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In this entry I will introduce the two next parts of the church: The mausoleum and the cruciform.

Mausoleum

The mausoleum is an independent and self- standing building which encloses an internal space in this case, the church. Christian mausoleums have a chapel inside of them. It has a domed structure and a circular central space. It is usually used as a burial place, but also a worship place; for spiritual reasons. The most famous and known example of a mausoleum is the Taj Mahal, in India.  

Cruciform:

Most churches have a cruciform ground plan, either of a Greek or Latin cross. If the plan is longitudinal, the ground plan is of a Latin cross, while a plan in which it is a square in which the parts (like nave, chancel...) are of equal length, it is a ground plan of a Greek cross. 

Romanesque 

Byzantine

 Early- Christian