Church in Hamburg

Church serves Christian denominations for worship and prayer. At the same time, it is a meeting place for the community. Churches are usually distinguished by structure and function. Well-known church types are monastic churches, cathedrals and basilicas.

The generic terms "religious buildings" or "sacral architecture" generally mean churches, mosques, synagogues and other buildings used by religious communities.

There are generally the following church types: collegiate church, parish church, monastery church, cathedral, cathedral, cathedral, basilica and more. In addition, there are several types of religious buildings, including the mosque, synagogue, parish hall and sepulchral buildings. In terms of form, churches also have to be distinguished between the basilica, the hall church, the hall church, the central building and the cross church. Of course, churches, as in every type of architecture, also have different architectural styles. These include eg Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque and historicism.