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== Soviet Union and Museums of Atheism ==
== Soviet Union and Museums of Atheism ==
The [[Soviet Union]] closed down many churches and converted some of them into Museums of Atheism rather than build magnificent buildings dedicated to promoting atheistic ideology.<ref>[http://www.presentpasts.info/articles/10.5334/pp.13/ Militant Atheist Objects: Anti-Religion Museums in the Soviet Union] by Crispin Paine</ref>
The [[Soviet Union]] closed down many churches and converted some of them into Museums of Atheism rather than build magnificent buildings dedicated to promoting atheistic ideology.<ref>[http://www.presentpasts.info/articles/10.5334/pp.13/ Militant Atheist Objects: Anti-Religion Museums in the Soviet Union] by Crispin Paine</ref>
== Wikipedia on church architecture ==
On April 23, 2016, Wikipedia, a wiki founded by a an atheist and agnostic, declares in its church architecture article:
{{Cquote|These large, often ornate and architecturally prestigious buildings were dominant features of the towns and countryside in which they stood. But far more numerous were the parish churches scattered across the Christian world, the focus of Christian devotion in every town and village. While a few are counted as sublime works of architecture to equal the great cathedrals, the majority developed along simpler lines, showing great regional diversity and often demonstrating local vernacular technology and decoration.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Church_architecture&oldid=708418008 Church architecture- Wikipedia].</ref>}}
In its April 23, 2016 article on postmodern architecture, Wikipedia does not describe postmodern architecture in terms of it being sublime or prestigious.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Postmodern_architecture&oldid=712917014 Postmodern architecture - Wikipedia]</ref>
== See also ==
== See also ==