[SuziQ]

No idol worship there, just representations of people who have gone before us, whether in statue form, or the gravemarker.

These gorgeous churches were built so that people could look upon their creation as a form of veneration of the Lord. In such beautiful places, our souls and spirits are lifted from the mundane existence of everyday life to that glorious place we look forward to being after our lives here have ended.

[Moonman62]

These gorgeous churches were built so that people could look upon their creation as a form of veneration of the Lord. In such beautiful places, our souls and spirits are lifted from the mundane existence of everyday life to that glorious place we look forward to being after our lives here have ended.

Imagine when they were built. They must have been the most awe inspiring structures in the world.