Cathedrals, Mosques, Temples & Monasteries: A Comparative Exploration of Sacred Architecture Across Civilizations

By Pranav Pandya

Cathedrals, Mosques, Temples & Monasteries is a sweeping, visually rich journey through the world's most extraordinary sacred spaces - a book that reveals how humanity has carved its deepest longings into stone, light, geometry and silence.

Across Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism, this volume uncovers the timeless architectural principles that unite the world's great religions. From the soaring verticality of Gothic cathedrals to the serene symmetry of Islamic mosques, from the cosmic geometry of Hindu temples to the contemplative quiet of Buddhist monasteries, you will see how each tradition expresses the same universal human desire: to touch the infinite through the built world.

Written with clarity, depth and a poet's sense of atmosphere, this book blends global scholarship with vivid narrative. You will discover: Why cathedrals transform light into an experience of transcendenceHow mosques use geometry, calligraphy and openness to express unityHow Hindu temples encode cosmology into stone and guide the devotee inwardHow Buddhist monasteries shape silence, discipline and inner awakeningHow all sacred traditions share a universal architectural DNA-axis, orientation, symmetry, pilgrimage pathways, and the dialogue between light and shadowEnriched by 32 bespoke visual plates created exclusively for this edition, the book brings to life both iconic monuments and original synthesis artworks that illuminate the shared spirit behind these diverse architectural languages.

For lovers of architecture, spirituality, world cultures, photography, travel, and the human search for meaning, this book offers an experience that is both intellectually illuminating and emotionally profound.

If sacred places have ever moved you - if you have ever stepped into a cathedral and felt uplifted, walked into a mosque and felt centered, entered a temple and felt guided inward, or stood in a monastery and felt silence deepen - this book will speak to that part of you.

Open these pages and enter a world where architecture becomes a bridge between the human and the divine - and where every structure reveals the story of who we are and what we seek.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G2QSC8KD
• ISBN13: 9798274901277
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"