Companion Illustrations for European Churches and Chinese Temples as Neuro-Theatrical Sites

Here are hundreds of photos, plus dozens of short videos, taken by the author and corresponding to figure numbers in the book. For a more complete experience, the reader is encouraged to consider these illustrations, as vicarious neuro-theatrical reflections and effects, through the book's descriptions and interpretations, while developing others.

The author is grateful to the Bloomsbury editors and staff for including this extraordinary resource.

Tips for viewing:

• click on the green section title on the left (corresponding to that section in the book)
• then click on "Figures" in green at the top of each set of images and scroll down to see further sets
• click on each photo or video for its full size

List of Churches and Temples in Each Chapter Section

Chapter Two: Monumental Developments in Patriarchal, Maternal, and Trickster Designs

 Maltese Mysteries

• Megalithic "temples," Malta 

Domestic to Dominant Sacrifices with Sublime Beauty/Disgust

• Basilica of Saints John and Paul on the Caelian Hill, Rome
• Cathedral of Saint Gerland, Agrigento
• Basilica of Saint John of God, Granada
• Cathedral of Saint Mary’s Assumption, Siena
• Basilica of Saints Ambrose and Charles on the Corso, Rome
• Cathedral of Saint George, Ragusa

Chinese Family Homes as Temple Museums

• Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, Guangzhou
• Confucius (Kong) Family Home, Qufu
• Yan Hui Temple, Qufu

From Roman Home Design to Patriarchal Basilica and Baptistery

• Baptistery of Neon, Ravenna
• Baptistery within the Cathedral of Saint Leontius, Fréjus

From Catacomb to Mausoleum Martyrium

• Catacomb of Saint Callixtus, Rome
• Saint Constantina, Rome
• Saint Agnes Outside the Walls, Rome
• Saint Agnes in Agone, Rome

Relics as Postmortem Fuel: Altars, Crypts, Stupas, and Pagodas in Sacred Geographies

• Church of Saints Sylverster and Martin in the Mountains, Rome
• Tianning (Heavenly Peace) Temple, Changzhou

From Earth to Heaven: Womblike Caves and Giant Buddhas

• Wanfo Dong (myriad Buddha) Cave, Jinan
• Giant Maitreya, Leshan

Patriarchal Basilica In-Spirations with Maternal Nurturing and Tricksters

• Constantine Basilica, Trier
• Cathedral of Saint Peter, Cologne
• Cathedral of our Lady, Strasbourg
• Church of Our Savior, Copenhagen
• Holy Family Basilica, Barcelona

Spirit Possession or Trickster Rivalry: Columns and Screens

• Temple of Apollo and Tholos, Delphi
• Hualin (Flowery Forest) Temple, Guangzhou
• Donglin (East Forest) Temple, Shanghai
• Temple of Concord, Agrigento
• Cathedral of Syracuse
• Upsenski Orthodox Cathedral, Helsinki 

Nurturing yet Dominant Domes, Columns, and Round Church Images

• Temple of Augustus and Livia, Vienne
• Maison Carrée, Nimes
• Pantheon, Rome
• Old Cathedral, Brescia
• Saint Constantina, Rome
• Basilica of Saint Stephen in the Round, Rome

Holy Land Sources and Conflicts

• Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
• Western Wall, Jerusalem

Courtyard Fountains, Fonts, and Fests: Ordered from Above or Balanced Within?

• New Mosque (Yeni Cami), Istanbul
• Arian Baptistery, Ravenna
• Lateran Baptistery, Rome
• Saint Charles at the Four Fountains, Rome
• Saint Andrew of the Thickets, Rome
• Yuan Ming (Perfect Light) Temple, Shanghai
• Jing’an (Peace) Temple, Shanghai

Spirit Money, Playfulness, and Consumerism

• Jing’an (Peace) Temple, Shanghai

Tricksters and Offerings

• Baohua (Jade Flower) Temple, Shanghai

Coins, Monstrous Statues, Memorials, and Fish

• Donglin (East Forest) Temple, Shanghai
• Yunxiang (Flying Cloud) Temple, Shanghai
• Yufo (Jade Buddha) Temple, Shanghai
• Saint Martin’s Church, Canterbury

Monumental Domination and Balancing Acts

• High Church of Saint Michael, Hamburg
• Catholic Cathedral of Saint George, Ragusa
• Church of Saint Ildefonsus, Toledo

Chapter Three: Places and Spaces with Super-Natural Translations

Terra Sancta Territories

• Dome of the Rock and Western Wall, Jerusalem
• Church of the Flagellation, Jerusalem
• Church of Saint Anne, Jerusalem

Spatial Rivalries of Christian Sects

• Cenacle, Jerusalem
• Church of Queen Helen, Jerusalem
• Church of Saint Alexander Nevsky, Jerusalem
• Cathedral of Saint James, Jerusalem

Domination and Translation, From the Holy Land to Rome

• Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome (Vatican)

Peter as Trickster with Spatial Returns

• Church of Domine Quo Vadis, Rome

Holy Stairs and Original Icon

• Holy Stairs, Rome
• Church of Saint Laurence in the Palace at the Holy of Holies, Rome

Cyclical Open, Dispersed, and with Natural Spaces with Caves

• Feilai Feng (Peak Flown from Afar) with Longhong, Yuru, and Qinglin Caves, Hangzhou

Halls along a Hillside with Flowers, Immolation, and Trickster Ideals

• Lingyin Temple, Hangzhou

Balancing Patriarchal and Maternal, Buddhist, and Daoist

• Yongfu (Happiness Forever) Temple, Hangzhou

Buddhist and Daoist Figures with Natural Fluidity

• Taoguang (Hide Your Light) Temple, Hangzhou

Three More (Including a Nunnery) with Many Animals and a Missing Statue

• Lower Tianzhu Temple, Hangzhou
• Middle Tianzhu Temple, Hangzhou
• Upper Tianzhu Temple, Hangzhou

Shapes of Heaven and Earth with Animal Sacrifices on Altar Mounts

• Tiantan (Temple of Heaven), Beijing
• Ditan (Temple of Earth), Beijing

Daoist Nature

• Sanyuan Palace (Temple of the Three Primes), Guangzhou

Neoclassical to Modernist and Postmodern in Helsinki

• Finnish Lutheran Cathedral (Tuomiokirkko), Helsinki
• Rock Church (Temppeliaukion Kirkko), Helsinki
• Kamppi Chapel of Silence, Helsinki

Chapter Four: Conclusions

Patriarchal, Maternal, and Trickster, with Multi- or Unidirectional Dimensions

• Qibao Jiao Temple, Shanghai

More Hillside Temples with Cooperative Natural Spaces

• Nanhai Guanyin, Mt. Putuo

Key Takeaways

• Baiyun (White Cloud) Daoist Temple, Shanghai

Photos and videos here are copyrighted © by Mark Pizzato, 2024, with all rights reserved.