The Museum of Sacred Spaces

The MUSEUM ofSACRED SPACES

By Riya Pharsiyawar

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This digital museum showcases the buildings and spaces which have a religious significance to a variety of different cultures over time. Choose which rooms to enter using the map to the right!

Welcome to the Museum of Sacred Spaces

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Museum Guide

Room 1

The Sistine Chapel

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To interact with this room:1. Click on the images to view in full screen.2. Hover over icons like these to learn fun facts about the sacred space.3. Read your museum guide to dive deeper into this work of art.

Click on icons like these to learn fun facts about the sacred space!

These ceiling frescoes took Michelangelo four years to complete. Together, they span 12,000 feet.

At one point, the frescoes grew moldy and Michelangelo had to repaint the damaged sections.

Borobudur Temple

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Many of the Buddha statues at this temple are headless due to cultural property theft over time.

Nine stupas and two Buddha statues were once damaged due to a bombing in 1985.

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Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

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The temple was once covered in lush gardens that have since disappeared.

The ancient Egyptian name for this temple was Djeser-Djeseru, meaning "the Holy of the Holies."

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Lakshmana Temple

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Some of the carvings have unique depictions, including one of a person drinking out of a human skull.

Certain sculptures also depict ideal female beauty, particularly to emphasize female fertility.

Hagia Sophia

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Moisture often seeps from one of the columns. This has led to the "Weeping Wonder" legend, with some believing that this water has healing powers.

There is a 9th-century inscription on a marble balustrade by a Viking who wrote, "Halvdan was here."

Thank you!

We hope you appreciate the fact that there are no stolen artworks in this museum. Unlike the British Museum, we are ethical and actually care about the cultures that these works come from!

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