First of all, dear friends, @soulsdetour and @storiesoferne, I would like to thank you for the generosity with which you treat me, undeserved, on the other hand, because I only try to contribute my vision of things, which may or may not be understood or shared or not shared. I have nothing against replicas, but I will say something that I think is important and has a lot to do with it: in the past, temples were not built anywhere, but in very specific places and that they had important antecedents, both as a replacement for a place of ancient cult, as of harnessing, let us say, telluric energies (in the Romanesque, our friends the little mermaids, apart from exoterically representing passionate sin, had, according to many authors (an idea I share), the purpose of 'signaling' the currents telluric, which generally coincided with the most important place in the temple: the apse and hence the number of its queues) that 'charged' the place with energies, generally positive, that people really felt. In my comment to the excellent work, both descriptive and photographic, of our friend Erne, I was tempted by the detail of Franciscan architecture, due to its relationship with Templar architecture (a topic that obviously interests me a lot) and I let myself be carried away by my particular enthusiasm and for my experiences with Franciscan architecture, especially in Galicia, where there are very good examples, both in Betanzos (A Coruña) and in the capital Lugo itself, where both were. Besides, I confirm my desire to one day see the Al Aksá mosque, the Dome of the Rock, since it was not only the Mother House of the Temple, as I said in my comment, but its model was also imported to Spain and can be found in numerous and curious temples, some of which I think you know from having done the Camino de Santiago, such as Santa María de Eunate or San Miguel de Olcoz. An affectionate greeting to both of you.
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Thank you very much for your words of wisdom dear friend @juancar347. More power! 😊
In no way has it bothered me that you tag me. On the contrary, I believe that the contributions and impressions of all are important and enriching, since I always start from the basis that we all learn from each other. An affectionate greeting and a good weekend.
So grateful to you dear @soulsdetour for sharing your personal opinion. I'm surely moved by your humility, plus your ardent desire to accumulate more knowledge derived from the wealth of learning experiences of the authors and members of our beloved community. Please continue doing what you love - immersing yourself in the various stories about architecture and design from around the world. I'm truly glad we have encouraged you to be more open as a person, being more active in our special channel by interacting, commenting, and showing interest in our advocacies. Stay awesome, as always! 😊