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== Wikipedia on church architecture ==
== Wikipedia on church architecture ==
[[File:Koeln (Cologne) Germany.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|Cologne cathedral at dusk.]]
On April 23, 2016, Wikipedia, a wiki founded by a an atheist and agnostic, declares in its church architecture article:
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>}}
{{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>}}