into the entrance or center of the building. In Christianity, steeples serve as a clear marker of a Christian church and are "an elaborate architectural metaphor--a symbol pointing to heaven", directing the minds of the faithful upward to God.

Architecture

Towers are a common element of religious architecture worldwide and are generally viewed as attempts to reach skyward toward heavens and the divine. Towers were not a part of Christian churches until about AD 600, when bell towers first came

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