Taoist
architecture has multiple types of religious and realistic structures
according to different functions or daily religious services. A
palace for worship and sacrifice is often created as well as an
altar for praying and offering, There were also living
for Taoist abbes and garden for visitors.
Buddhist Forms of Architecture
The
Buddhist made tall temples used for worship and for holding important texts
and housing the highest religious leaders. Many of these Shrines or temples
are called Pagodas mostly found in China while some are found in india.
Each pagoda is different in some way than other pagodas around it. Some
have different sculptures while others are taller or wider than neighboring
temples. There are
different methods of classification. The temples often have different shapes
to classified with. Pagodas often have a square, hexagonal, octagonal,
twelve sided and circular buildings. The buildings can range in size
from single story buildings up to large nine stories terraces. Pagonas
are often made of wood brick and stone and then decorated with different
types of such as gold, silver, bronze, iron and other metallic and glazed
substances.
