extent that it gives them impression of coming from God’s heaven onto heaven on earth.
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Despite lacking opening, covered space had much importance in the Greek architecture.
About 10 centuries later, everything became stable with wall, altar and dome as three main elements in closed spaces which could transfer light into the church.