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   What is Coptic architecture?

   • Coptic architecture is the architecture of the Coptic Christians, who form the majority of Christians in Egypt. Coptic churches range from great cathedrals such as Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral to the smallest churches in rural villages. Many ancient monasteries like Monastery of Saint Anthony also exist.

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   What is a Coptic Church?

   • The Coptic churches had a design that was derived from Egyptian, Roman, and Greek architecture. The church is a representation of God’s house, and is considered the attachment of God with His people. The congregation lives at both an earthly level and a heavenly level at the same time in the church.

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   What is the symbolism of a Coptic Church?

   • The icon of St. John the Baptist baptizing Jesus is usually hung on the apse of the baptistery. We have thus described the architecture of the Coptic churches, and saw that each part of the church has a symbolic meaning that remind everyone of the story of salvation, offered by Christ and through the Church.

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   What are some examples of Coptic architecture?

   • Examples of significant Coptic architecture include: Cathedral ruins at Hermopolis Magna, built c. 430—440, in the Minya Governorate ( Lower Egypt ). The White Monastery and Red Monastery, near Souhag in the Sohag Governorate ( Middle Egypt ), with buildings from the 5th century and onwards.

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   Aug 4, 2020 · This article provides an in-depth description of the construction of the Coptic Church and the meaning of its architecture. The article also addresses the following topics: the meaning of the church, the church building, the symbolism of the Coptic Church’s architecture, the crosses, the church tower, pillars and ambon, the use of iconostasis ...

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   Coptic architecture is the architecture of the Coptic Christians, who form the majority of Christians in Egypt. Coptic churches range from great cathedrals such as Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral to the smallest churches in rural villages.

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   Christian Egyptian architecture consisting of cenobitic cells, funerary monuments, and monastic and urban churches. The Coptic Church developed separately from 451. Among the most impressive works of Coptic architecture is the Cathedral at Hermopolis Magna (c. 430–40), with an apse, apsidal transepts, a gallery, and an atrium.

5. beng.stafpu.bu.edu.eg › Architectural EngineeringSymbolism in Coptic Architecture: The Power of Meaning in ...

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   Coptic Crosses. Primarily, the cross is symbolic of the Church being under the authority of the Crucified Lord. The most common type of cross in Coptic churches is the Trefoil (also called Coptic) Cross, which was a local development of the short Greek cross.

6. www.researchgate.net › publication › 366605939(PDF) SPIRITUAL VALUES BETWEEN SYMBOLISM AND SUSTAINABLE ...

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   Dec 27, 2022 · In Egypt, the origin of forming Coptic Church architecture and urban design was revealed significantly in using sustainable factors as the environmental, economic, cultural, and political ones...

7. www.semanticscholar.org › paper › Symbolism-in-CopticSymbolism in Coptic Architecture: The Power of ‘Meaning’ in ...

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   In this, it explores the hypothesis that Coptic churches' design, with their modest, yet impressive structures, depended on a specific symbolic system that addresses humans' spiritual cognition through its related metaphysics to create spiritual, agreeable effect.

8. www.researchgate.net › publication › 339350171(PDF) Categorization of symbolism in religious architecture ...

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   Jan 31, 2020 · Symbolism. Preprint PDF Available. Categorization of symbolism in religious architecture; A case study of the Coptic Orthodox church architecture. January 2020. AEJ - Alexandria Engineering...