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This Europaeum Graduate Workshop at the University of Bologna, has had to be  rescheduled due to various factors and is now due to take place in Spring 2010 in Bologna, following discussion with the academic directors. The new workshop will investigate the role of sacred ‘spaces’ in what are

Sacred Buildings in the Modern City

Summer School Coordinators:
Professor Albert Gerhards
University of Bonn

Ever since the Middle Ages, cities, towns and villages have been dominated by churches with their steeples and cupolas. Until today, churches are normally situated right in the middle of the village, and urban silhouettes are characterized by the vertical landmarks of sacred buildings.