The Great Mosque of Djenne was part of the muslim religion. It was considered an adobe building which means it was made of material from the earth and often organic. The walls were made from sun-dried earth bricks, sand, earth baked motar. Its structure is 3 symmetric arrangement of 3 large towers. There are annual festivals where all gather for music and food and to repaid any damages that may have occured in the past year.

The Cathedral of Cordoba was divided between the Christian and then Muslim. Later on it was converted to Roman Catholic. It is made from pure gold nails and red marble columns. the main hall serves for prayer of any kind. Architecture is similar to that of the Great Mosque of Damascus.

Ise Grand Shrine is rebuild every 20 years and have a ceremony to celebrate thereafter. The present building was built in 2013. The architecture style is that of Shinmei-Zukuri which demonstrate simplicity and antiquity.  It is built with Japanese cypress trees with a raised thatched roof. The roof absorbs water in rainfall and becomes heavy and closes any gaps to keep the inside dry. During summer time the roof will dry and become light again.

The Buddhas of Bamiyan are very treasured statues whos bodies are made directly from the sandstone and details from mud mixed with straw and coated with stucco. They were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 and now there are promises to rebuild. After destruction there were 50 caves discovered and 12 of the caves had ancient paintings inside. In 2015, there was a 3d light projection made to resemble the destroyed artifacts.

The friends meeting place is a place where Quakers were to meet for worship. Those referred to the word “church” to the body of people who make up the worshipping community. They are known for their simplicity, equality, community and peace.  The structure itself manifested and enhanced the Quaker Testimonies and the cultivation of the Inner Light that was essential to the Friends.

Renovation of the Washington meeting place include an elevator and more modern technology. They want to make it more open for campus and to have the Meeting Place on the left and the Quaker house on the right. They wish to expand to allow for more things to occur.